Hi cranheim,

You could try installing your existing copy of Works 6 onto the new PC. If the install succeeds, you should be able to open the various Words files and save them into a format Office can work with (eg: .doc, .rtf for Word; .xls, .wk1 for Excel; .mdb, .dbf for Access). For the most part, it's just a matter of comparing the open/save formats in both applications to see where the formats overlap.

If the install fails, find yourself a friend with an older PC, who'd like to have your copy of Works, which you can give him/her in return for converting your files per the above.

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Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

Paul,
I copied a .xlr file written in works, renamed it to a .xls file, and it opened on my new machine by Excel 2010. Is there a converter that can be downloaded and installed to allow my Office 2010 running Windows 7 Professional to automatically do the conversion and open the files created from Works? If so, is there a risk in corrupting my new Office software? I did not get the original software DVD from Dell when I purchased the machine.