Why do you spell it as "m$ office"?
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Greedy fucks.
How old of Docx files are you talking? Something like Office 2010 might run quite well, and your father would have probably had to have used some very weird features for it to be incompatible.
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I wouldn't even try with wine these days.
Why don't you use the Win10 machine you have, the online version of Microsoft Office (web browser or app), a VM with Windows, or (if it works for your case) Google Docs or OnlyOffice.
In my experience, OnlyOffice has the best compatibility with M$ Office. You should try it if you haven't
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Have you tried the online version of MS Office? I'm not sure, but I think there's a free version. Depending on the file, you might be able to convert it to another format, then use a FOSS tool going forwards.
Too many documents and Office 365 is a $10 month sub scam.
I can't comment on how many documents you have, but there's a free version of Office 365
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I was thinking along the same lines. Use the online version available via portal.office.com, and use that to convert everything to something more FOSS-friendly.
Not sure if access is free, though.
This is what I would recommend as well. Try to convert within Word to an older version or open version that's likely to be compatible with other software. Test one and see if it converts okay.
You can try Pandoc and see if that works, Google Docs, Office365, finding an abandonware version of Word and running on Wine...lots of options to work with.
It might be easier to start narrowing down where you need to look if you get the header info from one of these files.
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