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>At the time this started I checked, and I looked, and nowhere could I find any way to read or convert these files without paying for a new version of Word. Yo
by recoiledsnake 16y ago
>At the time this started I checked, and I looked, and nowhere could I find any way to read or convert these files without paying for a new version of Word.
You should have looked and checked harder. Word Viewer was always free.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=3657ce88-7cfa-457a-9aec-f4f827f20cac&displaylang=en http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=...
>View, print and copy Word documents, even if you don't have Word installed.
- RiderOfGiraffes 16y agoExcellent - thanks. Oh, hang on, I'd still need to use Windows, which is a rare event for me. Still, nice to know I can use a Windows machine to read Windows files. Oh, hang on, I also need the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint File Formats. I'll put that on the list too. And actually, this still isn't the point. There are still the "embrace and extend" issues I need to deal with, and the "interesting" interpretations they put on the standards, and the inter-operability issues raised. Microsoft is no longer the company they once were, but I've had so much grief and so much pain from dealing with their systems I just avoid them. I can't bring myself to care, or to waste the time. Which is why I won't bother replying further to this thread. I've answered the question, I've provided information, and explained my circumstances, and now I'm moving on to get stuff done. Without Microsoft.