Word 95: Word 6 Startup Directory Contents Not Copied to Word

• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

When you install Word 7.0 on a computer where Word 6.0 is already installed, the contents of the Word 6.0 Startup folder is not copied to the new Word 7.0 Startup folder.

CAUSE

This is by design. The Startup folder typically contains Word add-ins and templates that contain macros that make 16-bit API calls. These 16-bit API calls or 16-bit Word add-ins will generate error messages if you run them in Windows 95. By not copying the contents of the Startup folder to the Word 7.0 Startup folder, you are less likely to encounter error messages when you start Word.

WORKAROUND

If you have templates in the Word 6.0 Startup folder that do not contain macros that make 16-bit API calls, you can copy or move these templates to the Word 7.0 Startup folder. Under no circumstances should a Word 6.0 add- in (a 16-bit WLL) be copied to the Word 7.0 Startup folder: it will not work with Word 7.0. Rather than use a 16-bit WLLs or add-in, you must obtain a 32-bit update from the add-in author.