Microsoft KB Archive/65087

Word: Multiple Initialization Files on One Computer

PSS ID Number: Q65087 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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The following information explains two methods for setting up Microsoft Word for multiple initialization files on a single non-networked computer.

Word stores menu options in a file called MW.INI. These settings include items in the Options and Printer Options menus. The file is located in the Word subdirectory and is called upon each time Word is run. In order to have multiple MW.INI files on a single computer, the MW.INI files must be set to other locations/subdirectories with the SET MSWNET variable.

The following is a sample batch file:

SET MSWNET=C: (for example, SET MSWNET=C:) WORD

In this example, Microsoft Word must be on the DOS path. If Word is not on the path, use commands in the batch file to change to the Word subdirectory before starting Microsoft Word.

Your subdirectory should contain the following files:

MW.INI SCREEN.VID NORMAL.STY (optional) NORMAL.GLY (optional) Personal dictionary files

Another method to allow for multiple MW.INI files is to use a series of DOS rename commands.

The following is a sample batch file:

RENAME User1 MW.INI WORD RENAME MW.INI User1

This batch file will rename your MW.INI file (called User1 in this example) to MW.INI, start Word, and then rename the MW.INI file back to the original name (User1).

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