If you have received a Works WPS file and need to open it in Microsoft Word, you can download a free Works 6-9 Converter from Microsoft, install it and then open the file.

How can I open an MSWorks file in MSWord? The files have a .wps extension on them.<P>Please, any help as quick as you can, we need that fruitcake recipe before all hell breaks loose.

I hate wps files (and Works) for the exact same reason - they're nearly impossible to open. You can try ABC Amber Text Converter (30 day trial, I haven't used it). Report A ...

Question: I just got a .wps file in my e-mail, and I can't open it. Answer: You received an orphaned file, created with a program that has long since vanished from stores and most computers' storage.