1. The program MUST be "installed" onto the computer where you wish to
use the program.

2. If the version of Office is older than Office 2003 you will/may have
problems even if you do install it onto the new computer.

3. Upgrade to the latest version of Office or one of the FREE (but not
100% compatible) alternates, such as Open Office 3.1

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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"Jim in Spokane" wrote in message
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Dear Gordon,

I would think otherwise because it only seems reasonable that I paid for
the
software and I ought to be able to continue using it. Why is that
illogical
or wrong? I tried re-installing the programs as you suggested, but little
messages with obscure objections kept popping up --- such and such is
missing, etc. --- and nothing works. Maybe it's because the software was
designed for Windows 98 and I'm using Windows Vista. I'm sure you know
better than I as to why none of this works, but I'm guessing the root
cause
is the desire of Microsoft to sell more software. Understanding this and
assuming that is what I need to do, I'm willing to pay. But the software
that's offered is so different from what I'm used to in the case of MS
Word
that there's no point. So are you're telling me there is no solution to
my
problem?

"Gordon" wrote:


"Jim in Spokane" wrote in
message
...
I have a new eMachine D620-5133, Model No. MS2257, which is made by
Acer.
The operating system is Window Vista Home Basic SP-1 and it has a
32-bit
operating system. I connected the hard drive from my old Dell with
Windows
98 to my new computer. I used an Airlink101 3.5” USB 2.0 SATA/IDE HDD
Enclosure, Model AEN-U35SE to make the connection. I am able to access
the
files on the old hard drive, but the programs don’t work. The whole
point
was to be able to use MS Word in the old format, rather than the new
format,
which looks completely different. Other programs don’t work, either.
What
can I do to make them work? Does anybody have any idea how to solve my
problem?


Two things - a) you can't run Office applications from an external drive
or
a slave drive (and many other applications come to that) and b) you need
to
re-install them on the new computer to use them. Why would you think
otherwise?

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