Unless you have a very good reason for doing so, it is not a good plan to
use non standard filename extensions in Windows. It tends to create
conflicts. Windows does, however, provide the option to associate any
extension with any application using Windows Explorer tools file types.
Even the right click box will give you the option to open with and add any
application not listed in the box.
Word on the other hand always recognizes its own file structure whatever you
call the file.
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Flip wrote:
It's XP-Home SP2 with Office 2000 (Dutch)
I actually wanted to associate an unusual type with Word when I
noticed this was impossible.
It does work from another angle though: the file can be opened from
within Word.
By now I think the problem is not Word or Office related. There are
other apps not listed in the Open With... box that should be there.
I noticed some other odd behaviour from XP as well so this may well
end up in reinstalling XP.
Thanks Suzanne,
Flip
Suzanne S. Barnhill schreef in berichtnieuws
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What OS are you using? What version of Word? In Windows 2000, I
always get a list of all installed programs, whether the file
extension is known or not (and in my case Word is listed as
Microsoft Office Word). How else would you be able to associate
unknown file extensions with a program?
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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Flip" FlipatKonitechPuntnl wrote in message
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The file cannot be opened because its extension is unknown. A
doubleclick does give me a choice to either look on the Internet
for a program or to to choose from a list. I choose the list, this
must be the same list that you mean: A box with several apps, ther
also is the checkbox "Always use this program to open these files."
Winword or "Microsoft Word for Windows" simply is not in this list.
There also is a button 'Browse' in this way I navigate to Programm
Files-Microsoft Office-WINWORD.EXE
This only brings me back to the Open With box which still shows the
app list without Word
sorry,
Flip
Suzanne S. Barnhill schreef in berichtnieuws
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I think I see now what your problem is. You are looking for Word
on the Open With context menu. You should instead be choosing
Choose Program, which opens a list of all the apps on your
computer. You can then select Word and check the box for "Always
use this program to open these files."
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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Flip" FlipatKonitechPuntnl wrote in message
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Suzanne,
If the file has .doc you see a 'Microsoft Word for Windows' in
the list If the file has no or someother extension there is
nothing about
Word
in
the
list. In older Windows versions Word was listed as Winword.
Other Officeparts (Excel, Frontpage) are there.
Flip
Suzanne S. Barnhill schreef in berichtnieuws
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Are you looking for "Word" or "Microsoft Word"?
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Flip" FlipatKonitechPuntnl wrote in message
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Hi NG,
With O2000 on XP-Home SP2 I tried openening a file with an
unusual extension.
Knowing the file, using Windows Explorer to get there I then
press Shift+RightClick to open the 'Open with...' dialogue. Ok,
this
method
is
not
necessary anymore, I 've done that too many times :-)
The problem: Word is not in the list!
I renamed the file several times with different or no extension
without result.
Word only shows up (recommended) in the list if a file already
has
the
.doc
(or .dot) extension.
From within Word there is no problem opening 'strange' files.
Reason: This is an old tric to quickly associate a filetype to
a programme, Word in this case.
Flip