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In article <1di365z.1jx1urx1zuqeqN@p37.nas1.is4.u-net.net>,
real-address-in-sig@flur.bltigibbet (Rebecca and Rowland) wrote:

> Terry Bishop <terry@edgy.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > Having taken the plunge and done a clean install of OS 8.5, plus a clean
> > install of MS Office (not 98), MSWord 6.1 hangs on opening at the splash
> > screen. Happens with/without extensions. OK when I revert to OS 8.0. All
> > other Office components and about 15 other apps OK.
> 
> If it helps, I have several versions of MS Word, none of which work on
> my 475 running 7.6.1; the only application I used that failed to make
> the transition from 7.1 to 7.6 was compiled by a Microsoft compiler.
> 
> I do have MacWrite and MacPaint on my 475, both of which get gawped at
> every now and then - there's no reason for old applications to break
> with a new OS if they've been written properly.
> 
> Rowland.

My weekly e-mail from the Download.com site mentions a Microsoft Office
update for 8.5. I don't use Word myself, but you might check out either
download.com or the microsoft site.

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