what version or program is the Vista using ?
was it Works 8-9 ?? instead of MS Word?

might be saving it as a .wps, instead of .doc?
check properties of the saved file to see which it is.


I found this-
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WPS files are text documents similar to Microsoft Word .DOC files, though the WPS format isn’t as sophisticated and lacks advanced formatting options. Documents with the .wps file type are created by Microsoft Works Word Processor (versions 6.0 - 8.0). Microsoft has recently discontinued the WPS file format in favor of the DOC format that Microsoft Word uses.

I’ve heard some versions of MS Word can open a .wps file right away, but in most cases you’ll need to install an extra file converter to do that. I looked around for free converters and found that most of the links didn’t work anymore because Microsoft had moved the converter to a different page. Never fear, I got the right link(s) in the end, displayed below for your enjoyment.

What’s more, I also found a free online WPS converter that could be very useful for Mac or Linux users who can’t install the MS-provided converter, or people who don’t have MS Word.

How To Convert WPS to DOC
If you don’t have access to MS Works, you will need to convert the .wps file to some other format before you can open it. Microsoft provides several free converters and tools for this purpose (MS Windows required) -

Microsoft Works 6-9 File Converter - Lets you open and edit .wps files in Word. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai...
Word Viewer 2003 - a standalone application that can open WPS files (not all versions though). http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai...
All MS Works-related downloads - some other utilities. http://www.microsoft.com/products/works/...

Fortunately there is a FREE online converter that can convert a .wps file to a .doc file (or even a PDF file) - Zamzar.com. It works like this - you choose a WPS file from your computer, choose the file format to convert to, enter your email address and receive the converted file within minutes. It’s a very useful free tool that can convert many different file formats. http://www.zamzar.com/

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If you keep having problems - download and try the free Open Office
http://www.openoffice.org/

you might even find some answers on the open office site - here's some info about Works & files-
[MSWorks files have a proprietary format which is being kept secret by Microsoft. However a reasonable workaround is to save your WKS files as RTF files. OpenOffice can read and write RTF files. ]
[ How can I open Microsoft Works wordprocessor files (.wps)?

The libwps library was designed to allow OpenOffice.org, KWord, Abiword, and similar programs to import Microsoft Word wordprocessor documents. Though available since early 2007, the mainstream OpenOffice.org has not incorporated the code (issue #8938). Here are some options:

* Use any of these OpenOffice.org variants which include libwps: OxygenOffice Professional, NeoOffice, Ubuntu, Your OpenOffice.org (go-oo.org), or any other variant based on ooo-build
* Use the command-line wps2html or wps2sxw converters from libwps. (OpenOffice.org can open either .html or .sxw.)
* If you have Microsoft Works, open the .wps in Microsoft Works and resave as .rtf.
* If you have Microsoft Word, use Microsoft's Works to Word converter. Then, save as .doc.
* Use an online converter service. ]
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/..._.28.wks.29.3F

hope someof this helps.