Microsoft®Word Viewer 97 for Windows 16-bit Operating Systems

Microsoft® Word Viewer 97 for Windows 16-bit Operating Systems (Word Viewer), the newest member of the Word Viewer family, is a freeware product that allows you to view and print Microsoft Word 97 documents. Like previous versions of Word Viewer, the latest version can also open documents created with all previous versions of Word for Windows and version 4.x and above of Microsoft Word for Macintosh®. You cannot edit an open document in Word Viewer. However, you can copy text to the Clipboard to paste it in other applications. Microsoft encourages you to distribute Word Viewer along with your Word 97 documents to people who do not have Microsoft Word 97.

System Requirements for Word Viewer 97 for Windows 16-bit Operating Systems

• A personal computer with a 386 or higher processor
• MS-DOS® operating system version 3.x or later
• Microsoft Windows® 16-bit operating system version 3.1 or later
• 4 MB of memory for Windows 16-bit Operating systems (6 MB recommended)
• 3 MB of hard disk space (6 MB free for installation only)
• Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

Setup Instructions for Microsoft Word Viewer 97 for Windows 16-bit Operating Systems

To install Word Viewer, you must have the file WdVw9716.exe on your LAN or local hard drive, (or one of the alternate file sets described in this document under "Distribution of Word Viewer"). Close all other applications and ensure that you are not running any utilities or virus protection programs. In Windows File Manager, double-click WdVw9716.exe. Follow these instructions to successfully complete the installation.

1. Installation of Word Viewer is designed to take place from within Microsoft Windows. If Windows is not running, please start it before continuing. Make sure to close all applications first, and make sure you are not running any utilities or virus protection before proceeding. It is very important that your computer runs under a Windows 16-bit operating system in order to install this version of Word Viewer. The Setup application for Word Viewer prevents you from installing Word Viewer in a 32-bit operating system like Windows 95 or Windows NT®. A 32-bit version of Word Viewer 97 is also available.
2. If you have installed Word Viewer from a prior beta, you should first uninstall that version before installing this one. For directions on uninstall, consult the ReadMe.doc file included with the prior version of Word Viewer.
3. Your starting point for Word Viewer installation depends upon whether you download the Viewer from the Microsoft Web site or an online service, or receive it on disks.

   (a) If you download WdVw9716.exe and choose to run it, the file will unpack itself. You can also save the file to a local folder and run WdVw9716.exe later. After unpacking the contents of WdVw9716.exe you will have to start the Word Viewer Setup program (setup.exe) in order to continue the installation of Microsoft Word Viewer.

   (b) If you received Word Viewer on disks, insert the disk labeled as disk 1 into your floppy drive. In Program Manager, on the File menu, click "Run." Type "a:setup".

4. Word Viewer Setup will prompt you for a folder in which to install Word Viewer or you can simply accept the suggested default location. The default folder location for Word Viewer is C:\WORDVIEW.
5. After choosing the folder location for Word Viewer, continue through setup and click "Install" to install Word Viewer.
6. If Word Viewer Setup detects Word for Windows version 6.x on your system, it will prompt you to determine which application should open Word documents by default.

   Important:

   • Choosing "Open with Word" means that Word will be used by default to open Word files.
   • Choosing "Open with Viewer" means that Word Viewer will be used by default to open Word files.

   Note:

   If you select the "Open with Viewer" option and you want to restore Word as the default document handler, you will have to uninstall Word Viewer and reinstall Word so that it can restore its document handling information.

7. To run Word Viewer, in File Manager, double-click on the WordView.exe file. You can also double-click on the Word Viewer icon in Program Manager. For additional information on using Word Viewer, see Readme.doc located in the same directory as Word Viewer. To view this file, run Word Viewer. In the "Open" dialog box, click Readme.doc, and then click OK. If the "Open" dialog box is not pointing to your WORDVIEW folder when you start Word Viewer, change to that folder and open Readme.doc. If you plan to distribute Word Viewer, either online or on disks, you will need WdVw9716.exe or the files it unpacks.

Ordering Microsoft Word 97

For information on how to order the retail version of Microsoft Word 97, contact the Microsoft Order Desk at (800) 360–7561 in the U.S., visit the Microsoft Online Shop (http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/Referral/PR_CountryLocation.idc?ProductFamilyCode=WOA), or contact your local Microsoft subsidiary. To locate your subsidiary, see the Microsoft World Wide Offices Web site at:

http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.htm

Technical Support for Microsoft Word Viewer

Microsoft Technical Support provides a number of no-charge options for you to obtain technical information about Microsoft Word Viewer. These options include Microsoft Technical Support Online (http://www.microsoft.com/support/), the Microsoft Knowledge Base (http://www.microsoft.com/kb/default.asp), the Microsoft Word Product Support phone line (425) 462-9673, and Microsoft FastTips. Because Word Viewer is similar to Word 6.x, information on a particular topic such as printing from Word 6.x may also be pertinent to Word Viewer. Keep this similarity in mind when you look for technical information on any Word Viewer issue you may encounter.

Distribution of Word Viewer

Microsoft encourages all users of Word Viewer for Windows 16-bit Operating Systems to distribute it to friends and colleagues. You can post it to online services, put it on networks, or give it to others on disks.

Disk Distribution

Microsoft distributes Word Viewer on two disks as well as online. The disk set is available from the Microsoft Order Desk, at (800) 360–7561, for a standard shipping and handling charge.

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