WD: History of WinWord File Converters Categorized by Release

Last reviewed: March 6, 1998
Article ID: Q96119

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a
Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c,
Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

The following is a history of the file converters that have shipped with the U.S. releases of Word, have been made available as part of the U.S. releases of Word Supplemental File Conversions Disks, or have been made available separately.

For additional historical information, see the More Information section at the end of this article.

Word Version 1.0

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   CONV-DCA.DLL   11-15-89   155584   RFT-DCA
   CONV-MM.DLL    11-15-89   103184   MultiMate 3.3, Advantage, Advantage
                                      II
   CONV-WP.DLL    11-15-89   89056    WordPerfect 4.1, 4.2 for MS-DOS
   CONV-WP5.DLL   11-15-89   101312   WordPerfect 5.0, 5.1
   CONV-WRD.DLL   11-15-89   104160   Word 3.x, 4.x, 5.0, 5.5 for MS-DOS
   CONV-WRI.DLL   11-15-89   57328    Windows Write 3.0
   CONV-WS.DLL    11-15-89   114576   WordStar 3.3, 3.45, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5
   CONV-WWP.DLL   11-15-89   68112    Works 1.x, 2.0 for MS-DOS

Word Version 1.1

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   CONV-DCA.DLL   07-18-90   154992   RFT-DCA
   CONV-MCW.DLL   07-18-90   110144   Word 4.0 for the Macintosh
   CONV-MM.DLL    07-18-90   97680    MultiMate 3.3, Advantage, Advantage
                                      II
   CONV-WP.DLL    07-18-90   83408    WordPerfect 4.1, 4.2 for MS-DOS
   CONV-WP5.DLL   07-18-90   102384   WordPerfect 5.0, 5.1
   CONV-WRD.DLL   07-18-90   119104   Word 3.x, 4.x, 5.0, 5.5 for MS-DOS
   CONV-WRI.DLL   07-18-90   56336    Windows Write 3.0
   CONV-WS.DLL    07-18-90   105536   WordStar 3.3, 3.45, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5
   CONV-WWP.DLL   07-18-90   60720    Works 1.x, 2.0 for MS-DOS

Word Version 1.1A

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   CONV-DCA.DLL   02-07-91   154992   RFT-DCA
   CONV-MCW.DLL   02-07-91   115952   Word 4.0 for the Macintosh
   CONV-WRD.DLL   02-07-91   130880   Word 3.x, 4.x, 5.0, 5.5 for MS-DOS
   CONV-MM.DLL    02-07-91   97680    MultiMate 3.3, Advantage, Advantage
                                      II
   CONV-TX8.DLL   02-07-91   177472   DOS Text with Layout
   CONV-TXT.DLL   02-07-91   177360   Text with Layout
   CONV-WP.DLL    02-07-91   87200    WordPerfect 4.1, 4.2 for MS-DOS
   CONV-WP5.DLL   02-07-91   126064   WordPerfect 5.0, 5.1
   CONV-WRI.DLL   02-07-91   56336    Windows Write 3.0
   CONV-WS.DLL    02-07-91   105536   WordStar 3.3, 3.45, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5
   CONV-WWP.DLL   02-07-91   60720    Works 1.x, 2.0 for MS-DOS

Word Version 2.0

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   DBASE.CNV      10-21-91   47104    dBASE II, III, III+, IV
   LOTUS123.CNV   10-21-91   100352   Lotus 1-2-3 2.0, 2.2, 3.0 for MS-DOS
   RFTDCA.CNV     10-21-91   174592   RFT-DCA
   TXTWLYT.CNV    10-21-91   175984   Text with Layout / DOS Text with
                                      Layout
   WORDDOS.CNV    10-21-91   176640   Word 3.x, 4.x, 5.0, 5.5 for MS-DOS
   WORDMAC.CNV    10-21-91   153184   Word 4.x, 5.0, 5.1 for the Macintosh
   WORDSTAR.CNV   10-21-91   109760   WordStar 3.3, 3.45, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5
   WORDWIN1.CNV   10-21-91   142848   Word 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a for Windows
   WPFT4.CNV      10-21-91   87200    WordPerfect 4.1, 4.2 for MS-DOS
   WPFT5.CNV      10-21-91   181984   WordPerfect 5.0, 5.1
   WRITWIN.CNV    10-21-91   66560    Windows Write 3.0
   XLBIFF.CNV     10-21-91   95744    Excel 2.x and 3.x for Windows

