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Title: Reading Word95 documents in Windows 8.1
Post by: bitty_matriarch on Monday 11 August 14 08:30 BST (UK)

Revisiting old research files and I have many documents in Word95 format [I began my research back in 1999].

Now using Windows 8.1 + Kingsoft Writer which doesn't recognise Word95.

I do have Office 2003 on XP machine, but hesitant about putting it onto new PC just to read these documents.

Ideas?

Title: Re: Reading Word95 documents in Windows 8.1
Post by: ShaunJ on Monday 11 August 14 08:49 BST (UK)

Have you tried Open Office? https://www.openoffice.org/

Title: Re: Reading Word95 documents in Windows 8.1
Post by: MaryA on Monday 11 August 14 09:52 BST (UK)

Many documents open in Google docs if you have a gmail account, email it to yourself there and try it.

Title: Re: Reading Word95 documents in Windows 8.1
Post by: bitty_matriarch on Monday 11 August 14 11:50 BST (UK)

Thanks for all suggestions - think I was having a Senior Moment when I posted originally, but have now found a WordViewer that opens all my old documents.

Found it on the Microsoft Download site: 

http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=4

Title: Re: Reading Word95 documents in Windows 8.1
Post by: eadaoin on Monday 11 August 14 13:29 BST (UK)

my son's tip is to save as much as possible in Rich Text .. ( I know that's no good in retrospect!)

I now save nearly all my notes and Word Docs as Rich text - ok I lose a bit of formatting, but unless you've complicated bullets or embedded stuff, it works a treat.

eadaoin

Title: Re: Reading Word95 documents in Windows 8.1
Post by: bitty_matriarch on Friday 15 August 14 15:37 BST (UK)

Thank you for that suggestion as well - might try it as I go through my files.