[seany65]

From my understanding of the limited research I've done so far, it seems that 'microsoft office 2007' is compatible with MS word.

The info is from a wiki page.

Another page states that :

"Microsoft Works has built-in compatibility for the Microsoft Office document formats (DOC and XLS), including, but not limited to, the ability of the Works Word Processor to open Microsoft Word documents..."

(So why couldn't I open a word document in MS works 8.5?)

and a little below that :

"Microsoft makes file format converter filters for Microsoft Word for opening and saving to Works Word Processor format."

Yes, I know that's on wiki, but sometimes their info must be good?

Not sure I like the sound of any Windows OS that comes after XP.