WordStar to MS Word conversion engine.

I have a number of documents in WordStar format (a defunct word processor)
that I need to convert to MS Word "doc"s. I have looked through the HELP
function in MS Word with no success. Microsoft's web-site topic search
doesn't recognize the term "WordStar."

Is there a conversion engine and how can I get it. (Free, if possible.)

Jezebel
Wed Nov 16 17:55:54 CST 2005

I don't vouch for this site, but they appear to explain it:
http://www.wordstar.org/wordstar/pages/convert_faq.htm




"CAL3" <CAL3@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a number of documents in WordStar format (a defunct word processor)
> that I need to convert to MS Word "doc"s. I have looked through the HELP
> function in MS Word with no success. Microsoft's web-site topic search
> doesn't recognize the term "WordStar."
>
> Is there a conversion engine and how can I get it. (Free, if possible.)
>
>

Charlie
Wed Nov 16 18:21:52 CST 2005

On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 15:38:07 -0800, "CAL3"
<CAL3@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have a number of documents in WordStar format (a defunct word processor)
>that I need to convert to MS Word "doc"s. I have looked through the HELP
>function in MS Word with no success. Microsoft's web-site topic search
>doesn't recognize the term "WordStar."
>
>Is there a conversion engine and how can I get it. (Free, if possible.)
>

All you need to do is to install the converter that is supplied with
your Word program... it is not installed by default. On a new install,
just select custom install, and choose the options. On an existing
install, I think there is an option to add features, or something
similar.
Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

Graham
Thu Nov 17 01:06:12 CST 2005

Grab the old converter from the downloads page of my web site.

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CAL3 wrote:
> I have a number of documents in WordStar format (a defunct word
> processor) that I need to convert to MS Word "doc"s. I have looked
> through the HELP function in MS Word with no success. Microsoft's
> web-site topic search doesn't recognize the term "WordStar."
>
> Is there a conversion engine and how can I get it. (Free, if
> possible.)