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Why can't I associate DOC files with Word 2007?
I'm trying to set Word 2007 as the default program to open DOC files, but it
won't let me. I don't want to have to go through and convert all my DOC files to DOCX, and I know that using Word 2007 for DOC files means that I have to use compatibility mode, but I'm content with that. I have tried right-clicking a DOC document, and using "Open with...", but even after I browse manually to winword.exe, it still won't show the option to open in Word 2007 in the dialogue. I also tried going through Start - Default Programs and selecting DOC files, but I got the same result; the "Open with..." dialogue will not recognize Word 2007 as a viable program to open DOC files. I'm using Vista Home Premium |
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Why can't I associate DOC files with Word 2007?
I have the exact same problem as you, but no one is replying to our posts
unfortunately. "Darkeforce" wrote: I'm trying to set Word 2007 as the default program to open DOC files, but it won't let me. I don't want to have to go through and convert all my DOC files to DOCX, and I know that using Word 2007 for DOC files means that I have to use compatibility mode, but I'm content with that. I have tried right-clicking a DOC document, and using "Open with...", but even after I browse manually to winword.exe, it still won't show the option to open in Word 2007 in the dialogue. I also tried going through Start - Default Programs and selecting DOC files, but I got the same result; the "Open with..." dialogue will not recognize Word 2007 as a viable program to open DOC files. I'm using Vista Home Premium |
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Why can't I associate DOC files with Word 2007?
That's crazy. There's no reason why we shouldn't be able to associate earlier
format of Word files with Word 2007 if it's able to open them. Not allowing us to associate them like this seems like nothing more than a little, petty "screw you" gesture. After all, most people still use DOC files, not DOCX files. "AnonyMous" wrote: I have the exact same problem as you, but no one is replying to our posts unfortunately. "Darkeforce" wrote: I'm trying to set Word 2007 as the default program to open DOC files, but it won't let me. I don't want to have to go through and convert all my DOC files to DOCX, and I know that using Word 2007 for DOC files means that I have to use compatibility mode, but I'm content with that. I have tried right-clicking a DOC document, and using "Open with...", but even after I browse manually to winword.exe, it still won't show the option to open in Word 2007 in the dialogue. I also tried going through Start - Default Programs and selecting DOC files, but I got the same result; the "Open with..." dialogue will not recognize Word 2007 as a viable program to open DOC files. I'm using Vista Home Premium |
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Why can't I associate DOC files with Word 2007?
You can certainly associate .doc files with 2007.
Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859 Vista http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...1-6172036.html -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... That's crazy. There's no reason why we shouldn't be able to associate earlier format of Word files with Word 2007 if it's able to open them. Not allowing us to associate them like this seems like nothing more than a little, petty "screw you" gesture. After all, most people still use DOC files, not DOCX files. "AnonyMous" wrote: I have the exact same problem as you, but no one is replying to our posts unfortunately. "Darkeforce" wrote: I'm trying to set Word 2007 as the default program to open DOC files, but it won't let me. I don't want to have to go through and convert all my DOC files to DOCX, and I know that using Word 2007 for DOC files means that I have to use compatibility mode, but I'm content with that. I have tried right-clicking a DOC document, and using "Open with...", but even after I browse manually to winword.exe, it still won't show the option to open in Word 2007 in the dialogue. I also tried going through Start - Default Programs and selecting DOC files, but I got the same result; the "Open with..." dialogue will not recognize Word 2007 as a viable program to open DOC files. I'm using Vista Home Premium |
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Why can't I associate DOC files with Word 2007?
EXCEPT...
