Consider using LibreOffice <http://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/. I've been using it for a couple of years; no problem opening any MS files. ~ Dan > Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 00:07:58 -0400 > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Is MS sabotaging Open Office now? > From: chazzlee@xxxxxxxxx > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > All along I could open docx files using Open Office Writer, as my MS Word97 > prog didn't recognize them... But I guess I made the damn fool mistake of > downloading some recent MS WinXP updates w/o checking out each one > individually to see what MS was up to? > Because ever since that last WinXP update, Open Office crashes every time I > try to open a docx file! Sent an error report to Open Office but have not > heard anything back from them...... > Greywoulf > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything > below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------