WD97: Web Page Authoring Tools AutoUpdate

ID: Q163299

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden files in the Windows folder.

SUMMARY

Microsoft periodically provides updated versions of the Web page authoring tools to keep up with changing technology. These tools can either be updated automatically by Word, or you can manually request Word to check for and download the latest version of the tools.

NOTE: After Word checks to see whether you need to update your files, it sets a date in the AutoUpdate registry setting that it uses to perform the next AutoUpdate. The date will be reset to one month after the current AutoUpdate.

MORE INFORMATION

Updating Automatically

If you have access to the World Wide Web, Word will periodically check to see whether a newer version of the Web authoring tools is available on the Microsoft Web site. If a newer version is found, a message appears notifying you that a newer version is available. You can choose to download and install the latest version.

Updating Manually

Using the AutoUpdate Command

If you have a dial-up connection to the World Wide Web, use the AutoUpdate command on the Tools menu to manually check for the latest version:

In Word, open a Web page document.

On the Tools menu, click AutoUpdate.

If Word prompts you to download the latest versions, click Yes.

Using Your Internet Browser

If you have a dial-up connection to the World Wide Web, use your Internet browser to connect to the AutoUpdate Web Page to manually check for the latest version:

From your Internet browser, connect to the following URL: http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/updates/updword.htm

Click Web Documents Toolkit for Word.

Follow the directions for downloading the Wd97au.exe file.

Turning Off AutoUpdate

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

Quit all programs.

Click the Windows Start button, and then click Run.

In the Open dialog box, type regedit, and then click OK.

Go to the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\HTML

The status bar will display the following:
```
My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\HTML 
```

Click the HTML key to select it.

On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File, type a file name, and then click Save.

Do one or both of the following:

Turn off the automatic AutoUpdate

In the HTML key, double-click the AutoUpdate entry.

In the Edit String dialog box, change the Value date to -1, and then click OK.

Turn off the manual AutoUpdate

In the HTML key, double-click the AutoUpdateAddress entry.

In the Edit String dialog box, type the following and then click OK:
http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/msoffice/word/noupdate.idc

On the Registry menu, click Exit.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q172502 WD97: Troubleshooting Setup for the Web AutoUpdate Feature

Additional query words:

Keywords : kberrmsg kbother kbusage kbdta word97 kbwdinternet
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo