Tom,
If you drop down to M S Office 2003, you will not be able to read the .DCOX
file format that Word 2007 and up use by default, however, if you go to
Microsoft, you can get a file converter that will read the .DCOX files by
converting them to .RTF. I am doing this for the occasional .DCOX file that
someone sends me. A big plus of dropping down to Office 2003 is to get rid
of those Damn ribbon menus.
If you want, I believe I have the file converter add-on here somewhere and I
can send it to you if you want to drop down to 2003. Just let me know.
I hope this little bit helps.
Howard #3
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 8:57 PM
Subject: Re: Off Topic: Extreme E-mail Program Frustrations
> Butch:
>
> Yeah, if you have the file to make Windows 7 run Outlook Express, I'd love
> to see it, and I'm sure others would too.
>
> My problems with Outlook 2010 and Windows 7 aren't so much with reading
> specific types of documents. Instead, the problems are with the program
> itself. It runs very sluggishly, and seems to constantly want to sync my
> g-mail folders. I can find no way to change the syncing process, say, to
> certain time intervals, or to when I log on or off, which I think would
> improve things significantly.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 8:28 PM
> Subject: Re: Off Topic: Extreme E-mail Program Frustrations
>
>
>>I don't know what documents you are having problems with. I have a
>>conversion add on I put on office 2003 to read the new stuff. I have a
>>file that tells how to make seven run outlook express if I recall right.
>> I'll take a look and send that to you if you want to mess with it. I
>> have seven, butt run xp on most of my machines.
>> 73
>> Butch
>> WA0VJR
>> Node 3148
>> Wallace, ks.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 19 Nov 2013, Tom Behler wrote:
>>
>>> Believe me, Gary, I'd stick with Outlook Express if I could, but my
>>> University is now going completely to Windows 7, and I am finding more
>>> and
>>> more documents to be unusable on my home Windows XP machine.
>>>
>>> So, I am kind of being forced into the Windows 7 upgrade thing by
>>> necessity.
>>>
>>> All of this sure makes retirement look better and better all the time!
>>> (grin)
>>>
>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Gary Tillinghast" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 10:15 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Off Topic: Extreme E-mail Program Frustrations
>>>
>>>
>>>> HI Tom,
>>>> Hearing all of the frustration in getting this program to work, sounds
>>>> like
>>>> the upgrade isn't much to crow about. Knowing that we all like to
>>>> tinker
>>>> with new versions of things and to be the first on the block to try it.
>>>> Some on the list are trying to upgrade things slowly. Some are staying
>>>> with
>>>> XP until some thing better comes along. I was trying the same thing on
>>>> updating my OS and mail program as well, and finding that the software
>>>> providers are not addressing the problems of the blind. I guess the
>>>> additage of if it is not broke, why fix it. I understand your time is
>>>> precious as a college teacher and wanting to stay current with
>>>> technology.
>>>> Gary KB2YAA
>>>> -----
>>>
>>>
>>
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