microsoft office 97 and trial version Microsoft Office 2003 minera 21.07.2006 03:47:01 I purchased a new computer that included the trial version of Office 2003. I did not install the 97 version but installed the backed up folders that included several word documents. I tried to email a document but the receiving end could not open the file. I had no problem with the previous version when I included word files in my emails. My question is, if I decide to uninstall the trial version 2003 and install my older 97 version will I be able to still see the files properly? Have they been converted to the new version when I opened the files? How can I tell, and to be honest I do not wish to loose any of the files I had due to reverting to the older version.

Re: microsoft office 97 and trial version Microsoft Office 2003 John Vinson <jvinson[ at ]STOP_SPAM.WysardOfInfo.com> 21.07.2006 05:48:22 On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:47:01 -0700, minera <minera[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] >I purchased a new computer that included the trial version of Office 2003. I >did not install the 97 version but installed the backed up folders that >included several word documents. I would suggest reposting your question in a newsgroup which supports Word. This newsgroup is for a different program, the Office Pro database software Microsoft Access. Scroll down the list of subjects on the (admittedly confusing!) webpage and find one for Word. Opening an Access97 database in Access2003 will give you a warning that you cannot make changes unless you convert. You can still convert back even if you do (provided you don't add anything new which didn't exist in 97). John W. Vinson[MVP]