Hi 1parkpointer
Two things:
1. Let's backtrack a bit. You have Word 97. Are you sure you don't also have
PowerPoint 97? It's possible that the machine came with just Word, but it
strikes me as marginally more likely that it came with all of Office 97. If
you can't see PowerPoint on the All Programs menu, try Start Run. In the
box type POWERPNT.EXE and click OK. If you have PowerPoint on the machine,
that should open it up.
2. I've used a USB drive with Windows 98 and 98SE, but I also seem to
remember running into a case where one particular USB drive would not work
on one particular machine. So either (a) your machine needs the drivers that
will let it deal with USB drives or (b) it might be just an unhappy marriage
between your machine and the flash drive you have. Could you use another
flash drive? But the combination of Windows 98SE and flash drives is several
steps beyond my knowledge, so I'd suggest you post a question in an
appropriate Windows newsgroup.
Hope this helps.
Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word
"1parkpointer" wrote in message
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Hi,
Guess more information on our problem is needed. Current OS software
is Windows 98/98SE; Word97 word processor, on a 1998 Dell xps r400 with
128mb ram. The Open Office fix will not work on our computer. Older
machine that continues to work the test of time.
Daughter is needing to use a PowerPoint type program for presentations
at school. Have been told by science teacher that editing can be done
using Word97 in Outline form, but saving it to a floppy and downloading
at school doesn't seem to be working too well. Things get lost in the
translation.
We recently borrowed a flash drive and apparently the computer OS is
too old to understand what to do with the flash software/hardware at
the usb port.
With other needs for our family funds, a newer computer just isn't in
the cards.
Any other options out there would be welcome! Thank You!
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1parkpointer
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