Windows 10 fails two recognize MS Word 9.

[Guest worahm]

After I downloaded Wins 10, MS Word9 would not recognize a word document downloaded form an email.  Instead, I received a message trying to sell me MS office.   I deleted the MS works 9 program and reinstalled it, using the CD that I received with original MS Works9 program.  Still had the same problem.  I have the same program running on my Wins 7 computer and it works fine.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Bill 

[Brian Burgess]

There are a couple of options you can try to get older software to work with Windows 10. Here are a couple of guides that should help you out:

http://www.groovypost.com/howto/run-old-software-windows-10-compatibility-mode/

http://www.groovypost.com/howto/enable-16-bit-application-support-windows-10/

[Guest worahm]

Thanks for your reply. Apparently, some of the default settings were changed when I downloaded Wins10.  I was able to resolve the problem by resetting the default settings to MS Word instead of MS Office.