Q183070: WD97: Embedded OLE Objects Are Changed to Pictures After Save As

Article: Q183070
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): Service Release 1 (SR-1)
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbconversion winword word97
Last Modified: 29-JAN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows, version Service Release 1 (SR-1) 
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SYMPTOMS
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Embedded OLE objects are converted to pictures when saving a Word 97 document as
Word 6.0/95 format using the binary converter included with the SR-1 upgrade or
patch.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2


Additional query words: 8.0 7.0 6.0 SR1 sr pack sp sp1 service release 1 convertor link

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Keywords          : kbdta kbconversion winword word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2 kbWord97SR1
Version           : :Service Release 1 (SR-1)
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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