Microsoft KB Archive/139795

= Word for NT and Word 7.0 Cannot Import DOS Works 3.x Documents =

Article ID: 139795

Article Last Modified on 5/14/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q139795



SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Word 7.0 for Windows 95 and Word 6.0 for Windows NT do not directly support conversion to or from Works 1.x, 2.x, or 3.0 for MS-DOS formats. However, if Word 7.0 has been installed with Office for Windows 95, a "Works for MS-DOS 3.0" option incorrectly appears as an available file type in the Open and Save As dialog boxes. If you select this option when trying to open a Works 3.0 for MS-DOS document, the file will not be recognized and Word will return the following error:

The file is not the right file type (Works for MS-DOS 3.0).



CAUSE
This error occurs because Word is attempting to use the Works 3.0 for Windows converter to interpret the Works 3.0 for MS-DOS file. Works 3.x for Windows has a different file format than Works 3.0 for MS-DOS.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed the appearance of the "Works for MS-DOS 3.0" file type to be a problem in Microsoft Office for Windows 95 Setup. This option no longer appears in a stand-alone Word 7.0 installation or in localized releases of Office for Windows 95.



RESOLUTION
Use an interim file format that is recognized in both Word and Works. For best results, use RTF format. See the table below for compatible file types and how they are referenced in each product:   Works                 Word -

Text                 Any of the Text formats (MSDOS Text, Text Only,                         Text with Layout, and so forth) Microsoft RTF        Rich Text Format (RTF) Microsoft Word 5.x   Word 3.x-5.x for MS-DOS IBM DCA              RFT-DCA WordPerfect 5.0      WordPerfect 5.0 WordPerfect 5.1      WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS

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