[ale] WPS Format documents

[Denny Chambers]

If they are MS Work files, then you can download a filters for MS Office 
to open them

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=B9E11E83-F51B-4977-B572-8C042DF802C1&displaylang=EN

BruceG wrote:

>Hey all,
>
>	My wife and son's WinXP laptop will not boot into WinXP at all - not even in 
>safe mode. It is seriously hosed. It's a dual-boot laptop, and can start up 
>in SuSE 9.1 Pro with no problems. I can read the WinXP NTFS partition. I've 
>saved some critical docs to an external drive. Problem is, I can't read them. 
>KWord doesn't know how to handle .wps. OpenOffice can't open them properly. I 
>tried on my W2K office laptop, and Word2K can't open the WPS documents. Any 
>recommendations? I think it's Microsoft Works format.
>
>	If I could figure out how to open and edit the documents, I'd just leave 
>WinXP busted and stick with SuSE 9.1 (provided I could get wireless working). 
>
>	Alternatively - and I know this is off-topic - does anyone know how to 
>restore a WinXP OEM system that was not shipped with Emergency start-up CDs 
>or any software on CD at all? I'd hate to go buy that software when there is 
>a better alternative already working on the laptop (except for Linksys WP54G 
>wireless).
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