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Works 9 error

Discussion in 'Software Apps' started by rf8892, Feb 26, 2008.

  1. rf8892 Newcomer, in training

    I cannot get Works 9 to open an Excel 2003 file. It always says the doc is encrypted. I have gotten around this problem by downloading OpenOffice but would still like to research why Works doesn't work! The computer is a 6 week old HP running Vista.
    rf8892, Feb 26, 2008
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  2. rf6647 TechSpot Maniac Posts: 931

    Excel belongs to the MS Office world. It can reach down to MS Works spreadsheets.

    However, it is my understanding, that the reverse is not true.

    I do not have MS Works installed, and cannot verify this assertion.
    rf6647, Feb 27, 2008
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  3. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,894   +117

    Works 9 can open (or is supposed to be able to) Word and Excel documents according to wikipedia.
    SNGX1275, Feb 27, 2008
    #3

  4. rf6647 TechSpot Maniac Posts: 931

    rf6647, Feb 27, 2008
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