[ale] WPS Format documents

[Warren Myers]

Abiword (www.abisource.com) opens WordPerfect files. I don't know if
it's built-in or an after-install plug-in, but it handles them fairly
nicely.

WMM


On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 10:33:47 -0500, BruceG <griffisb at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
>         My wife and son's WinXP laptop will not boot into WinXP at all - not even in
> safe mode. It is seriously hosed. It's a dual-boot laptop, and can start up
> in SuSE 9.1 Pro with no problems. I can read the WinXP NTFS partition. I've
> saved some critical docs to an external drive. Problem is, I can't read them.
> KWord doesn't know how to handle .wps. OpenOffice can't open them properly. I
> tried on my W2K office laptop, and Word2K can't open the WPS documents. Any
> recommendations? I think it's Microsoft Works format.
> 
>         If I could figure out how to open and edit the documents, I'd just leave
> WinXP busted and stick with SuSE 9.1 (provided I could get wireless working).
> 
>         Alternatively - and I know this is off-topic - does anyone know how to
> restore a WinXP OEM system that was not shipped with Emergency start-up CDs
> or any software on CD at all? I'd hate to go buy that software when there is
> a better alternative already working on the laptop (except for Linksys WP54G
> wireless).
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