How about giving a blow by blow about how to read the files with Microsoft
OE, using what free program (totally free, not trial, not pay by using an
advertisers product.

I am fairly smart with a computer, but I could not figure it out in a
reasonable period of time, and gave up. I gotta think there is a better
way.

Done.

I wrote this some years ago. Will it do?

http://rapidshare.com/files/22273461...ckpar.pdf.html

Waldo.