Supplemental File Conversions Disk (Word Version 2.0 Release)

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   MLTIPLAN.CNV   10-28-91   136192   Multiplan 3.x, 4.0, 4.2
   MULTIMAT.CNV   10-28-91   97680    MultiMate 3.3, Advantage, Advantage
                                      II
   WPFT4.CNV      10-28-91   87200    WordPerfect 4.1, 4.2 for MS-DOS
   WRKSDOS.CNV    10-28-91   80896    Works 1.x, 2.0 for MS-DOS
   WRKSWIN.CNV    10-28-91   89104    Works 2.0, 2.0a for Windows

Word Version 2.0A

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   DBASE.CNV      02-11-92   47104    dBASE II, III, III+, IV
   LOTUS123.CNV   02-11-92   103424   Lotus 1-2-3 2.0, 2.2, 3.0 for MS-DOS
   RFTDCA.CNV     02-11-92   174592   RFT-DCA
   TXTWLYT.CNV    02-11-92   175984   Text with Layout / DOS Text with
                                      Layout
   WORDDOS.CNV    02-11-92   176640   Word 3.x, 4.x, 5.0, 5.5 for MS-DOS
   WORDMAC.CNV    02-11-92   153184   Word 4.x, 5.0, 5.1 for the Macintosh
   WORDSTAR.CNV   02-11-92   109760   WordStar 3.3, 3.45, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5
   WORDWIN1.CNV   02-11-92   152576   Word 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a for Windows
   WPFT5.CNV      02-11-92   199856   WordPerfect 5.0, 5.1
   WRITWIN.CNV    02-11-92   66560    Windows Write 3.0
   XLBIFF.CNV     02-11-92   104960   Excel 2.x, 3.x for Windows

Supplemental File Conversions Disk (Word Version 2.0A Release)

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   MLTIPLAN.CNV   02-20-92   136192   Multiplan 3.x, 4.0, 4.2
   MULTIMAT.CNV   02-20-92   169952   MultiMate 3.3, Advantage, Advantage
                                      II, 4.0
   WPFT4.CNV      02-20-92   87200    WordPerfect 4.1, 4.2 for MS-DOS
   WRKSDOS.CNV    02-20-92   80896    Works 1.x, 2.0 for MS-DOS
   WRKSWIN.CNV    02-20-92   92208    Works 2.0, 2.0a for Windows

Word Version 2.0A-CD

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   DBASE.CNV      07-08-92   47104    dBASE II, III, III+, IV
   LOTUS123.CNV   07-08-92   106496   Lotus 1-2-3 2.0, 2.2, 3.0 for MS-DOS
   RFTDCA.CNV     07-08-92   179200   RFT-DCA
   TXTWLYT.CNV    07-08-92   175984   Text with Layout / DOS Text with
                                      Layout
   WORDDOS.CNV    07-08-92   176640   Word 3.x, 4.x, 5.0, 5.5 for MS-DOS
   WORDMAC.CNV    07-08-92   153184   Word 4.x, 5.0, 5.1 for the Macintosh
   WORDSTAR.CNV   07-08-92   109760   WordStar 3.3, 3.45, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5
   WORDWIN1.CNV   07-08-92   155648   Word 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a for Windows
   WPFT5.CNV      07-08-92   207728   WordPerfect 5.0, 5.1
   WRITWIN.CNV    07-08-92   78336    Windows Write 3.0, 3.1
   XLBIFF.CNV     07-08-92   109568   Excel 2.x, 3.x, 4.0 for Windows
   MLTIPLAN.CNV   09-26-91   136192   Multiplan 3.0, 4.0, 4.2
   MULTIMAT.CNV   04-15-91   170080   MultiMate 3.3, Advantage, Advantage
                                      II, 4.0
   WPFT4.CNV      08-01-91   87200    WordPerfect 4.1, 4.2 for MS-DOS
   WRKSDOS.CNV    08-29-91   80896    Works 1.x, 2.0 for MS-DOS
   WRKSWIN.CNV    03-17-92   92560    Works 2.0, 2.0a for Windows

