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Q122797: Standard Template Files Restrict Word Backward Compatibility

Article: Q122797
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop smsgeneral kbArtTypeINF
Last Modified: 27-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use Program Group Control to perform a workstation installation of
Microsoft Office version 4.2 and you use the standard template files that ship
with Office version 4.2, you may not be able to save Microsoft Word version 6.0
files in Microsoft Word version 2.0 format. The same problem also occurs with
any batch workstation installations that uses the standard template files of
Office.

CAUSE
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STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 1.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: sms prodsms mom

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Keywords          : kbinterop smsgeneral kbArtTypeINF 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS100
Version           : winnt:1.0

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