If she doesn't have StarOffice, then you can go to OpenOffice.org and
download their FREE wordprocessor, OpenOffice. Version 1.1.4 will Save
As... StarWriter 5 (which uses the "sdw" extension), and might open your
mother's .sdw file too. If it does, then you can save it as .doc file.
http://www.openoffice.org/

"karlalt" wrote in message
...
I just loaded Office XP on my Moms computer. She used to use StarOffice.
She
has a few files I saved for her and they will not open in Word. Can you
suggest what I may be doing wrong. When I try to open in Word you just a
get
a bunch of boxes and weird stuff.

Thank You for looking at this for me

Karl Alt