Q166062: WV: Word Viewer Always Starts as New Instance of Program

Article: Q166062
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop kbdta kbviewer 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 start Microsoft Word Viewer 97-2000, it always creates another instance
of Word Viewer, even if Word Viewer is already running.

For example, any of the following actions creates another instance of Word
Viewer:

- Double-clicking a document.

- Right-clicking a document and clicking WordView on the shortcut menu.

- Starting Word Viewer from the Windows Start menu.

- Double-clicking Wordview.exe.

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.

REFERENCES
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For more information about Word Viewer 97-2000, please see the following
Knowledge Base article:

  

  Q165908 WV: How to Obtain Microsoft Word Viewers

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbdta kbviewer word97 
Technology        : kbWordViewerSearch kbViewerSearch kbWordViewer97
Version           : WINDOWS:
Issue type        : kbbug

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