Microsoft Word Viewer

Microsoft Word Viewer is intended for users of Microsoft Windows who do not have Microsoft Word 97 or higher installed on their PC's. This small utility, will allow you to view and print, but not edit, Microsoft Word files.

At the time of this writting, Microsoft Word Viewer was not available for Apple computers. If you are using MacOS, please check the Mac area of Microsoft's website at: http://www.microsoft.com/mac

Click here to download Microsoft Word Viewer (3.76MB).

How to Install the Microsoft Word Viewer

  1. You may want to print this page to use as a reference when you are offline.
  2. Download the file from Office Update by clicking on the Download Now! at the top left of this page and following the instructions in the dialog boxes.
  3. Double-click the wd97vwr32.exe program file on your hard disk to start the Setup program.
  4. Word Viewer 97 Setup will prompt you for a folder in which to install Word Viewer. The default folder location for Word Viewer is <drive>:\Program Files\WordView on a Windows 95/98 system (<drive>:\WordView on Windows NT 3.51).
  5. Click "Install" to install Word Viewer 97/2000.
  6. If Word Viewer Setup detects Word version 6.x or later on your system, Setup will prompt you to determine which application should open Word documents by default. The default application is used to open files with .doc file extensions when they are double-clicked in Windows 95.
    • Choosing "Open with Word" means that Word for Windows 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.

Instructions for use:

Go to the folder where you installed the Word Viewer, and run WordView.exe. The program will prompt you for a Word document to load.

To remove this download:

  1. From the Start menu, point to the Settings entry, and choose Control Panel. Double-click on Add/Remove Programs.
  2. In the list on the Install/Uninstall tab, find the entry Microsoft Word Viewer 97, and highlight it. Click Add/Remove.
  3. When it asks you if you are sure you want to remove the application, click Yes.
  4. When it finishes removing the program, click OK on the confirmation dialog box.