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    Oct 17, 2011, 02:28 PM
    Can't read WPS. Documents in Windows 7
    I changed computers and operating systems going from Windows Vista to Windows 7 and I can't read the documents I transferred from the old computer to the new one.
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    Oct 17, 2011, 03:01 PM
    WPS docs are from Microsoft Works. You need either Works or a Works converter. If you new machine came with Office Starter, you can see if Word can import WPS files.Otherwise you may have to purchase a full version of Word which does have the converters.
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