[Peter T. Daniels]

On Aug 25, 6:15*pm, "Scott M." wrote:
"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in ...
On Aug 25, 4:34 pm, "Scott M." wrote:

I hardly think that Word documents saved in 1994 had XML metadata stored
along with them. And so, the information on your page would not be useful.

Secondly, why do the disk files need to be copied to flash memory before
being put on to a hard drive? And for that matter, why can't the files be
opened from a flash drive?

2a. Because, as OP noted, the computer doesn't have a diskette drive.

2C: *The OP indicated that a friend has a machine that will take the disks
and transfer them to a hard drive--No flash needed.

And how does that get them from friend's computer to OP's computer?

2b. Because Word needs lots of space for creating the temporary files
it uses, and flash drives may not have adequate free space, and
corruption or loss of the file is a frequent result.

2C: You'll have a tough time finding a flash drive sold today that is less
than 2GB -- more than enough space for Word docs that were stored on a 1.44
MB floppy. *Corruption is only frequent if you pull the flash card from the
USB slot while data is still being read/written. With most modern flash
drives, you don't even have to go through the Windows XP "Saftely remove
hardware" procedure.

2C-A - Why are we talking about flash drives again?

"Again"?

Because many people read this newsgroup and, from the number of
complaints about corrupted files that were saved directly to or opened
directly from flash drives, it's a major problem that needs to be
pointed out probably several times a day.