Tom,
The ".wps" extension usually indicates that the file was written with
Microsoft Works, an uncommon product nowadays.
Microsoft offers a converter for certain versions of Works and certain
versions of Word:
http://www.microsoft.com/DOWNLOADS/d...displaylang=en
If you only have to convert one file once, and the data is not
sensitive, it might be simpler to locate a free conversion service on
the internet, e.g.,
http://www.zamzar.com/
HTH.
Jeff [ not an official anything, just trying to help a little ]