Microsoft KB Archive/59419

Graphics Filters Misplaced in WIN.INI in WinWord 1.0 PSS ID Number: Q59419 Article last modified on 07-20-1993 PSS database name: APpsConV

1.00 1.10 1.10a

WINDOWS

Summary:

When running Setup for Microsoft Word for Windows, the graphics filters may be incorrectly placed in the WIN.INI file under the [PMFilters] section, instead of the [WWFilters] section, if PageMaker was installed prior to Word for Windows.

If this incorrect placement occurs, Word for Windows cannot import any graphics because it cannot find the graphics filters.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word for Windows version 1.0. This has been corrected in Word for Windows versions 1.1 and 1.1a. To obtain the upgrade, contact Product Support Services at (206) 462-WORD.

More Information:

To correct this problem, edit the WIN.INI by following these steps:


 * 1) Open the WIN.INI file in Notepad or in an editor capable of saving files as text.
 * 2) Under the [Microsoft Word] section, insert a new line and add the section heading [WWFilters].
 * 3) Cut the Word for Windows filters from the [PMFilters] section and paste them in the [WWFilters] section. You can identify the Word for Windows filters by their .FLT extensions. PageMaker does not include this extension with its filters.
 * 4) When you have finished editing the WIN.INI, save the file as text. You must restart Windows for these changes to take effect.

If you installed all of the graphics filters, your [WWFilters] section should resemble the following:

[WWFilters] CGM Graphics Import=CGMMPORT.FLT,CGM AutoCAD ADI=ADIMPORT.FLT,ADI HPGL Filter=HPGLIMP.FLT,PLT Lotus Graphics PIC=LOTUSPIC.FLT,PIC Zenographics Mirage=IMAMPORT.FLT,IMA Video Show Import=VIDMPORT.FLT,PIC Micrografx Draw!=DRAW.FLT,PIC Windows Metafile=WMF.FLT,WMF

Note: PageMaker’s installation allows you to install graphics filters without going though the whole installation process. If there is some doubt about the integrity of the [PMFilters] section, you can remove and reinstall it through PageMaker’s installation procedure. PageMaker’s filter installation does not alter the [WWFilters] section.

For more information, refer to the “Microsoft Windows User’s Guide.”

Additional reference words: 1.00 1.10 1.10a w_winword noupd grphflt

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.