new to WordPad and WindowsXP

[Beth]

Hello,

I have a new computer running Windows XP with Wordpad.
Before, I had Windows 98 and Word 2000. Can I accept/open
documents in WordPad from users of Word 2000 or older? Or,
is it better to return to using Word 2000. I have it on CD
from my previous computer?

Thank you for your interest.

[Mike Hall]

As you have found out, Wordpad is very basic as it was in previous versions
of Windows.. reload Word 2000..

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History is only the past if we choose to do nothing about it..

"Beth" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
>
> I have a new computer running Windows XP with Wordpad.
> Before, I had Windows 98 and Word 2000. Can I accept/open
> documents in WordPad from users of Word 2000 or older? Or,
> is it better to return to using Word 2000. I have it on CD
> from my previous computer?
>
> Thank you for your interest.

[René]

Wordpad is still basically the same it ever was: a slightly crippled
version of Word 6. If you do have a original CD with a full version of
Word 2000 (Word 9), install that by all means. (If only for the
spellchecker ;)