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> Word can only import from the previous 2, maybe 3, versions. If you have 
> upgraded through more than that many versions, you can import from older 
> versions, dating back about 2 versions before the first version that you 
> actualy installed. The problem is that you loose that capacity if you get 
> a new computer and forget to transfert all your old convertion filters.
> Whenever you need to access any old document that have not been accessed 
> for more than 3 or 4 years, you run the risk of not been able do to it, as 
> you may no longer have the appropriate filters.

Uh? For the fun of it, I just tested if I could open some Word files I wrote 
in 1988 and apart warning me about the potential security issues with MS-DOS 
Word 3/5 files, it opened them just fine and even recognised the style 
sheets. I don't think that maintaining 20-year old conversion filters is 
such a big hassle for Microsoft.

G.

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