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What do I use to open a .DOCX file?
On Wed, 01 Nov 2017 10:57:25 -0200, Shadow wrote:
On Wed, 01 Nov 2017 06:30:14 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote: On Tue, 31 Oct 2017 15:48:32 -0600, wrote: Someone emailed me a .DOCX file. I'm familiar with .DOC, but I have no clue what to use to open this DOCX file. I use both Windows98se and XP. I assume I need to install some software. What do I need to install for these two operating systems? LibreOffice will do it. Old versions of OpenOffice worked under win98. Not sure about LibreOffice. Hard to find info. Old Version com says win 2000 or higher. I'd install LibreOffice Portable on the XP machine and save the document as RTF. I use LibreOffice on XP to read .docx files. My wife often asks me to print them, so I open them from LibreOffice and print from there, no problem. BTW, LibreOffice is dropping support for XP and Linux Desktop Environments that "resemble Win XP" in the next version. Wonder why. Well, I wonder why I won't be upgrading, then? -- Steve Hayes http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm http://khanya.wordpress.com |
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What do I use to open a .DOCX file?
In message , Bill in Co
writes: Boris wrote: [] This program handles the newer Microsoft Office file types, such as .docx and .xls. I've used the spreadsheet and word processor to create files and also read and edit files transferred from my Office 2007 machines. Here it is: http://www.kingsoftstore.com/softwar...ffice-freeware I was going to recommend that too, but it may not support Win98 (check the requirements section there). Sadly no - though the requirements _are_ refreshingly modest! System Requirements for WPS Office 10 Free Required Operating System: Windows 2000 / Windows XP Windows Vista (32bit, 64bit) Windows 7 (32bit, 64bit) Windows8 Windows 10 Basic Configurations: CPU: Pentium II 266 MHz or higher Memory: at least 128 MB Hardwa at least 200 MB available space Recommended Configurations: CPU: Pentium III 450 MHz or higher Memory: 256 MB or larger Hardwa 250 MB available And it does appear to be truly free, though the Support tag does have mentions of the word "trial", which is off-putting. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one. -Cato the Elder, statesman, soldier, and writer (234-149 BCE) |
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What do I use to open a .DOCX file?
J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Bill in Co writes: Boris wrote: [] This program handles the newer Microsoft Office file types, such as .docx and .xls. I've used the spreadsheet and word processor to create files and also read and edit files transferred from my Office 2007 machines. Here it is: http://www.kingsoftstore.com/softwar...ffice-freeware I was going to recommend that too, but it may not support Win98 (check the requirements section there). Sadly no - though the requirements _are_ refreshingly modest! System Requirements for WPS Office 10 Free Required Operating System: Windows 2000 / Windows XP Windows Vista (32bit, 64bit) Windows 7 (32bit, 64bit) Windows8 Windows 10 Basic Configurations: CPU: Pentium II 266 MHz or higher Memory: at least 128 MB Hardwa at least 200 MB available space Recommended Configurations: CPU: Pentium III 450 MHz or higher Memory: 256 MB or larger Hardwa 250 MB available And it does appear to be truly free, though the Support tag does have mentions of the word "trial", which is off-putting. I have an older version installed on a WinXP laptop and it's not a trial, so I don't know if that changed. (If so, one could always search for an older version on the Internet, although admitedly that is oftentimes a pretty tedious process). I noticed the requirements omitted Win98 too, and that's why I mentioned it, but even though it's not listed as such, that doesn't necessarily mean it won't work on Win98. However, the fact that Win2000 is listed, but not Win98, isn't too encouraging. |
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What do I use to open a .DOCX file?
On 11/01/2017 05:57 AM, Shadow wrote:
BTW, LibreOffice is dropping support for XP and Linux Desktop Environments that "resemble Win XP" in the next version. Elucidate please. What is "resemble Win XP"? |
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What do I use to open a .DOCX file?
On Fri, 3 Nov 2017 16:19:52 -0700, T wrote:
On 11/01/2017 05:57 AM, Shadow wrote: BTW, LibreOffice is dropping support for XP and Linux Desktop Environments that "resemble Win XP" in the next version. Elucidate please. What is "resemble Win XP"? KDE 3 based DEs, like https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/Trin...op_Environment Not sure about Gnome 2 (Mate). BTW, Trinity is available for ALL the main stable Linux Distros, and still has "nightly builds". These might have a few bugs. It's what Linux users thrive on. []'s -- Don't be evil - Google 2004 We have a new policy - Google 2012 |
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What do I use to open a .DOCX file?
On 11/04/2017 11:31 AM, Shadow wrote:
On Fri, 3 Nov 2017 16:19:52 -0700, T wrote: On 11/01/2017 05:57 AM, Shadow wrote: BTW, LibreOffice is dropping support for XP and Linux Desktop Environments that "resemble Win XP" in the next version. Elucidate please. What is "resemble Win XP"? KDE 3 based DEs, like https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/Trin...op_Environment Not sure about Gnome 2 (Mate). BTW, Trinity is available for ALL the main stable Linux Distros, and still has "nightly builds". These might have a few bugs. It's what Linux users thrive on. []'s Sounds like they are just getting their back up over all the old stuff out there that folks won't upgrade. The same follows XP as well. It is a fine (for Windows) operating system. It is just that M$ development tools are now messing so much with it that developers are having a hard time continuing to maintain it. |
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