Microsoft KB Archive/211514

= WD2000: Progress Meter Remains Visible in Status Bar After Error =

Article ID: 211514

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q211514





SYMPTOMS
When you run the Batch Conversion Wizard, the following error message may appear:

Word cannot complete the conversion of this file. Would you like to continue with the batch conversion?

where is the name of the file that caused the conversion process to halt. If you click No, the progress meter, which appears in the status bar, remains visible.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when the drive that contains your Windows Temp folder has run out of space.



WORKAROUND
To correct this problem, do one of the following appropriate for your situation:

Method 1: Restart Microsoft Word
Quit and restart Word. If you are unable to quit Word, press CTRL+ALT+DEL to show the Close Program dialog box. Click to select Microsoft Word and click End Task.

Method 2: Delete Temporary Files
Use the following steps to delete any Microsoft Word temporary files that remain on your hard disk drive:  Quit all Windows applications. On the Windows Start menu, point to Find and click Files or Folders. In the Named box on the Name & Location tab, type the following:

~*.*

 Change the Look in box to the drive that contains the Windows Temp folder. For example, change the Look in box to your C: drive. Click Find Now.

IMPORTANT: Make sure that all of the files found begin with the tilde (~) character. On the Edit menu, click Select All.</li> On the File menu, click Delete.</li> In the Named box on the Name & Location tab, type the following:

*.tmp

</li> Change the Look in box to the drive that contains the Windows Temp folder. For example, change the Look in box to your C: drive.</li> Click Find Now.

IMPORTANT: Make sure that all of the files found end with the .tmp extension (*.tmp).</li> On the Edit menu, click Select All.</li> On the File menu, click Delete.</li></ol>

Restart Microsoft Word and rerun the Batch Conversion Wizard.

For additional information about the Batch Conversion Wizard, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

237356 WD2000: How to Access Sample Macros for Word 2000

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, please click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

211632 WD2000: How Word for Windows Uses Temporary Files

224059 WD2000: Err Msg: "The disk is full. Free some space on this drive..."

Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug kbnofix kbtemplate KB211514

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