How can I read data loaded with info from MS Office 6 on my present computer running MS office 7?

Question

To clarify: My old computer word documents were backed up on CDs using Microsoft office 6. My new laptop (Dell 6400) runs Microsoft office 7 and wont read the the old backed up CDs. Any ideas how I can overcome this problem please.
Thanks

Answer 1

Office 7 should be able to read prior versions, but you need the converter loaded to do that. Go into Office Setup, select the MS Word options, and then converters. There should be an option to install the converters.

Remember, if you open them directly from the CD, they'll open in read-only mode.