Article: Q174316
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbtool kbdta winword word97
Last Modified: 19-JUL-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word Viewer 97-2000
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the /p switch on the command line to start Word Viewer 97-2000, the
document is not automatically printed as in earlier versions of Word Viewer.
WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.
Method 1: Print from Word Viewer 97-2000
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In Microsoft Word Viewer 97-2000, click Print on the File menu.
Method 2: Print from Word Viewer 7.1
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1. Remove Word Viewer 97-2000:
a. Quit all Windows applications.
b. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
c. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
d. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click to select "Microsoft Word Viewer 97,"
and then click Add/Remove. In the Microsoft Word Viewer 97 Setup dialog
box, click Remove All.
2. Install Microsoft Word Viewer 7.1:
a. On the Microsoft Office 97 (Microsoft Word 97) CD-ROM, open the Valupack
folder.
b. Open the Wordview folder.
c. Double-click Wd95vw71.exe.
3. In Word, save your document as "Word document 6.0/95 (*.doc)", and then close
your document.
4. Click the Start menu, and then click Run.
5. In the Open box, type the path to Wordview.exe, followed by the /p parameter,
and then the path and name of the document you want Word Viewer 7.1 to
print.
For example, type: " "C:\Program Files\WordView\Wordview.exe" /p
"c:\filename.doc"" (without the quotation marks)
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.
MORE INFORMATION
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For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
Q165908 WV: How to Obtain Microsoft Word Viewers
Q166636 WV: Frequently Asked Questions About Word Viewer 97-2000
Q169549 OFF97: Information About the Microsoft Office ValuPack
Additional query words: 8.0 8.00
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Keywords : kbtool kbdta winword word97
Technology : kbWordViewerSearch kbViewerSearch kbWordViewer97
Version : WINDOWS:
Issue type : kbbug
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