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The Wrd97cnv.exe file contains a converter that is included with Microsoft
Word 97 Service Release 1 (SR-1) Enterprise Update. It converts documents
from Microsoft Word 97 format to Word 7.0 for Windows 95, or Word 6.0 for
Windows or Windows NT. The Setup program installs either Ms.cnv or
Mswrd832.cnv on your computer (depending on the version of Windows you are
running). The Setup program also installs the Wrd97cnv.doc Readme document.
How Wrd97cnv.exe Setup Determines Where to Install Files
The converter Setup program checks two registry keys to determine the
version of Word (Word 7.
x, or Word 6.
x for Windows or Windows NT) and the
installation location.
The Word97Cnv.exe converter Setup checks the following registry keys to
determine whether Word 7.0, or Word 6.0 for Windows or Windows NT is
installed.
NOTE: Word 97 does not use either of these keys.
Word 6.
x:
Hkey_Classes_Root\CLSID\{00020900-0000-0000-C000-00000000}\Local Server
Word 7.0 or Word 6.0 for Windows NT:
Hkey_Classes_Root\CLSID\{00020900-0000-0000-C000-00000000}\Local Server32
: If both Local Server (Word 6.0 for Windows) and Local Server32 (Word
7.0 or Word 6.0 for Windows NT) keys exist, Setup installs both 16-bit
and 32-bit converters and filters to the appropriate locations.
NOTE: If only Word 97 is installed, the converter Setup program reports
the following error:
Microsoft Word 97 converter Setup was not completed for the
following reason:
Setup could not locate an installed version of Word compatible
with the Word 8.0 converter. This converter is suitable for use
with Microsoft Word 6.0 and 95 only.
If Setup detects Word 7.0 or Word 6.0 for Windows NT, it checks the
following registry key to determine the location used by any existing
converters:
Hkey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Text Converters\Import
If the folder pointed to by this registry key exists, Setup installs the
converter to this location. If the folder does not exist, Setup creates it
and installs the converter to this location.
If Setup detects Word 6.0 for Windows, it always installs the 16-bit
converters and filters to:
<drive>:\<Windows>\MsApps\textconv and \grphflt.
where <
drive>:\<Windows> is the location of your Windows directory.
These folders are created if they don't exist.
For additional information, please see the following articles in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
162214 WD: How to Obtain the Word 97-2000 Import Converter
157091 WD97: How to Open Documents into an Earlier Version of Word
161841 WD: Error Message Opening Word 97 File in Word 6.x, 7.x
176017 WD: How to Do an Administrative Installation of Word 97-2000 Import Converter (Wrd97cnv.exe)
176021 WD: Directory Error Running Wd97cnv.exe from the Server
184323 WD95: Files Installed by the Word 97 Import Converter
184328 WD6x: Files Installed by the Word 97 Import Converter