From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 10, 2009
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Is OpenOffice malware, and will the compatibility pack help?
>
> Leo,
> I now have Microsoft Word 2003, and a friend told me to
> download Open Office.org, because that supposedly would
> take the place of Microsoft Word 2007. When I tried to
> download it, my AVG program alerted me that this was a
> dangerous site. Is Open Office not a good, or safe site?
> I also just downloaded the Microsoft Word "Converter"
> because it looked like it might just update my 2003 version
> into the 2007 version without me having to buy the
> Microsoft Word 2007 program for around $200.
OpenOffice is fine. Make sure you go to http://openoffice.org
to get it though.
Installing the "Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack"
will allow you to read/write 2007 documents in office
2003. http://go.ask-leo.com/office2007converters
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Thanks for asking,
Leo Notenboom