Word Version 2.0B

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   DBASE.CNV      08-31-92   47104    dBASE II, III, III+, IV
   LOTUS123.CNV   08-31-92   106496   Lotus 1-2-3 2.0, 2.2, 3.0 for MS-DOS
   RFTDCA.CNV     08-31-92   179200   RFT-DCA
   TXTWLYT.CNV    08-31-92   175984   Text with Layout / DOS Text with
                                      Layout
   WORDDOS.CNV    08-31-92   181248   Word 3.x, 4.x, 5.0, 5.5 for MS-DOS
   WORDMAC.CNV    08-31-92   153648   Word 4.x, 5.0, 5.1 for the Macintosh
   WORDWIN1.CNV   08-31-92   155648   Word 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a for Windows
   WPFT5.CNW      08-31-92   207728   WordPerfect 5.0, 5.1 (Export)
   WPFT5I.CNW     08-31-92   131488   WordPerfect 5.0, 5.1 (Import)
   WRITWIN.CNV    08-31-92   78336    Windows Write 3.0, 3.1
   XLBIFF.CNV     08-31-92   109568   Excel 2.x, 3.x, 4.0 for Windows

Supplemental File Conversions Disk (Word Version 2.0B/2.0C Release)

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   DISPWRIT.CNV   08-31-92   257824   DisplayWrite 4v1, 4v2, 5.0
   MLTIPLAN.CNV   02-31-92   136192   Multiplan 3.0, 4.0, 4.2
   MULTIMAT.CNV   08-31-92   169952   MultiMate 3.3, Advantage, Advantage
                                      II, 4.0
   WORDSTAR.CNV   08-31-92   109760   WordStar 3.3, 3.45, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5
   WPFT4.CNV      08-31-92   87200    WordPerfect 4.1, 4.2 for MS-DOS
   WRKSDOS.CNV    08-31-92   80896    Works 1.x, 2.0 for MS-DOS
   WRKSWIN.CNV    08-31-92   92560    Works 2.0, 2.0a for Windows

Word Version 2.0C

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   DBASE.CNV      11-18-92   49152    dBASE II, III, III+, IV
   LOTUS123.CNV   11-18-92   106496   Lotus 1-2-3 2.0, 2.2, 3.0 for MS-DOS
   RFTDCA.CNV     11-18-92   179200   RFT-DCA
   TXTWLYT.CNV    11-18-92   175984   Text with Layout / DOS Text with
                                      Layout
   WORDDOS.CNV    11-18-92   181248   Word 3.x, 4.x, 5.0, 5.5 for MS-DOS
   WORDMAC.CNV    11-18-92   153648   Word 4.x, 5.0, 5.1 for the Macintosh
   WORDWIN1.CNV   11-18-92   155648   Word 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a for Windows
   WPFT5.CNV      11-18-92   238000   WordPerfect 5.0, 5.1
   WRITWIN.CNV    11-18-92   78336    Windows Write 3.0, 3.1
   XLBIFF.CNV     11-18-92   109568   Excel 2.x, 3.x, 4.0 for Windows

Supplemental File Conversions Disk (Word Version 2.0B/2.0C Release)

Unchanged from Word version 2.0b release. See reference to the 2.0b release above.

Word Version 6.0

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   MSWORD6.CNV    10-27-93   136704   Word 6.0 for Windows (not used by
                                      Word)
   RFTDCA.CNV     10-27-93   165888   RFT-DCA
   TXTWLYT.CNV    10-27-93   224944   Text with Layout /
                                      MS-DOS Text with Layout
   WORDDOS.CNV    10-27-93   192000   Word 3.x, 4.x, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0 for MS-
                                      DOS
   WORDMAC.CNV    10-27-93   175104   Word 4.x, 5.0, 5.1 for the Macintosh
   WORDWIN2.CNV   10-27-93   173568   Word 2.x for Windows
   WRITWIN.CNV    10-27-93   75264    Windows Write 3.0, 3.1
   WPFT5.CNV      10-27-93   357376   WordPerfect 5.x for DOS / Windows
   XLBIFF.CNV     10-27-93   120320   Excel 2.x, 3.x, 4.x, 5.0 for Windows

