Microsoft KB Archive/166066

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WV: RTF Link in Netscape Starts New Instance of Word Viewer

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Q166066

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word Viewer 97-2000

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SYMPTOMS
If you follow a link to an .rtf (Rich Text Format) file from within Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Word Viewer 97-2000 starts as a stand-alone application (it is not started from within Netscape Navigator).

If you follow an Internet link to a .doc file from inside Netscape Navigator, the file starts Word Viewer from within Navigator.

NOTE: Internet links to .rtf and .doc files correctly start Microsoft Word Viewer in-place from Microsoft Internet Explorer.

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