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  1. Have an older version of Word - on a large doc, the program will stop when copying or...


    Have an older version of Word - on a large doc, the program will stop when copying or highlighting text and I must wait for it before I can copy or even save the file.

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    Dave Hanson1, Jan 26, 2023
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  2. MisterEd Win User

    Need Utility to read/convert older Word docs

    The Word .doc extension encompasses four distinct file formats:
    1. Word for MS-DOS
    2. Word for Windows 1 and 2
    3. Word 6 and Word 95 for Windows
    4. Word 97 and later for Windows
    I have Word 95 installed on an old computer with Windows XP. (I have Word 97 installed on another old computer with Windows XP.)

    Word 95 can write the following formats:
    • Word 2.x for Windows
    • Word 95 for Windows
    • Word 3.x - 5.x for MS-DOS
    • Word 6.0 for MS-DOS
    Word 95 can read the following formats:
    • Word 6.0/95 for Windows
    • Word 97 for Windows
    • Word 3.x - 5.x for MS-DOS
    • Word 6.0 for MS-DOS
    I created some test files with Word 95 for each of these four type.

    In Word 2019 I unchecked the options in Trust Center that blocked Word 2, 6.0, and Word 95.

    With Word 2019 I COULD read and write the following:
    • Word 2.x for Windows
    • Word 95 for Windows
    With Word 2019 I COULD NOT read or write the following:
    • Word 3.x - 5.x for MS-DOS
    • Word 6.0 for MS-DOS

    This test showed that Word versions released since Word 95 for Windows can't read or write Word for DOS formatted .doc files. Note Word 97 couldn't read these Word for DOS .doc files but Word 95 could.

    The last version of Word for DOS was in 1993. It is very possible that the .doc files the OP has were created by some version of Word for DOS.

    @x509 if you want to attach one of the unreadable .doc files to a post I can try to read it with Word 95. That will at least verify whether it is a Word for DOS file or not.
     
    MisterEd, Jan 26, 2023
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  3. MisterEd Win User
    Need Utility to read/convert older Word docs

    If the .doc files are from Word for DOS then I found a solution. The following web site lets me convert these .doc files to .docx.

    You can have a choice of:
    1. Select and drop the .doc files one at a time. After conversion download the .docx file.
    2. Select a directory and select all the .doc files in it. After conversion download a zip file with all the .docx files in it.
    FreeConvert
    DOC to WORD Converter - FreeConvert.com
     
    MisterEd, Jan 26, 2023
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    How to open in Windows 10 , office 365 : older version of Word docs & Excel xls

    How to open in Windows 10 , office 365 : older version of Word docs & Excel xls ?
     
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