Word 2007 can't open my Word 5.1 files

Sorry, I'm trying to convert Wordperfect 5.1 to Word 2007. The converter is
there in Word 2007, it just doesn't seem to recognise my Wordperfect files.


"Charlie Hoffpauir" <invalid RemoveThis @invalid.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 11:01:08 +1200, "Bill"
> <williamfrancisbennett RemoveThis @yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
>>I've got some old word 5.1 files that Word 2007's converter doesn't seem
>>to
>>recognise. In fact they don't even show up when I select the WP5.1
>>converter. Has anyone got a work around for opening these? I'm running
>>Vista, so I don't want to go to the trouble of reinstalling wp 5.1 if I
>>don't have to.
>
> You say word 5.1 at one point and WP 5.1 at another. For either, I
> seem to recall that the "default" installation of word doesn't load
> all the converters that are available... there may well be converters
> for both Word and WP that you can load into your installation of Word.
>
> --
> Charlie Hoffpauir
> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

Have you tried the old converter which you can download from my web site?
That one works with my sample WP files as of this morning.

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Bill wrote:
> Sorry, I'm trying to convert Wordperfect 5.1 to Word 2007. The
> converter is there in Word 2007, it just doesn't seem to recognise my
> Wordperfect files.
>
> "Charlie Hoffpauir" <invalid.DeleteThis@invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:3qt774t52q7nb4i11vut38arjfe94qjm3h@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 11:01:08 +1200, "Bill"
>> <williamfrancisbennett.DeleteThis@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>> I've got some old word 5.1 files that Word 2007's converter doesn't
>>> seem to
>>> recognise. In fact they don't even show up when I select the WP5.1
>>> converter. Has anyone got a work around for opening these? I'm
>>> running Vista, so I don't want to go to the trouble of reinstalling
>>> wp 5.1 if I don't have to.
>>
>> You say word 5.1 at one point and WP 5.1 at another. For either, I
>> seem to recall that the "default" installation of word doesn't load
>> all the converters that are available... there may well be converters
>> for both Word and WP that you can load into your installation of
>> Word. --
>> Charlie Hoffpauir
>> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 09:49:46 +0300, "Graham Mayor"
<gmayor.TakeThisOut@REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote:

>Have you tried the old converter which you can download from my web site?
>That one works with my sample WP files as of this morning.

And if Graham's converter doesn't work, try emailing me one of the WP
5.1 files, and I'll try opening on my wife's computer (she's still
using a version of WP). If that works, I'll save it as a more recent
version and send it back to you. Use my Yahoo address: charliehoffp at
yahoo dot com.

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Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/