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Q138418: WD97: Can’t Use UNC Drive for Document Path on Some Networks

Article: Q138418
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbnetwork kbdta word97kbfaq
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you click Open on the File menu, Word shows documents available on the
desktop or in the root directory of drive C, even though the Document Path
setting points to a network drive.

Changing the Documents setting in the File Locations tab of the Options dialog
box (on the Tools menu, click Options) does not change this behavior.

This happens on LANtastic and NFS (UNIX) networks.


WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, map the network drive to a drive letter. Then, use
the RegOptions macro to reset the default document location. To do this, follow
these steps:

1. Map the network drive to a drive letter.

2. Use the RegOptions macro to reset the default document location:

  a. On the Tools menu, click Templates And Add-ins.

  b. Click Add.

  c. Change to the Macros subfolder. This directory is typically C:\Program
     Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Macros.

  d. Select the Support8.dot file and click OK. This step adds the Support8
     template to the "Global Templates and Add-ins" box. Click OK.

  e. On the Tools menu, point to Macro and click Macros.

  f. In the Macros In list, click "Support8.dot (global template)." In the
     Macro Name list, click RegOptions and then click Run.

  g. On the Word 8.0 Options tab, click Doc-Path in the Option list.

  h. In the Setting box, type the path to the network location (for example,
     G:\user\mydocs).

  i. Click OK.


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

For additional information that may help in resolving this issue, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q160807 Cannot Connect to Windows NT Server with Many Shares

For additional information on networks that are supported by Office 97, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q160530 OFF97: Networks Supported by Microsoft Office 97


MORE INFORMATION
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The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbnetwork kbdta word97 kbfaq
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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