WD2000: Word 95 Document Is Changed to "Word Document" When Opened in Word 2000 (265009)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000, Service Release 1

This article was previously published under Q265009

NOTE: The information in this article applies to the Japanese version%3 of Word 2000.

SYMPTOMS

When you open a Word 95 document in Word 2000, the file type is changed to "Word Document" from "Word 6.0/95 Document".

CAUSE

This problem caused by a malfunction of the save process in Word 2000.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276367 OFF2000: How to Obtain the Latest Office 2000 Service Pack

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do one of the following:

Open the document in Word 2000 and intentionally save the file as Word 95/6.0.
Save the document as Rich Text Format (RTF).
Use the Word 97-2000 import converter.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 2.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	10/16/2002
Keywords:	kbbug kbOffice2000preSP2Fix kbOffice2000sp2fix kbQFE KB265009