Sharon, I can open old word perfect 5.1 for dos files in my Word 2003 but I have the professional edition. And I still have Word Perfect 5.1 for dos on a very old dos based laptop that I keep for what reason I don't know except I like it. The darned thing probably weighs 30 pounds or more. Jamie in Michigan To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.