Word Viewer Always Starts as New Instance of Program (166062)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word Viewer 97-2000
  • Microsoft Office Word 2003
  • Microsoft Word 2002
  • Microsoft Word 2000
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q166062

SYMPTOMS

When you start Microsoft Word Viewer 97-2000, it always creates another instance of Word Viewer, even if Word Viewer is already running.

For example, any one of the following actions creates another instance of Word Viewer:
  • Double-clicking a document.
  • Right-clicking a document, and then clicking WordView on the shortcut menu.
  • Starting Word Viewer from the Windows Start menu.
  • Double-clicking Wordview.exe.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

You can use the Microsoft Word 97-2000 Viewer to view documents that were created in Microsoft Word 97, in Microsoft Word 2000, in Microsoft Word 2002, and in Microsoft Office Word 2003.

REFERENCES

For additional information about Word Viewer 97-2000, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

165908 How to Obtain Microsoft Word Viewers

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:2/24/2004
Keywords:kbbug kbinterop KB166062
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