need advice/help

[Nan]

I just bought this new laptop preloaded computer with
Microsoft XP Home Edition. The word processor is
Microsoft Works instead of Word. I recently typed a
document in Works and was unable to open it (or convert
it to Word) with any program on another computer. Do I
need Microsoft Office Suite software and/or why won't the
other systems read Works?

[Dan]

Microsoft Word will convert Works files but Works will not convert the file
to Word. It's the almighty dollar at work.

"Nan" > wrote in message
...
> I just bought this new laptop preloaded computer with
> Microsoft XP Home Edition. The word processor is
> Microsoft Works instead of Word. I recently typed a
> document in Works and was unable to open it (or convert
> it to Word) with any program on another computer. Do I
> need Microsoft Office Suite software and/or why won't the
> other systems read Works?

[D.Currie]

When you save your files, save as a word document (.doc) or as an .rtf file.
Then you should be able to open it in Word or just about anything else.

You might be happier overall just buying a copy of Word. That Works word
processor can be troublesome.

"Nan" > wrote in message
...
> I just bought this new laptop preloaded computer with
> Microsoft XP Home Edition. The word processor is
> Microsoft Works instead of Word. I recently typed a
> document in Works and was unable to open it (or convert
> it to Word) with any program on another computer. Do I
> need Microsoft Office Suite software and/or why won't the
> other systems read Works?