This is interesting because I have .doc files from W98, W95, and W2003 that
I have pulled up with no problem in WV. I have the option to keep it in
these version formats or to upgrade the documents to Windows 2007. Could it
be that Dell installed something for me that you would otherwise have to
install yourself? Although Dell customer service has really sucked with me,
I really am impressed with their customization of my computers. Regardless,
I believe (if my memory serves me correctly, which is not usually the case)
there is with WV an option you can download or access to make everything
extremely conversion friendly. Maybe it's a Word 2007 option instead of MV?
I would also find the answer to you inquiry enlightening.

<alamo@nomail> wrote in message
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>I have thousands of documents created under W98 and saved as .doc
> files that I need to transfer to my new computer running Vista Home
> Premium. Neither WordPad v.6, which came with Vista, nor Word 2007
> recongizes .doc files. I'm looking for suggestions how I can
> convert these files, preferably in large batches, to make them
> readable under Vista.
>
> Thanks,
> Signa[/color]