Supplemental File Conversions Disks (Word Version 6.0 Release)

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   DISPWRIT.CNV   11-05-93   274896   DisplayWrite 4v1, 4v2, 5.0
   LOTUS123.CNV   11-05-93   101888   Lotus 1-2-3 2.0, 2.2, and 3.0 for MS-
                                      DOS
   MLTIPLAN.CNV   11-05-93   121344   Multiplan 3.0, 4.0, 4.2
   MSWPUB2.CNV    11-05-93   100352   Publisher 2.0 for Windows
   MULTIMAT.CNV   11-05-93   176144   MultiMate 3.3, Advantage, Advantage
                                      II, 4.0
   WORDSTAR.CNV   11-05-93   208304   WordStar 3.3, 3.45, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5
   WORDWIN1.CNV   11-05-93   159232   Word 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a for Windows
   WPFT4.CNV      11-05-93   160816   WordPerfect 4.1, 4.2 for MS-DOS
   WRKSDOS.CNV    11-05-93   82240    Works 1.x, 2.0 for MS-DOS
   WRKSWIN.CNV    11-05-93   91872    Works 2.0, 2.0a for Windows

Word Version 6.0A

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   MSWORD6.CNV    01-26-94   137216   Word 6.0 for Windows (not used by
                                      Word)
   RFTDCA.CNV     01-26-94   165888   RFT-DCA
   TXTWLYT.CNV    01-26-94   224944   Text with Layout /
                                      MS-DOS Text with Layout
   WORDDOS.CNV    01-26-94   192000   Word 3.x, 4.x, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0 for MS-
                                      DOS
   WORDMAC.CNV    01-26-94   175104   Word 4.x, 5.0, 5.1 for the Macintosh
   WORDWIN2.CNV   01-26-94   175616   Word 2.x for Windows
   WRITWIN.CNV    01-26-94   75264    Windows Write 3.0, 3.1
   WPFT5.CNV      01-26-94   358912   WordPerfect 5.x for DOS / Windows
   XLBIFF.CNV     01-26-94   120320   Excel 2.x, 3.x, 4.x, 5.0 for Windows

Supplemental File Conversions Disks (Word Version 6.0A/6.0C Release)

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   DISPWRIT.CNV   03-15-94   274272   DisplayWrite 4v1, 4v2, 5.0
   LOTUS123.CNV   03-15-94   101888   Lotus 1-2-3 2.0, 2.2, and 3.0 for MS-
                                      DOS
   MLTIPLAN.CNV   03-15-94   121344   Multiplan 3.0, 4.0, 4.2
   MSWPUB2.CNV    03-15-94   100352   Publisher 2.0 for Windows
   MULTIMAT.CNV   03-15-94   176144   MultiMate 3.3, Advantage, Advantage
                                      II, 4.0
   WORDSTAR.CNV   03-15-94   208304   WordStar 3.3, 3.45, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5
   WORDWIN1.CNV   03-15-94   162304   Word 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a for Windows
   WPFT4.CNV      03-15-94   160816   WordPerfect 4.1, 4.2 for MS-DOS
   WRKSDOS.CNV    03-15-94   84592    Works 1.x, 2.0 for MS-DOS
   WRKSWIN.CNV    03-15-94   91968    Works 2.0, 2.0a for Windows
   WKS3WIN.CNV    03-15-94   99264    Works 3.0 for Windows

Word Version 6.0C

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   MSWORD6.CNV    08-09-94   138240   Word 6.0 for Windows (not used by
                                      Word)
   RFTDCA.CNV     08-09-94   165376   RFT-DCA
   TXTWLYT.CNV    08-09-94   224944   Text with Layout /
                                      MS-DOS Text with Layout
   WORDDOS.CNV    08-09-94   192000   Word 3.x, 4.x, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0 for MS-
                                      DOS
   WORDMAC.CNV    08-09-94   175104   Word 4.x, 5.0, 5.1 for the Macintosh
   WORDWIN2.CNV   08-09-94   175616   Word 2.x for Windows
   WPFT5.CNV      08-09-94   360960   WordPerfect 5.x for DOS / Windows
   WPFT5.EQU      08-09-94   117760   WordPerfect 5.x Equations
   WRITWIN.CNV    08-09-94   75264    Windows Write 3.0, 3.1
   XLBIFF.CNV     08-09-94   120320   Excel 2.x, 3.x, 4.x, 5.0 for Windows

Supplemental File Conversions Disks (Word Version 6.0A/6.0C Release)

Unchanged from Word version 6.0A release. See reference to the 6.0A release above.

