Hi Graham

This could be I want. It is to avoid having an elderly author retype 71,000
words! But I downloaded the converter zip file from your website (greet
site) and it appears to be for an earlier version of the OS (I am using XP)
eg it refers to Windows Explorer. It there an exe file I can use on this
works4 file or is it safe to meddle with the registry?


"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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In order to open Works files, you need the correct filter for the version
of Works that created them. The filters are linked from the downloads page
of my web site.

Dangers? Probably none, though there is a minor and undisclosed security
risk to using the old filters..
Problems? The formatting may not be the same as the original document and
if you save using the wrong Works converter your correspondent with Works
4 will not be able to open them.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



wrote:
I am just about to get some .wps files to clean up, which seem to be
from Works4, but I haven't yet been sent the actual files. I think
the user had this package preloaded on his Dell, which he bought a
few years ago. A brief test shows I can make wps files (using Word,
after updating it, using the CD) and then I can read these in Word.
Does anyone know if there are lurking dangers?