How do i open old files on my laptop

How do I open files from my old OS 9 operating system ( ie, iphotos ) on my newer OSX 10.5 laptop?

I'm kinda wondering about the same thing, here. I destroyed my old MacBook Pro, but the HD was ok and is in an Icy Box now.
I just can't believe my new MacBook Pro won't read the old HD info, such as the addressbook!
The old addressbook seems to be 4.1.2 and the new 5.0.3.
How do I get my contacts to the new laptop?

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    http://www.abbottsys.com/co.html
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    Powerful Mac data recovery software. Our famous universal file opener lets you read any file -- and extract what you need including text, icons, PICS and more. It's perfect for browsing all types of files, including old files, foreign files and files your Mac can't open, and it's indispensable for recovering text from damaged files - a lifesaver!
    Plus, CanOpener lets you view virus infected files without launching the virus. So you can safely check suspect files and recover text from them - a powerful way to avoid virus infections!
    CanOpener has special text filters that let you...
    *Extract Names, Phone Numbers, URLs, Email, Web and IP Addresses.
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    How do I open old tiff files in PS CS5?

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    how do i open eps files as i did in my old version of elements?

    [email protected] wrote:
    Hi Ian, thanks for the suggestion.  That means I will have to write a vi that executes after the application loads and it has a list of all the vi's with front panels that I want to minimise.  Seems do-able as long as I can be sure the vi does its work after all the vi front panels have loaded.  Maybe a time delay before getting into the nitty gritty work of shutting front panels, will do that.  Cheers.
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    When my hard drive crashed for the second time on my HP computer, I knew it was time for a change. The HP help menue gave me the option to backup everything onto an external hard drive. I did this and now when I try to open the files inside, they are all "#.wim" files. The #s go from 0.wim-53.wim. How do I open these files? Some might be microsoft word or powerpoint files but I have not got Microsoft word for mac yet. I understand that this will probably prevent me from opening some of the files but wouldnt I be able to open the others? If you know anything about ".wim" files, please help me.

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    I could not open my camera raw files from canon mark iii with my photoshop CS5. Tried to update Camera raw 6.7 but failed to install. Message said 'There was an error downloading this update. Please quit and try again later'. How could I open Raw files ?

    Try installing it manually from:
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