Lotus 1-2-3 Converter Update for Word 6.0 for Windows

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   LOTUS123 CNV   08-18-94   107520   Lotus 1-2-3 2.x, 3.x, 4.x for
                                      MS-DOS

This updated Lotus 1-2-3 converter that adds support for Lotus 1-2-3 version 4.x is now available separately. This converter replaces the releases of the converter supplied with the Word 6.x versions of the Supplemental File Conversions Disks. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q124871

TITLE     : Lotus 1-2-3 Converter Update Available for WinWord 6.0

Word Version 6.0 for Windows NT

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   DOSWRD32.CNV   6/7/95     208kb    Word for MS-DOS Converter
   EXCEL32.CNV    6/7/95     134kb    Excel Worksheet Converter
   MACWRD32.CNV   6/7/95     146kb    Word 4.x-5.x for the Macintosh
                                      Converter
   RFTDCA32.CNV   6/7/95     163kb    RFT-DCA Converter
   WNWRD232.CNV   6/7/95     179kb    Word 2.x for Windows Converter
   WPFT532.CNV    6/7/95     368kb    WordPerfect Converter
   WRITE32.CNV    6/7/95     76kb     Windows Write Converter

Supplemental File Converters (Word Version 6.0 for Windows NT Release)

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (downloaded in NT6SUP.EXE)
   DWRIT32.CNV    10/28/94   160kb    DisplayWrite 4/5 (DOC) Converter - 32
   MLTMAT32.CNV   10/28/94   258kb    MultiMate Converter
   TXTLYT32.CNV   10/28/94   185kb    Text with Layout Converter
   WPFT432.CNV    10/28/94   235kb    WordPerfect 4.x Converter
   WRDSTR32.CNV   10/28/94   292kb    WordStar Converter

Word Version 7.0

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   DOSWRD32.CNV   7/20/95    209kb    Word for MS-DOS Converter
   EXCEL32.CNV    9/27/95    135kb    Excel Worksheet converter
   LOTUS32.CNV    7/20/95    107kb    Lotus 1-2-3 Converter
   MACWRD32.CNV   9/27/95    186kb    Word 4.x-5.x for the Macintosh
                                      Converter
   MSWRD632.CNV   9/27/95    140kb    Word 6.0-7.0 for Windows & Macintosh
                                      Converter
   RFTDCA32.CNV   7/20/95    163kb    RFT-DCA Converter
   TXTLYT32.CNV   7/20/95    185kb    Text with Layout Converter
   WNWRD232.CNV   7/20/95    180kb    Word 2.x for Windows Converter
   WORKS332.CNV   9/27/95    116kb    Works for Windows 3.0 Converter
   WORKS432.CNV   9/27/95    120kb    Works 4.0 Converter
   WPFT532.CNV    9/27/95    386kb    WordPerfect Converter
   WPFT632.CNV    9/27/95    218kb    WordPerfect 6.x Converter
   WRDSTR32.CNV   7/20/95    268kb    WordStar Converter for Microsoft
                                      products
   WRITE32.CNV    7/20/95    76kb     Windows Write Converter

