word 2k doc opens in "foreign language"on Win 7 computer

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mfisher41

i have a document created in word 2k that opens fine in word 7 on a computer
using XP. on a computer using Win 7 it opens in what looks like a foreign
language or boxers even if i copy the file to a usb and open it help
 
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Peter T. Daniels

Is the font in the document installed in the third computer?

You would get boxes if the original font used some non-standard
coding, such as Symbol.
 

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