If you have legacy documents from the WordStar era ( .wsd , .ws , .doc from WordStar 3.3–7.0), Microsoft Word no longer includes native support for them. However, with the right converter pack, you can still recover those files.
If the above fails, use (free) – it has built-in WordStar import filters. Then save as .docx and open in Microsoft Word. wordstar converter pack for microsoft word
Microsoft previously offered a as part of the Microsoft Office Converter Pack (last official version for Office 2000/XP/2003). While discontinued, the converter still works on modern Windows if you install it manually. If you have legacy documents from the WordStar era (