WinWord: Restoring Drag and Drop Printing Functionality

 Last reviewed: February 6, 1998
Article ID: Q84048
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

In the Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1, you lose the ability to perform drag and drop printing of Microsoft Word for Windows version 2.0 or 6.0 documents from the Windows File Manager if you delete or sufficiently modify the Windows REG.DAT file or the OLE2.REG file in Winword 6.0. To restore the REG.DAT settings that enable you to perform drag and drop printing of Word for Windows documents, you must either rerun the Word for Windows Setup program or manually edit the REG.DAT file.

MORE INFORMATION

Winword 6.0:

Winword 6.0 by default self registers itself when the program is started, if this does not happen the recommended method to restore the OLE2.REG settings is to reinstall Word for Windows using the Custom Installation option. To do this, use the following steps:

  1. Start the Word for Windows Setup program.

  2. When prompted to choose a type of installation, choose the Custom Installation button.

  3. Select the Microsoft Word check box. Clear all other check boxes, and choose the Setup button.

Word for Windows is now reinstalled and the OLE2.REG settings are restored.

Winword 2.X:

The recommended method to restore the REG.DAT settings is to reinstall Word for Windows using the Custom Installation option. To do this, use the following steps:

  1. Start the Word for Windows Setup program. For more information on using the Setup program, see pages 8-11 in the "Microsoft Word for Windows Getting Started" manual.

  2. When prompted to choose a type of installation, choose the Custom Installation button.

  3. Select the Microsoft Word check box. Clear all other check boxes, and choose the Setup button.

Word for Windows is now reinstalled and the REG.DAT settings are restored.

For more information on the default REG.DAT settings for Word for Windows, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   default and values and regedit.exe and reg.dat
Reference(s):

"Microsoft Windows Resource Kit," version 3.1, pages 359-365, 454

"Microsoft Word for Windows Getting Started," version 2.0, pages 8-11

KBCategory:
KBSubcategory:
Additional query words: 2.0 2.0a 6.0 cannot 6.0 word6
winword winword2 registration
Keywords : kbole kbprint kbsetup
Version : 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 6, 1998
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