WD: How to Obtain the Word 97-2000 Import Converter

ID: q162214

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000
Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

In order to open a Word 97 or Word 2000 document in an earlier version of Word (6.x or 7.x), you must use a converter.

You can download the most recent version of the Word 97-2000 Import Converter from the Microsoft Download Center.

Note to Word for Macintosh Users: If you want to open a Word 97 or Word 2000 for Windows document in an earlier version of Word for the Macintosh, you must use the Word 97-98-2000 Import Converter. For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q184128 WD: How to Obtain the Word 97-98-2000 Converter

MORE INFORMATION

How to Install the Word 97-2000 Import Converter from the Microsoft Download Center

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Click the file name below to download the file:

wrd97cnv.exe

For more information about how to download files from the Microsoft Download Center, please visit the Download Center at the following Web address

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp

and then click How to use the Microsoft Download Center.

This file includes a Setup program that installs either Msword8.cnv or Mswrd832.cnv on your computer (depending on the version of Word for Windows you are running). The Setup program also installs a Wrd97cnv.doc Readme document.

NOTE: Msword8.cnv is the converter for Word 6.0 for Windows. Mswrd832.cnv is the converter for Word 7.0 for Windows 95.

After you have obtained the Word 97-2000 Import Converter, double-click the Wrd97cnv.exe file to extract and set up the converter. Depending on which version of Word you are currently using, the Setup program installs either the Mswrd832.cnv file (the 32-bit version for Word 7.0) or the Msword8.cnv file (the 16-bit version for Word 6.0). Setup also updates the necessary registry settings. For more information, see the Wrd97cnv.doc file that is installed with the Word 97-2000 Import Converter. For additional information about other text converters that can be installed with the Microsoft Office Converter Pack, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212265 WD: Additional Text Converters and Image Filters Available in Microsoft Office Converter Pack

Additional query words: word97 word2000 97

Keywords : kbfile kbualink97 kbdta wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000,97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo