Convert MS Works files to Word or Excel?

lewis · Post by **lewis** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 2:52 am

I need to convert a bunch of files from MS Works .wks and .wps to excel and or word type documents. I don't have Works available to me. I have excel and word. Is there any way (the easier the better) to do this? Without buying a $200 program? I've searched google for an hour but haven't gotten anywhere.

Tried a few microsoft so called converters but doesn't seem to work.
Tried a few "Trial" softwares but they all leave some kind of message imbedded in the file.

Any ideas, thoughts....

iaus10 · Post by **iaus10** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:29 am

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b9e11e83-f51b-4977-b572-8c042df802c1&displaylang=en

"works" good

edit: Is that one that you tried already? I've always been able to read works files in Word with that one.

lewis · Post by **lewis** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 2:16 pm

Thanks, but unfortunately that didn't seem to work for me. Now, when I open Word, the floppy drive goes nuts! Not sure what thats about.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:10 pm

What version of word/excel do u have?

lewis · Post by **lewis** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:28 pm

Its the Office XP Pro with Frontpage. 2002 /sp2.