You'll need to copy the files to your hard disk and change them from
read-only (using Windows Explorer) if you want to work on them. But that
doesn't explain the little boxes. Have you used a strange font? Try
selecting the entire document and applying a default font like Times or
Arial.

Failing that, experiment with the options listed under 'Files of Type' on
the File Open dialog.


"jstramas" wrote in message
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I have a CD of files I made from my old computer, but they do not open on
my
new computer. Little squares are all that display. My old computer had
office
2000, my new one has office 2003. How do I get the text of those word
documents to show?