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Wesley,
I am having trouble with my Windows Word 2002. It is asking for a product
key # with 25 digits. I never got a product key # with this CD. How do I
open it? I've tried to email microsoft, but they want to charge $35.
Strawberry
"Wesley Vogel" wrote:
> Using Word to open *.wps files.
>
> From MS Word 2002 Help:
>
> [[Obtain file format converters
> The most commonly used converters are installed with Microsoft Word by
> default. If you want to open or save in a format that's not installed by
> default, you may need to obtain additional converters.
>
> Note You can open documents created in Microsoft Word 2000, 97, 95, 6.0,
> or 2.0 directly in Microsoft Word 2002. All data and formatting created in
> these versions of Word are fully supported in Word 2002.
>
> Converters supplied with Word:
> Opening or saving in Word:
> Microsoft Works 4.0 for Windows
> Opens and saves Works 4.0 files.
> Microsoft Works 2000 for Windows
> Opens and saves Works 2000 files.
>
> Convert a single file from another file format
> 1. On the File menu, click Open.
> 2. Locate the file you want to open, and then click Open.
>
> Convert several documents at once
> 1. Place the documents you want to convert in a single folder.
> 2. On the File menu, click New.
> 3. In the New Document task pane, under New from template, click General
> templates.
> 4. Click the Other Documents tab.
> 5. Double-click Batch Conversion Wizard.
> 6. Follow the directions on the screen.]]
> -----
>
> Works 6.0 Converter for Works and Word Users
> The Works 6.0 Converter allows you to convert word processor documents
> created in Microsoft Works 6.0 to Microsoft Word and other Works programs.
> Specifically, this converter works with Works 2000, 4.5, and 4.x, and Word
> 2002, 2000, and 97 on machines running Microsoft Windows® 98, 2000
> Professional, Millennium Edition, and XP.
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b9e11e83-f51b-4977-b572-8c042df802c1&displaylang=en
>
> Works 2000 Converter for Word 97/2000 Users
> The Works 2000 converter allows you to open a Works 2000 .wps file in Word
> and to save a Word document as a Works 2000 .wps file.
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=32e7205a-3880-4416-9260-57a96c8a9a76&DisplayLang=en
>
> Works Converter for Import/Export of Works Word Processor (.wps) Documents
> (Wp2krtf.exe) Text Converter for Works 4.x
>
> In order to open a word processor document (.wps) created in Microsoft Works
> 4.x in Microsoft Works 2000, Microsoft Word 2000, or Microsoft Word 97, or a
> word processor document created in Works 2000, Word 2000, or Word 97 in
> Microsoft Works 4.x, you need to download and install the Wp2krtf.exe text
> converter.
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9b16eb3c-6df6-4545-89ff-05c627fba36b&DisplayLang=en
>
> -----
>
> Open Microsoft Works files in Excel
>
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010448771033.aspx
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:6517A682-4081-4619-985C-205EC94AAE45@microsoft.com,
> JLM1 <JLM1@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > How do I open Works 4.0 documents in Windows XP Pro?
>
>