On Mon, 8 Jun 2020 00:12:11 +0700, JJ wrote:
On Fri, 05 Jun 2020 21:35:10 +0100, Pamela wrote:

My Excel 2003 (version 11) on WinXP has been playing up and I don't have the
installation CD to do a repair.

Is there an alternative I can install which will read .XLS spreadsheets?

I seem to recall various open office suites but I don't know which will
install on XP.

Use Gnumeric.


Windows builds of Gnumeric were discontinued in 2014.

| Aug 2014
|
| Discontinuing Windows Builds
|
| Effectively immediately we have stopped releasing and distributing
| binaries for Windows. There are too many crashes that have all the
| signs of being from Gtk+ and lower parts of the stack. We do not have
| the means and time to debug Gtk+. Volunteers are welcome to take up
| the effort.


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Kind regards
Ralph