XP won't read 98 wordpad docs.

Discussion in 'Software' started by ojdidit, Feb 15, 2005.

  1. ojdidit

    ojdidit Private First Class

    Documents I created on the old win98 machine with wordpad can't be opened by XP's wordpad. Any solutions?
     
  2. Kodo

    Kodo SNATCHSQUATCH

    error messages?
     
  3. HeddaLora

    HeddaLora Private E-2

    Are you trying to open it by double-clicking on it? If so, try this instead: Open WordPad, then do a File-Open and browse to the file, and see if it will open it that way.
     
  4. ojdidit

    ojdidit Private First Class

    Hers the error message in attachment, Kodo.

    Tried that also, Hedda.
     

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  5. Turcoloco

    Turcoloco MajorGeek

    Try changing the extension of the file to .txt (same as: hold down SHIFT and right-click on the file and choose 'open with...' and pick Notepade.exe) and open them with Notepad then perhaps copy/paste them in Word or Wordpad? Just a suggestion...

    Better yet try the M$ support site:
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870883
     
  6. Kodo

    Kodo SNATCHSQUATCH

  7. ojdidit

    ojdidit Private First Class

    Thanks for the link, kodo. That worked fine.

    I wonder why Microsoft puts us through these situations. If Word needs updating, fine, but include the necessary viewer with the OS.
     

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