You could also try this site http://www.oldversion.com/windows/wordperfect/ <http://www.oldversion.com/windows/wordperfect/> Mik Mik Muller, president Montague WebWorks 20 River Street, Greenfield, MA 413-320-5336 http://MontagueWebWorks.com Powered by ROCKETFUSION On 9/26/2023 12:02 PM, Annamarie Pluhar via Hidden-discuss wrote: > > Tried that. Didn’t work. Corrupted file? > > Annamarie Pluhar > Patient, Sympathetic Coaching <http://patientsympatheticcoaching.com> > > On 26 Sep 2023, at 11:13, Rich at tnr via Hidden-discuss wrote: > > Try LibreOffice - it does a pretty good job openning older formats > > https://www.libreoffice.org/ > > On 9/26/2023 10:48 AM, Annamarie Pluhar via Hidden-discuss wrote: > > Hi there, > > So I have a client who has old files in WordPerfect. They were > pulled off a crashed machine and I tried to open them on a > Windows 11 machine. I tried Word, downloaded the new version > of WP and tried that. Nada. Tried an online conversion tool. > That didn’t work either. > > The question is whether her files are corrupted* or are her > files so old that an even older copy of WP is required than > what the current word processors can handle? > > *when they open I just see lots of characters. > > Thanks for your expertise. > Annamarie > > 802-451-1941 > 802-579-5975 > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: > http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech > Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the > Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > -- > Rich Roth > CEO TnR Global > > Bio and personal blog: http://rizbang.com > Building the really big sites: http://www.tnrglobal.com > Small/Soho business in the PV: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Places to meet for business: http://www.meetmewhere.com > And for Arts and relaxation: > http://TarotMuertos.com <http://TarotMuertos.com> - Artistic Tarot > Deck > http://www.welovemuseums.com > http://www.artonmytv.com/ > Shakers: http://www.shakerpedia.com/ > Helping move the world: http://www.earththrives.com > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech > Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page:http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20230926/4c36aeca/attachment-0001.html>