Microsoft KB Archive/166062

= Word Viewer Always Starts as New Instance of Program =

Article ID: 166062

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Viewer
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q166062



SYMPTOMS
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 one of the following actions creates another instance of Word Viewer:
 * Double-clicking a document.
 * Right-clicking a document, and then clicking WordView on the shortcut menu.
 * Starting Word Viewer from the Windows Start menu.
 * Double-clicking Wordview.exe.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
You can use the Microsoft Word 97-2000 Viewer to view documents that were created in Microsoft Word 97, in Microsoft Word 2000, in Microsoft Word 2002, and in Microsoft Office Word 2003.

