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From: Sue on 12 Sep 2009 00:53 Is there a converter for this? I have a lot of Word 2 doc's that I need to access. I am now using a newer machine running XP Home and Office 2003. Previously I was using Win98SE and Office 2000 but the documents were kept in Word 2 format even as they were used and updated. (Word 2 was a great program!) I see now that that was not wise but what should I do now? Office 2000 handled Word 2 perfectly but Office 2003 will not open them at all for me. Many thanks if you can help. Sue
From: Graham Mayor on 12 Sep 2009 01:28 I think that the Word for DOS converter you can download from my web site *may* work. -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Sue wrote: > Is there a converter for this? I have a lot of Word 2 doc's that I > need to access. I am now using a newer machine running XP Home and > Office 2003. Previously I was using Win98SE and Office 2000 but the > documents were kept in Word 2 format even as they were used and > updated. (Word 2 was a great program!) I see now that that was not > wise but what should I do now? Office 2000 handled Word 2 perfectly > but Office 2003 will not open them at all for me. > Many thanks if you can help. > Sue
From: Sue on 12 Sep 2009 03:34 Word 2 is a Word for Windows program. I am desperately hoping to be able to retain layout especially tables and other formatting. Will Word for Windows 2 be backward compatible to DOS without loss of layout (I know it is forward compatible up to Word 2000)? Can I load Word 2000 on this machine as well as the Office 2003 it has? I will try your suggestion but I did not think that Windows files could be run in DOS. Mind you I do have a few DOS files still (Word 5 for DOS)!!. "Graham Mayor" wrote: > I think that the Word for DOS converter you can download from my web site > *may* work. > > -- > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > Graham Mayor - Word MVP > > My web site www.gmayor.com > Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > > Sue wrote: > > Is there a converter for this? I have a lot of Word 2 doc's that I > > need to access. I am now using a newer machine running XP Home and > > Office 2003. Previously I was using Win98SE and Office 2000 but the > > documents were kept in Word 2 format even as they were used and > > updated. (Word 2 was a great program!) I see now that that was not > > wise but what should I do now? Office 2000 handled Word 2 perfectly > > but Office 2003 will not open them at all for me. > > Many thanks if you can help. > > Sue > > >
From: Graham Mayor on 12 Sep 2009 07:48 OK - wrong version. It has been a long time :) However, I have an inkling that before Word 95 brought RTF format to the table, the early versions of Word for Windows used the Word for DOS file format. It can do no harm to install the converter and see if it does in fact open your ancient documents. Perhaps you can let me know one way or the other and I'll add a note to my web site? Installing Word 2000 and 2003 on the same platform can be a bit problematical because of the shared registry locations - however see http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm for registry hacks (Word 2000 is Word 9.0). Whether this will restore the previous functionality is hard to say, because Windows security updates will contrive to delete or replace old converters allegedly for reasons of security vulnerability. Whether you can re-install 2000 after 2003 I hestitate to guess. You *may* have to uninstall Office 2003 first, install 2000 then put 2003 back again. -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Sue wrote: > Word 2 is a Word for Windows program. I am desperately hoping to be > able to retain layout especially tables and other formatting. Will > Word for Windows 2 be backward compatible to DOS without loss of > layout (I know it is forward compatible up to Word 2000)? Can I load > Word 2000 on this machine as well as the Office 2003 it has? I will > try your suggestion but I did not think that Windows files could be > run in DOS. Mind you I do have a few DOS files still (Word 5 for > DOS)!!. > > "Graham Mayor" wrote: > >> I think that the Word for DOS converter you can download from my web >> site *may* work. >> >> -- >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >> Graham Mayor - Word MVP >> >> My web site www.gmayor.com >> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >> >> >> Sue wrote: >>> Is there a converter for this? I have a lot of Word 2 doc's that I >>> need to access. I am now using a newer machine running XP Home and >>> Office 2003. Previously I was using Win98SE and Office 2000 but the >>> documents were kept in Word 2 format even as they were used and >>> updated. (Word 2 was a great program!) I see now that that was not >>> wise but what should I do now? Office 2000 handled Word 2 perfectly >>> but Office 2003 will not open them at all for me. >>> Many thanks if you can help. >>> Sue
From: Suzanne S. Barnhill on 12 Sep 2009 09:20
Word 2.0 files can still be opened in Word 2003. You do need to have the converters, and you also need to unblock the file type (using the download from http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938810). I have a lot of Word 2.0 files that I created myself, and I have (ancient) Rotary recordkeeping software that outputs to Word 2.0 format, so I know this is possible. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Graham Mayor" <gmayor(a)REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message news:u3E4u75MKHA.504(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > OK - wrong version. It has been a long time :) However, I have an inkling > that before Word 95 brought RTF format to the table, the early versions of > Word for Windows used the Word for DOS file format. It can do no harm to > install the converter and see if it does in fact open your ancient > documents. Perhaps you can let me know one way or the other and I'll add a > note to my web site? > > Installing Word 2000 and 2003 on the same platform can be a bit > problematical because of the shared registry locations - however see > http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm for registry hacks (Word > 2000 is Word 9.0). Whether this will restore the previous functionality is > hard to say, because Windows security updates will contrive to delete or > replace old converters allegedly for reasons of security vulnerability. > > Whether you can re-install 2000 after 2003 I hestitate to guess. You *may* > have to uninstall Office 2003 first, install 2000 then put 2003 back > again. > > -- > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > Graham Mayor - Word MVP > > My web site www.gmayor.com > Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > > > > Sue wrote: >> Word 2 is a Word for Windows program. I am desperately hoping to be >> able to retain layout especially tables and other formatting. Will >> Word for Windows 2 be backward compatible to DOS without loss of >> layout (I know it is forward compatible up to Word 2000)? Can I load >> Word 2000 on this machine as well as the Office 2003 it has? I will >> try your suggestion but I did not think that Windows files could be >> run in DOS. Mind you I do have a few DOS files still (Word 5 for >> DOS)!!. >> >> "Graham Mayor" wrote: >> >>> I think that the Word for DOS converter you can download from my web >>> site *may* work. >>> >>> -- >>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP >>> >>> My web site www.gmayor.com >>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org >>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >>> >>> >>> Sue wrote: >>>> Is there a converter for this? I have a lot of Word 2 doc's that I >>>> need to access. I am now using a newer machine running XP Home and >>>> Office 2003. Previously I was using Win98SE and Office 2000 but the >>>> documents were kept in Word 2 format even as they were used and >>>> updated. (Word 2 was a great program!) I see now that that was not >>>> wise but what should I do now? Office 2000 handled Word 2 perfectly >>>> but Office 2003 will not open them at all for me. >>>> Many thanks if you can help. >>>> Sue > > > |