Problems converting Word 97-2003 Document

I have tried using the converter for a 2 page 97-2003 .doc file. Each time I try it creates a 3 page document and screws up the formating. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks

Thank you for your post. I'm sorry it's not converting quite right.
Image placement, line breaks, and page breaks sometimes change if you save to other formats... the only advice I can provide is to try changing these things in your original, then re-upload and try to convert again. Using a common font can also help - we don't have all fonts on our conversion servers so if your font is being substituted you'll want to try a common one.
I'm sorry there isn't an easy fix! Hope this helps!
Michelle

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I am using MsWord 2003 and Acrobat 9 in Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bits.
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Same for MS Office. Virgin installation of ver. 2003 and 2007
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