THANK YOU FOR THE REPLY....CLOSE....SO CLOSE.... This is an existing file
created by another Word97 user. The file opens correctly, with the correct
file name, when Word97 is already running. When you chose the file from
within explorer...it opens with the Document#....as if it were a new document.

THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!!

Don Dargel

"garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote:

The default action in the Windows file association for .doc files
is probably set to "new" instead of "open". Try re-registering
Word as described at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErr...gisterWord.htm .

Don Dargel wrote:

I have an EU on Word97. When they open a word document from explorer, it
opens the document with a new DOCUMENT# (ie...DOCUMENT1, DOCUMENT2) and not
the original file name. When they open the file from within Word when its
running, the file opens with the correct name.

THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!!!!!