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- From: Rick E Romkey <rer@utrcv1.res.utc.com>
- Subject: Re: MS WinWord -> MS Word 5.0 unexpectantly quits
- Message-ID: <1992Aug14.120145.25759@sun1x.actc.res.utc.com>
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- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 12:01:45 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug7.163352.19724@unlinfo.unl.edu> evelyn fink,
- efink@unlinfo.unl.edu writes:
- >When I try converting a file using MS Word 5.0 file conversion utility
- >for documents created in Word for Windows, I either get a system error
- >(ID=01) or the machine just hangs up.
- >
- >Any experience with their conversion utilities?
- >
- >I'm running system 6.05 using Finder with a memory allocation for Word
- >of 2 megs on system w 5 megs RAM.
- >
- >Evelyn Fink efink@unl.edu
- >University of Nebraska Lincoln
-
- I had the same problems as you. I first thought it was a problem with the
- conversion routine, so I tried re-installing that from the original disks.
- I still had periodic errors though, so I tried boosting up the memory
- for Word to 2.5 megs. Then everything worked groovey!
-
- Good luck!
-
- Rick.
-