> This is interesting because I have .doc files from W98, W95, and W2003[color=blue]
> that I have pulled up with no problem in WV.[/color]

The OS from which they're coming is irrelevant. So Dell didn't have to
install anything special. You can open yours because you created them with
some version of Microsot Word. It's possible that the OP created them in
some program other than Word and that's why Word can't open them.

Also, no version of Windows can open a .doc file because Windows doesn't
open files. You use apps, like Microsoft Word, to open document files.


"Xalil" <nolankingston@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:eEEHh.1419$Ah.305@trnddc07...[color=blue]
> 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
> news:e93uu2l354hj6vv6b5p1m6jfoef9ec3rmd@4ax.com...[color=green]
>>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]
>[/color]