Word Version 7.0a

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   DOSWRD32.CNV   1/10/96    209kb    Word for MS-DOS Converter
   EXCEL32.CNV    3/20/96    135kb    Excel Worksheet Converter
   LOTUS32.CNV    3/20/96    107kb    Lotus 1-2-3 Converter
   MACWRD32.CNV   3/20/96    186kb    Word 4.x - 5.x for the Macintosh
                                      Converter
   MSWRD632.CNV   3/20/96    143kb    Word for Windows 6 Converter
   RFTDCA32.CNV   3/20/96    163kb    RFT-DCA Converter
   TXTLYT32.CNV   3/20/96    185kb    Text with Layout Converter
   WNWRD232.CNV   3/20/96    180kb    Word 2.x for Windows Converter
   WORKS332.CNV   3/20/96    116kb    Works for Windows 3.0 Converter
   WORKS432.CNV   3/20/96    120kb    Works 4.0 Converter
   WPFT532.CNV    3/20/96    386kb    WordPerfect Converter
   WPFT632.CNV    3/20/96    218kb    WordPerfect 6.x Converter
   WRDSTR32.CNV   3/20/96    268kb    WordStar converter for Microsoft
                                      products
   WRITE32.CNV    3/20/96    76kb     Windows Write Converter

Supplemental File Converters (Word Version 7.0 Release)

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (downloaded in GC1064.EXE Appnote)
   AMI332.CNV     1/31/95    238kb    Ami Pro 3.0 Converter - 32

Word Version 97 from the Word 97 CD-ROM

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (OFFICE Folder)
   IFILTER.CNV    12/9/96    45kb     Microsoft Office IFilter to RTF
                                      Converter
   WWPAB.CNV      12/9/96    40kb     Address Book Converter

   (OS\MSAPPS\TEXTCONV Folder)
   EXCEL32.CNV    12/9/96    133kb    Excel Worksheet Converter
   HTML32.CNV     12/9/96    369kb    Microsoft HTML Converter
   LOTUS32.CNV    12/9/96    107kb    Lotus 1-2-3 Converter
   MACWRD32.CNV   12/9/96    177kb    Word 4.x-5.x for Macintosh Converter
   MSWRD632.CNV   12/9/96    133kb    Word 6.0/95 Converter
   MSWRD832.CNV   12/9/96    253kb    Word 97 Converter (not used by Word
                                      97)
   RECOVR32.CNV   12/9/96    38kb     Recover Text Converter
   TXTLYT32.CNV   12/9/96    185kb    Text with Layout Converter
   WNWRD232.CNV   12/9/96    180kb    Word 2.x for Windows Converter
   WORKS332.CNV   12/9/96    116kb    Works for Windows 3.0 Converter
   WORKS432.CNV   12/9/96    254kb    Works 4.0 Converter
   WPFT532.CNV    12/9/96    333kb    WordPerfect 5.x Converter
   WPFT632.CNV    12/9/96    247kb    WordPerfect 6.x Converter
   WRD6EX32.CNV   12/9/96    19kb     Word 6.0/95 Export Converter

   (VALUPACK\WRD97CNV Folder)
   WRD97CNV.EXE   12/9/96    953kb    Word 97 Converter Setup for Word
                                      6.0/95

Supplemental File Converters (Word Version 97 Release)

   File name      Date       Size     File format description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   AMI332.CNV                238kb    Ami Pro 3.0 Converter - 32
   DOSWRD32.CNV              209kb    Word for MS-DOS Converter
   RFTDCA32.CNV              163kb    RFT-DCA Converter
   WRDSTR32.CNV              268kb    WordStar converter for Microsoft
   WRITE32.CNV               76kb     Windows Write Converter

   (downloaded from the Microsoft Web site as WD6EX32.EXE)
   WRD6EX32.CNV     ?/?/??   ???kb    Word 6/95 compressed RTF export.
                                      (Replaced WRD6EX32.CNV that shipped
                                      with Word 97. Compressed graphics
                                      into binary format. No longer
                                      available.)

   (downloaded from the Microsoft Web site as WD6EX32.EXE)
   WRD6EX32.CNV     6/4/97   1024kb   Word 6/95 binary export.
                                      (Replaced WRD6EX32.CNV that shipped
                                      with Word 97.

