Hi Rod-
There should not be any 'conversion' necessary. Word 2000 should be able to
open the doc with no problem unless there is more to the story than you've
shared so far. if you are reluctant to try, make a copy of the file and then
open the copy. (BTW- don't try to open the file or the copy from removable
media, such as CD or floppy. Copy it to your Hard Disk and work with it from
there.)
Good Luck |:>)