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by Member 25023395

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Two different users have sent wps files. I can not read them. When I open them (Office 97, Office 2000, Staroffice, Wordpad, etc.)all I see is garbage. Others have sent wps files and there are no problems. Any answers out there as to what is happening here?

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by tjc

What program created the Files?

I remember WPS files are either Microsoft Works files or Word Perfect files - check to see if you have all the filters for all the verisons that these programs produce installed....

Also I wonder if they compressed the files
and renamed them. IE used something like winzip to shrink them and then renamed them back to wps extension.

Can you do a Quickview in Windows Explorer?

by Member 25023395

Supposed to be MS Works 4.0. Have all filters installed. Quickview does not work. This latest file I have was a Winzip file that when opened shows 4 wps files. All of them are garbage when I try and read them. Have tried all the above on Win95/98,NT, 2000. MS Word identifies it as a Works file but opens to garbage. Have Office, Staroffice, Wordperfect but not Works

by joseph moore

Yes, the system you are opening these files on does not have the Microsoft Works input filters loaded. WPS are the word processing files from Microsoft Works (a horrendous Office-lite product; avoid it like the plague, IMHO). In a lack of logic, thestandard install of Office CANNOT open Works files!
Just throw your Office 2000 cd in the drive, do a Custom install, and browse through the last option ("Converters and Tools" I think it is called) until you see the Works filters. Add them. There you go!

There is also a converter tool from Microsoft to convert Microsoft Works WPS files into Microsoft Word 2000 .DOC files! Here is a URL about it and to get it:
http://works.msn.com/HomePages/Offers_Downloads.asp#Works2000Conv
(please remove spaces)

Hope this helps.

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