Converting Password-Protected Documents in Word for Windows |
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A password-protected document created in Word 6.0 for Windows and
saved in Word for Windows 2.0 format will not prompt the user for a
password when the document is opened in Word 2.0. The document will
open without the password.
A password-protected document saved in Word 6.0 for Windows native
format ("Word Document") and opened in Word 2.0 for Windows using the
MSWORD6.CNV will produce the following three messages after the
"Convert file from" dialog is accepted:
Cannot open password-protected file.
Not enough memory to complete operation.
Word cannot open the document.
When the document is saved in Word for Windows 2.0 format, the
password is not saved because the converter is based on the RTF
specification, and the password is not saved to RTF.
When the document is saved in Word 6.0 for Windows native format, the
MSWORD6.CNV does not support conversion of the password.
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Word 2.x and 6.0 for Windows have password-protection features that
require the user to type a case-sensitive password before opening the
protected document.
A password-protected document created in Word 2.x for Windows and
opened in Word 6.0 for Windows will prompt for the password. The
document will open when the password is correctly typed.
"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, Chapter 21, "Opening, Saving, and Protecting Documents," Protecting Documents from Changes" section
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