I am using Windows 98 (not SE), with Office 97 (OSR-2 applied). Recently I installed a program (an old version of WordViewer) that changed the way Microsoft Word behaves. Prior to WordViewer’s installation, if I opened more than one document (i.e., double-clicked additional documents from Explorer or the desktop), it would simply use the same instance of Word. Now, it starts the program a second time. Is this a registry setting? Understandably, my user is quite upset over this change. Having everything open in one instance of Word is perfect!
P.S. Please do not suggest that I re-install Office as a first resort. I have checked other machines, and it seems to be Word’s default behavior to open additional instances of the program (despite command line documentation to the contrary).
