WD2002: ViaVoice 8.0 Does Not Work Correctly After Upgrade to Word 2002 (286886)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2002

This article was previously published under Q286886

SYMPTOMS

ViaVoice 8.0 does not work correctly after you upgrade to Microsoft Word 2002. After you upgrade, you may experience the following behavior:
  • Word is no longer listed on the ViaVoice Dictate To menu.
  • The ViaVoice Dictation toolbar is no longer present.
  • When you click Templates and Add-ins on the Tools menu, you find that the ViaVoice add-ins (Dictation.dot and NavNC.dot) are not loaded.
  • When you try to dictate in Word 2002, dictation only works sometimes, and other times nothing happens.
  • While you dictate, sometimes an "x" appears in the document, or the Office Clipboard appears in the task pane.

CAUSE

ViaVoice 8.0 is not designed for use with Microsoft Word 2002.

WORKAROUND

Contact IBM for further support with this issue, or visit the following IBM support Web site: For information about how to contact IBM, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z


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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/13/2002
Keywords:kbprb KB286886