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Q167878: WD97: Progress Meter Remains Visible in Status Bar After Error

Article: Q167878
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbtool kbdta kbtemplate word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run the Conversion Wizard, you may receive the following error
message:

  Word cannot complete the conversion of this file <filename>. Would you
  like to continue with the batch conversion?

where <filename> is the name of the file that caused the conversion process
to halt. If you click No, the progress meter, which appears in the status bar,
remains visible.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem and refresh the status bar, quit and restart Word.

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

Additional query words: 8.0

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbtool kbdta kbtemplate word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbbug

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