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Q174316: WV: Word Viewer /p Command Parameter Doesn’t Print Document

Article: Q174316
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool kbdta winword word97
Last Modified: 19-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word Viewer 97-2000 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the /p switch on the command line to start Word Viewer 97-2000, the
document is not automatically printed as in earlier versions of Word Viewer.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Print from Word Viewer 97-2000
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In Microsoft Word Viewer 97-2000, click Print on the File menu.

Method 2: Print from Word Viewer 7.1
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1. Remove Word Viewer 97-2000:
  a. Quit all Windows applications.

  b. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

  c. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.

  d. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click to select "Microsoft Word Viewer 97,"
     and then click Add/Remove. In the Microsoft Word Viewer 97 Setup dialog
     box, click Remove All.

2. Install Microsoft Word Viewer 7.1:
  a. On the Microsoft Office 97 (Microsoft Word 97) CD-ROM, open the Valupack
     folder.

  b. Open the Wordview folder.

  c. Double-click Wd95vw71.exe.

3. In Word, save your document as "Word document 6.0/95 (*.doc)", and then close
  your document.

4. Click the Start menu, and then click Run.

5. In the Open box, type the path to Wordview.exe, followed by the /p parameter,
  and then the path and name of the document you want Word Viewer 7.1 to
  print.

  For example, type: " "C:\Program Files\WordView\Wordview.exe" /p
  "c:\filename.doc"" (without the quotation marks)

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.

MORE INFORMATION
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For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  

  Q165908 WV: How to Obtain Microsoft Word Viewers

  Q166636 WV: Frequently Asked Questions About Word Viewer 97-2000

  Q169549 OFF97: Information About the Microsoft Office ValuPack

Additional query words: 8.0 8.00

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Keywords          : kbtool kbdta winword word97 
Technology        : kbWordViewerSearch kbViewerSearch kbWordViewer97
Version           : WINDOWS:
Issue type        : kbbug

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