Word 3

macman

How about a competition for the oldest working computer used to post on these boards?
If it is of 1986 vintage, 23 years would be a strong contender.
And we'll want pictorial evidence...

spud17

How about a competition for the oldest working computer used to post on these boards?
If it is of 1986 vintage, 23 years would be a strong contender.
And we'll want pictorial evidence...

macman, perhaps it's yours, after all it's started forgetting what it's already said.

lemontree

Please can someone tell me how to check the programme I am on? The person who installed everything for me about 18 months ago seems to have his own programmes and it has been altered several times. Sorry, I am not technical although I worked on a Computer for an Insurance Company for years, the programmes were dealt with by Head Office.

macman

lemontree wrote: »

Please can someone tell me how to check the programme I am on? The person who installed everything for me about 18 months ago seems to have his own programmes and it has been altered several times. Sorry, I am not technical although I worked on a Computer for an Insurance Company for years, the programmes were dealt with by Head Office.

Well what icon do you double click on to open the software you are using? Or open the program and the first menu usually has an option something like 'About Word 3'.
Or find the software listed in Start>Programs.
You still haven't told us the file extension of the program you are trying to open.
What operating system are you running on your computer?

macman

spud17 wrote: »

macman, perhaps it's yours, after all it's started forgetting what it's already said.

No, not at all, it 's just a case of, 'that idea was so good, I thought I'd post it twice'...

lemontree

Microsoft Office Word 2003. The attchment is with an Email which I save to Documents but will not open as it was created by a newer version of word and asking if I want to load a Compatibility Pack which I ok and then get completely lost.I have XP.

Magnolia

Blimey!! Word 3!!! I had Word 3 for Windows back in early 90's :rotfl: Just been corrected by my Teknikul Support - It was Word for Windows 1!!!

Running on a 286 I might add

gaming_guy

lemontree wrote: »

Microsoft Office Word 2003. The attchment is with an Email which I save to Documents but will not open as it was created by a newer version of word and asking if I want to load a Compatibility Pack which I ok and then get completely lost.I have XP.

Download the compatibility pack from the microsoft site posted by macman. you just need to install it and the document should open in word 2003 after being converted from the 2007 .docx format.

lemontree

Thank you all especially Macman, I tried to download an hour long version and it failed but found a 5 minute download and success I have opened the attachment and feel quite triumphant as I must have spent 3 hours time on this!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Many Thanks..