WD97: Supplemental Text Converters Available for Word 97

ID: Q157092

The information in this article applies to:

SUMMARY

The following supplemental converters are available for Microsoft Word 97:

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library: 

 ~ Wdsupcnv.exe (size: 428768 bytes) 
                   This file includes the following converters and a
                   Readme file:

                   Ami332.cnv
                   Doswrd32.cnv
                   Rftdca32.cnv
                   Wrdstr32.cnv
                   Write32.cnv
For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

How Do I Install the Supplemental Converters?

To install these converters, follow these steps:

1. Close Microsoft Word.

2. Save the Wdsupcnv.exe file to a temporary location on your hard disk.

3. On the Windows 95 taskbar, click Start.

4. Click Run.

5. In the Open box type "Wdsupcnv.exe" (without the quotation marks).

6. Click OK. 

   The converters will be extracted from the .exe file and placed into the
   temporary location on your hard disk.
7. Copy the extracted .cnv files into the following folder: 

      Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\TextConv

   NOTE: You may also copy the extracted .cnv files into the following
   folder:

      Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office

   Word can find the supplemental converters in either location.

   If you are using a network installation of Microsoft Word and you are
   running Word from the network server, a network administrator having the
   required permissions on the network must copy the .cnv files to the
   following folder on the network:

      MSapps\TextConv

   NOTE: If you are running a network installation of Word on a
   workstation, you cannot install the supplemental file converters
   exclusively to the local drive of that workstation. The supplemental
   converters must be installed on the server; therefore, the converters
   will be available to all of the workstations using the network
   installation of Word. If you want to limit access to the converters such
   that they are available only to a single computer, you must perform a
   local installation of Microsoft Office or Microsoft Word on that
   computer.
8. Start Microsoft Word. When you open a file that was created in one of 
   the programs for which a converter is installed, Word will access the
   appropriate converter automatically and will open the document.
For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q155746
   TITLE     : How to Auto-Register a Converter in Word for Windows 95
NOTE: For information about converting documents from Word 97 to earlier versions of Word, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q162214
   TITLE     : How to Obtain the Word 97 Converter

MORE INFORMATION

Obtaining the Converters If You Are Unable to Download Them

If you are unable to download these converters from the sources listed in this article, you can also access them as part of the Microsoft Office 97 Resource Kit, available from Microsoft Press. To purchase the Resource Kit in North America, call (800) MSPRESS (800) 677-7377. International purchases can be faxed to (425) 936-7329.

This kit is not available from the Microsoft Sales Information Center (MSIC). 

   NOTE: You can obtain this Microsoft Press title from any local computer
   bookstore or you can send in the Microsoft Office Supplemental Offers
   Coupon, which is included in your Microsoft Office retail package.
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Version           : 97
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: December 19, 1998