Word Version 97 from the Word 97 CD-ROM Service Release 1

File name      Date       Size     File format description

(OFFICE Folder)

IFILTER.CNV    12/9/96    45kb     Microsoft Office IFilter to RTF
                                   Converter
WWPAB.CNV      12/9/96    40kb     Address Book Converter

(OS\MSAPPS\TEXTCONV Folder)

EXCEL32.CNV    7/2/97     133kb    Excel Worksheet Converter
HTML32.CNV     7/2/97     374kb    Microsoft HTML Converter
LOTUS32.CNV    7/2/97     107kb    Lotus 1-2-3 Converter
MACWRD32.CNV   7/2/97     177kb    Word 4.x-5.x for Macintosh Converter
MSWRD632.CNV   7/2/97     133kb    Word 6.0/95 Converter
MSWRD832.CNV   7/2/97     253kb    Word 97 Converter (not used by Word
                                   97)
RECOVR32.CNV   7/2/97     38kb     Recover Text Converter
TXTLYT32.CNV   7/2/97     185kb    Text with Layout Converter
WNWRD232.CNV   7/2/97     180kb    Word 2.x for Windows Converter
WORKS332.CNV   7/2/97     116kb    Works for Windows 3.0 Converter
WORKS432.CNV   7/2/97     254kb    Works 4.0 Converter
WPFT532.CNV    7/2/97     333kb    WordPerfect 5.x Converter
WPFT632.CNV    7/2/97     247kb    WordPerfect 6.x Converter
WRD6EX32.CNV   7/2/97     1024kb   Word 6.0/95 Binary Export Converter
WRD6ER32.CNV   7/2/97     19kb     Word 6.0/95 RTF Export Converter
                                   (same file as the WRD6EX32.CNV that
                                   shipped with original version of Word
                                   97.)

(VALUPACK\WRD97CNV Folder)

WRD97CNV.EXE   12/9/96    953kb    Word 97 Converter Setup for Word
                                   6.0/95

Supplemental File Converters (Word Version 97 Release)

File name      Date       Size     File format description

AMI332.CNV                238kb    Ami Pro 3.0 Converter - 32
DOSWRD32.CNV              209kb    Word for MS-DOS Converter
RFTDCA32.CNV              163kb    RFT-DCA Converter
WRDSTR32.CNV              268kb    WordStar converter for Microsoft
WRITE32.CNV               76kb     Windows Write Converter

(downloaded from the Microsoft Web site as WD6EX32.EXE)

WRD6EX32.CNV     6/4/97   1024kb   Word 6/95 binary export.
                                   (Same as what ships with 97 SR1).

MORE INFORMATION

In some early versions of Word, menu options for some formats erroneously do not list all supported versions. For example, in Word versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.1a, the WordStar converter only lists support for WordStar 3.3, 3.45, and 4.0 when in fact the converter also officially supports versions 5.0 and 5.5, and is unofficially capable of reading WordStar 6.0 and 7.0 files.
Some converters are capable of reading information from versions or sources of a non-Word file format other than those listed in the Open dialog box (on the File menu, click Open).
All versions of FoxBASE+ for MS-DOS and for the Macintosh, as well as FoxPro 2.0 for MS-DOS and FoxPro 2.5 for MS-DOS and Windows, use the dBASE III+/IV file format as their internal file format. Therefore, although we do not specifically list an option to open FoxBASE+ or FoxPro files in Word, these files can be opened as dBASE files in Word versions prior to Word 6.0.
The only change to the dBASE converter in Word version 2.0b was a correction to a problem with the converter not recognizing FoxPro 2.0 database files that contain memo fields.
In Word 6.0 and later, the dBASE converter has been discontinued, and it's functionality has been replaced by use of ODBC to import data from FoxBase, FoxPro, dBASE and other database formats.
The Works 2.0 for MS-DOS converter can read Works version 3.0 for MS-DOS word processing files; it will ignore formatting features newly introduced in Works version 3.0 for MS-DOS.
A Works 3.0 for Windows converter was first introduced as part of the Word 6.0a Supplemental File Conversions Disks.
The WordPerfect 5.x converter can read data from WordPerfect versions 5.0, 5.1, and 5.1 Plus for MS-DOS, as well as from WordPerfect 5.1 and 5.2 for Windows documents.
Some files in the Word 2.0a-CD for Windows release have different file dates because the supplemental converters were included in the WORD\SUPPCONV directory on the CD-ROM and were not file-date synched when the CD-ROM was built.

Additional query words: textconv w_winword 1.0 1.10 1.10a 2.0 2.0a
2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c geninfo
Keywords : kbinterop kbinterop
Version : WINDOWS:1.x,2.x,6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbref

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Last reviewed: March 6, 1998
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