Hi folks, I have a need for inspecting a huge batch of files created by Word 97. They mostly consist of a complex mixture of figures that (I've been told) on the original Word 97 were all ordered into columns (but no *tables* format was used). On my Windows 8.1, I have Kingsoft Writer installed and this shows me just a jumble of words and figures whose meaning I can't easily guess. It can't obviously read the exact format of Word 97.
I know I can find a Word 97 Viewer somewhere on the Microsoft site - but nowhere I'm seeing anything mentioned as compatible with Windows 8 and I'm reluctant to install something that might compromise my great new computer. Has any of you a suggestion: would it be o.k. to install on Windows 8 a Word Viewer created for previous operating systems?
I know I can find a Word 97 Viewer somewhere on the Microsoft site - but nowhere I'm seeing anything mentioned as compatible with Windows 8 and I'm reluctant to install something that might compromise my great new computer. Has any of you a suggestion: would it be o.k. to install on Windows 8 a Word Viewer created for previous operating systems?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Samsung NP550P7C
- CPU
- Intel core i7 2.4 GHz
- Motherboard
- Samsung
- Memory
- 8 MB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel HD Graphics 4000/Nvidia GeForce GT650
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- Norton Internet Security