Network between Vista and XP - documents are in different formats Sharing Files And Printer Between Windows Vista And Xp

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Network between Vista and XP - documents are in different formatsSharing Files And Printer Between Windows Vista And Xp

I had no problem setting up a home network between a PC with Windows XP and a PC with Windows Vista.  However, documents created on the one with XP are saved as a "Word Document" (there aren't too many other options).  When you try to open up those documents on the Windows Vista the format of the page gets all messed up.  Windows Vista tries to open it as a Works Document, and when you try to direct it to open it with another program, 'Word" is not one of the options.  As the Windows XP is the older of the 2, it contains all the documents (created 2 or 3 years ago) that I am trying to access via the PC with Vista.  Does anyone have a solution as to how those documents created with XP can be opened up correctly on Vista?

-question by Shelley

[shadowx 0]

It sounds as if you dont have word on the vista machine? If you do have word on both machines check the version, and check the file extension. The XP machine, unless it is running office 2007 (latest version) will save the documents as .doc If the vista machine came with office it is likely 2007 in which case it will save in .docx format. Office 2007 can open .doc but office < 2003 cant open .docxBut that doesnt explain the issue. I would imagine you dont have microsoft office on the vista machine so download OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org/) on the Vista machine and install. That will open, edit and save microsoft office documents, as well as being free, open source and better (speed, stability, features) than microsoft office. If you do have Office on the vista machine then you will need to associate it with the .doc format which it should already do. Right click on the file to be opened, go to "open with" and look for microsoft office. If you find word/office single click it to select it, then tick the "always use this program to open...." tick box and click OK/Open If you know you have office installed but it's not in that list click the browse button, go to "program files" then find the ms office folder, then find the exe: WINWORD.EXE (could just be WORD.EXE) and double click that. Then click the tick box and open/ok.Does any of that solve your problem?

[BuffaloHelp 24]

Thank you for replying with good detail.