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[Re: Conversion of WS files]

#81

WordStar Discussion at Yahoo Groups / Conversion of WS files

Last post by Maillist - June 14, 2013, 04:24:31 AM

Re: Conversion of WS files

L. Moore ,  Sie/Du meinten/est am / you wrote on 12.06.13 ... WordPerfect 11 definitely has export/import routines for WS. ... Which version of WS? For which

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[Opening WS files in Word]

#82

WordStar Discussion at Yahoo Groups / Opening WS files in Word

Last post by Maillist - June 13, 2013, 03:44:15 AM

Opening WS files in Word

I have downloadedwdsupcvn.exe from Mike Petrie's WS website and installed it on my Win 7 computer, which now runs Word 2000 with Mike's WS add-in. However,

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[Update on WS7.0d in Win7]

#83

WordStar Discussion at Yahoo Groups / Update on WS7.0d in Win7

Last post by Maillist - March 29, 2013, 03:45:21 AM

Update on WS7.0d in Win7

Dear Friends, Like many others, I have struggled to get WS7.0d to run as technology changes.  Currently, I use Win7 and can report almost complete success -

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[Dan Ford's problem]

#84

WordStar Discussion at Yahoo Groups / Dan Ford's problem

Last post by Maillist - March 29, 2013, 03:45:21 AM

Dan Ford's problem

If your Documents folder is the root (top level) folder on a drive, your problem may be that DOS was hard coded to allow only 320 files in the root directory,

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[ws 4.0 /dos]

#85

WordStar Discussion at Yahoo Groups / ws 4.0 /dos

Last post by Maillist - March 27, 2013, 10:29:42 PM

ws 4.0 /dos

The add on 360k disk is a freebee from wordstar ir was  given to those that sked for it later but knowing the strange history it is likely is is lost I was

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[WordStar7.0d Can Be Made to Function Fully on Win7]

#86

WordStar Discussion at Yahoo Groups / WordStar7.0d Can Be Made to Fu...

Last post by Maillist - March 25, 2013, 03:36:59 AM

WordStar7.0d Can Be Made to Function Fully on Win7

Ok, friends, after a lot of frustration, I now have WS7.0d working completely on our new, very fast, custom-made Win7 machine. Here are some specifics. First,

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[Saving WS files on a Win 7 computer]

#87

WordStar Discussion at Yahoo Groups / Saving WS files on a Win 7 com...

Last post by Maillist - March 07, 2013, 10:02:31 PM

Saving WS files on a Win 7 computer

I'm not sure what it means to have the *folder* have full rights. You mean that *I* should have the rights to the folder? Indeed, I spent weeks last summer

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[unable to save file (Windows 7)]

#88

WordStar Discussion at Yahoo Groups / unable to save file (Windows 7...

Last post by Maillist - March 07, 2013, 04:44:56 AM

unable to save file (Windows 7)

Okay, it's time for me to get serious about this "new" computer. I bought it last May but have continued to use the XP box because I can't save a WordStar

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[Wordstar Diamond Keys for Wordperfect]

#89

WordStar Discussion at Yahoo Groups / Wordstar Diamond Keys for Word...

Last post by Maillist - March 01, 2013, 05:39:36 AM

Wordstar Diamond Keys for Wordperfect

Hi, Tired of using MS Word - got too expensive and quirky.  So, I decided to go REALLY quirky and tried Wordperfect.  So far, so good.  I've been using it for

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[Quirky Dos]

#90

WordStar Discussion at Yahoo Groups / Quirky Dos

Last post by Maillist - March 01, 2013, 05:39:36 AM

Quirky Dos

Computer runs XPPro.  Folders reside on 16GB C drive, formatted fat32.  I have a similar setup on several other computers. I run a program called FFF, Jim

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