WD97: Embedded OLE Objects Are Changed to Pictures After Save As

ID: Q183070

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows, version Service Release 1 (SR-1)

SYMPTOMS

Embedded OLE objects are converted to pictures when saving a Word 97 document as Word 6.0/95 format using the binary converter included with the SR-1 upgrade or patch.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2

Additional query words: 8.0 7.0 6.0 SR1 sr pack sp sp1 service release 1 convertor link

Keywords : kbdta kbconversion winword word97 ocsso
Version : :Service Release 1 (SR-1)
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug