Opening old .doc files

I am unable to open any old .doc files.

I had a load of important old Word 6 .doc files which I couldn't open with Pages. Fortunately I'd hung on to my old PC, so I re-opened the Word 6 files, re-saved them with a more recent version of Word (Office 97), and transferred them to my Mac via a memory stick. It solved the problem, but the process was a bit time-consuming. Peggy's solution is less complicated, especially if you don't have access to a PC.

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the program that I use is open office. I chekced the box that says that this will always open a doc file but it keeps asking me about it.

Firefox should be able to remember your preference -- as long as the site is specifically identifying the file as a distinct content type. Some sites may fail to do this and simply indicate it is a binary file that the browser can't handle, in which case Firefox doesn't store a specific preference.
So this could be a problem caused by how the server is identifying the content type. Or it could be a problem with the settings file that stores download preferences. The workaround for that problem is to remove the file and have Firefox rebuild it. If you have changed settings from the default (for example, how to view PDFs) you will have to change those settings again.
If you want to try it:
Open your current Firefox settings (AKA Firefox profile) folder using
Help > Troubleshooting Information > (in the first table) "Show in Finder" button
Leaving that window open, switch back to Firefox and Exit/Quit
Pause while Firefox finishes its cleanup, then rename '''mimeTypes.rdf''' to something like mimeTypes.old
Restart Firefox and see whether its memory improves.

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I have a new IMAC with a Maverick platform (I can update to Yosemite). I did all graphics on a G5 Power PC (very old), in Freehand (very old)...
How can I open old Freehand files on this new Mac?
Can I still open and work in Freehand on this new Mac?

Let me see if I've gotten this right! You want to remove an account from BOTH machines? Do this for your new machine first, then for the other.
Click the Apple logo on the top left of the screen, System Preferences, Users and Groups (under Systems), unlock the lock in the window if its locked (you need to know the password), select the user that you wish to remove, and click the - sign next to the + sign for Login options. A window will pop up with some options. Select Delete this user and securely, and click 'Delete user'.
After this, do an update from the App Store.
Thats all there is to it.
For the other machine repeat the process except for one thing. Before you delete the user in this case YOU, you will have to give Administrator priviledges to your son bu checking the box 'Allow user to administer this computer'.
Do NOT do anything from Finder ... if you dont know how to fix the consequences of the problems caused.
There is no need to unauthorize your iTunes account on your new machine. Do it on the old machine though.

Problem in opening a doc file using Runtime.exec()

Code:
import java.io.*;
class StreamGobbler extends Thread {
    InputStream is;
    String type;
    StreamGobbler(InputStream is, String type) {
        this.is = is;
        this.type = type;
    public void run() {
        try {
            InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader(is);
            BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(isr);
            String line=null;
            while ( (line = br.readLine()) != null) System.out.println(type + ">" + line);
        catch (IOException ioe) {
             ioe.printStackTrace();
public class GoodWindowsExec {
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            t.printStackTrace();
}I got this code from internet. Program will work fine if my "test.doc" is in "C:\test.doc" directory. Is there any way to get the application path and open the doc file or how to give a specified path for my doc file
EG:- "C:\TestDir\test.doc"
Thanks

Well /C is not the path to the app. It is a switch to
the command line.
set your file name to "C:/test.doc"
~TimSorry, I guess my reply doesn't really answer the problem. But you can supply the entire path as part of the file name string.
String file = "C:/Path/To/My/File/to execute/test.doc"

How to open a ".doc" file with ms word directly with this servlet?

Here is a servlet for opening a word or a excel or a powerpoint or a pdf file,but I don't want the "file download" dialog appear,eg:when i using this servlet to open a word file,i want open the ".doc" file with ms word directly,not in IE or save.
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import javax.servlet.http.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
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doPost(request,response);
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Hello!
Does some one of you had open a MS word file (.doc) in Java search for a token like [aToken] replace it with another text and then feed it to a stream of save it?
I want to build a servlet to open a well formatted and rich on media (images) ms word document search for tokens and replace them with information form a web form.
Any Ideas?
Thank you in advanced.

How do I open old tiff files in PS CS5

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Opening old files in new versions should never be a problem - unless they have originally been saved in other applications that don't follow the file format specifications. Or the files are corrupted.
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I recently updated my OS to OS X. I had to update my word and powerpoint etc... to 2011 version, but now when I want to open a .doc file made in word 2003 it removes all the text in it! I did not back anything up!

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I have 2000 plus documents (some Pages, most .doc) that I need to convert to PDF. I've got a working applescript droplet that converts both doc and pages files very nicely... but on some of the .doc files I get this dialog: "Some warnings occured. Would you like to review them now." This of course, ruins my script run.
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Hello!
Does some one of you had open a MS word file (.doc) in Java search for a token like [aToken] replace it with another text and then feed it to a stream of save it?
I want to build a servlet to open a well formatted and rich on media (images) ms word document search for tokens and replace them with information form a web form.
Any Ideas?
Thank you in advanced.

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I have tried to open old cwk files using Pages, using Numbers and using Keynote as well as trying to open them with Word or even OpenOffice. However, the most I can get is what looks like gibberish. Any suggestions? Thanks

Don't know if you found a solution to your cwk File problem but I had the same problem and solved it by downloading this program and was able to open my old cwk files.
libreoffice That will oppen old cwk files and its free (by donation)
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When a plugin to open old Freehand files?

When a plugin to open old Freehand files?

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Click the "Adobe Forums" link above-left and then scroll until you find the correct forum
Also, the SPACE here is provided by Adobe... for other USERS like you to try and help each other

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Opening old Word files

I have copied from diskettes some old Word files that show on my Mac as being Word files (the icon has the blue 'a' in the middle, and the have the .doc suffix), and if I click on 'Get Info' it says they are Word files, but I can't open them. If I click on them I get the window that asks what I want to convert it from and none of them work. These docs are from 1989 and 1990, so somewhat ancient but important to me. Anybody got any ideas?

DufusKerrang,
"If I click on them"
Because newer genreations of software build in certain unwanted automated features, you are better off opening a file from within a program instead of relying on shortcuts. Make backup copies of the files you want to open. Put them into a test folder. Open the open the version of Word you want to work with. Use the "open" option in the file menu and follow the options. Try several options and see which one gives the cleanest result.
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Ji˜m

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