Microsoft KB Archive/195127

= WD: Converter Will Not Automatically Install in Word =

Article ID: 195127

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q195127





SYMPTOMS
In Word 97, if you have already opened a file during the current session, you cannot auto-install a file converter.



CAUSE
Word 97 only searches for and auto-installs converters the first time you open a file in a Word session.



Auto-Installing the Converter
To auto-install the converter, follow these steps:


 * 1) Copy the converter to the appropriate directory or folder.

Place the converter in the same directory as the Winword.exe file or the \Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\TextConv directory.
 * 1) Save your work, quit Word, and restart Word.
 * 2) Open any document that Word cannot recognize (for example, a document of the format supported by the converter, a program file, or a clipart graphics file).

Word will find and install the converter, and it will henceforth appear as a choice in the Open and Save As dialog boxes.

