WD: Directory Error Running Wrd97cnv.exe From the Server (176021)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
This article was previously published under Q176021 SYMPTOMS
If you perform an administrative installation of the Word 97 import
converter for Word 6.x and 7.x and then run the Setup.exe, you may receive
the following error message:
Microsoft Word 97 Converter setup was not completed for the following
reason: Setup could not determine a valid directory for the source
files. This may be caused, in certain circumstances, by running from a
network location with a long directory name, or from a read-only
location.
CAUSE
This problem occurs if you make the directory containing the expanded files
from Wrd97cnv.exe read-only.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.
Method 1: Change the Share Permissions
The converter will be installed correctly if the share permissions are set
to include "Change" (RWXD).
Method 2: Change the File Permissions
Rather then setting the share to read-only, you can set the individual file
permissions in the share to read-only, leaving the share with "Change"
permissions.
REFERENCES
The converter is also available for download from the Microsoft Software
Library. For more information about how to obtain the converter, please see
the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
162214 WD: How to Obtain the Word 97 Converter
For more information about the Word 97 import converter, please see the
following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
176017 WD: Word 97 Import Converter: How to Do an Administrative Setup Converter
162602 WD97: Questions About Saving in the Word 6.0/95 File Format
157091 WD97: How to Import Documents into an Earlier Version of Word
96119 WD: History of WinWord File Converters Categorized by Release
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/17/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB176021 |
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