Microsoft KB Archive/174316

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WV: Word Viewer 97-2000 /p Command Parameter Doesn't Print Document

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Q174316

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word Viewer 97-2000

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SYMPTOMS
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
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Print from Word Viewer 97-2000
In Microsoft Word Viewer 97-2000, click Print on the File menu.

Method 2: Print from Word Viewer 7.1
 Remove Word Viewer 97-2000:  Quit all Windows applications. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 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.  Install Microsoft Word Viewer 7.1:  On the Microsoft Office 97 (Microsoft Word 97) CD-ROM, open the Valupack folder.</li> Open the Wordview folder.</li> Double-click Wd95vw71.exe.</li></ol> </li> In Word, save your document as "Word document 6.0/95 (*.doc)", and then close your document.</li> Click the Start menu, and then click Run.</li> 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"</li></ol>

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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

Keywords : kbtool kbdta winword word97

Issue type : kbbug

Technology : kbWordSearch kbPTNotAssigned kbWordViewerSearch