If you had read my first post, you would see that those tools WILL NOT RECOGNIZE Word 2007 as a potential program with which to open DOC files. Even clicking the Browse button and manually browsing to and selecting Winword.exe WILL NOT get the Change Association dialogue to include Word 2007 as one of the possible options for DOC files. "JoAnn Paules" wrote: You can certainly associate .doc files with 2007. Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859 Vista http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...1-6172036.html -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... That's crazy. There's no reason why we shouldn't be able to associate earlier format of Word files with Word 2007 if it's able to open them. Not allowing us to associate them like this seems like nothing more than a little, petty "screw you" gesture. After all, most people still use DOC files, not DOCX files. "AnonyMous" wrote: I have the exact same problem as you, but no one is replying to our posts unfortunately. "Darkeforce" wrote: I'm trying to set Word 2007 as the default program to open DOC files, but it won't let me. I don't want to have to go through and convert all my DOC files to DOCX, and I know that using Word 2007 for DOC files means that I have to use compatibility mode, but I'm content with that. I have tried right-clicking a DOC document, and using "Open with...", but even after I browse manually to winword.exe, it still won't show the option to open in Word 2007 in the dialogue. I also tried going through Start - Default Programs and selecting DOC files, but I got the same result; the "Open with..." dialogue will not recognize Word 2007 as a viable program to open DOC files. I'm using Vista Home Premium |
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Why can't I associate DOC files with Word 2007?
Are you using Vista or XP?
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... EXCEPT... If you had read my first post, you would see that those tools WILL NOT RECOGNIZE Word 2007 as a potential program with which to open DOC files. Even clicking the Browse button and manually browsing to and selecting Winword.exe WILL NOT get the Change Association dialogue to include Word 2007 as one of the possible options for DOC files. "JoAnn Paules" wrote: You can certainly associate .doc files with 2007. Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859 Vista http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...1-6172036.html -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... That's crazy. There's no reason why we shouldn't be able to associate earlier format of Word files with Word 2007 if it's able to open them. Not allowing us to associate them like this seems like nothing more than a little, petty "screw you" gesture. After all, most people still use DOC files, not DOCX files. "AnonyMous" wrote: I have the exact same problem as you, but no one is replying to our posts unfortunately. "Darkeforce" wrote: I'm trying to set Word 2007 as the default program to open DOC files, but it won't let me. I don't want to have to go through and convert all my DOC files to DOCX, and I know that using Word 2007 for DOC files means that I have to use compatibility mode, but I'm content with that. I have tried right-clicking a DOC document, and using "Open with...", but even after I browse manually to winword.exe, it still won't show the option to open in Word 2007 in the dialogue. I also tried going through Start - Default Programs and selecting DOC files, but I got the same result; the "Open with..." dialogue will not recognize Word 2007 as a viable program to open DOC files. I'm using Vista Home Premium |
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Why can't I associate DOC files with Word 2007?
Vista SP1
"JoAnn Paules" wrote: Are you using Vista or XP? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... EXCEPT... If you had read my first post, you would see that those tools WILL NOT RECOGNIZE Word 2007 as a potential program with which to open DOC files. Even clicking the Browse button and manually browsing to and selecting Winword.exe WILL NOT get the Change Association dialogue to include Word 2007 as one of the possible options for DOC files. "JoAnn Paules" wrote: You can certainly associate .doc files with 2007. Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859 Vista http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...1-6172036.html -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... That's crazy. There's no reason why we shouldn't be able to associate earlier format of Word files with Word 2007 if it's able to open them. Not allowing us to associate them like this seems like nothing more than a little, petty "screw you" gesture. After all, most people still use DOC files, not DOCX files. "AnonyMous" wrote: I have the exact same problem as you, but no one is replying to our posts unfortunately. "Darkeforce" wrote: I'm trying to set Word 2007 as the default program to open DOC files, but it won't let me. I don't want to have to go through and convert all my DOC files to DOCX, and I know that using Word 2007 for DOC files means that I have to use compatibility mode, but I'm content with that. I have tried right-clicking a DOC document, and using "Open with...", but even after I browse manually to winword.exe, it still won't show the option to open in Word 2007 in the dialogue. I also tried going through Start - Default Programs and selecting DOC files, but I got the same result; the "Open with..." dialogue will not recognize Word 2007 as a viable program to open DOC files. I'm using Vista Home Premium |
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Why can't I associate DOC files with Word 2007?
Do you have two versions of Word installed? If so, then you will have two
winword.exe files; perhaps you have not selected the correct one. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... EXCEPT... If you had read my first post, you would see that those tools WILL NOT RECOGNIZE Word 2007 as a potential program with which to open DOC files. Even clicking the Browse button and manually browsing to and selecting Winword.exe WILL NOT get the Change Association dialogue to include Word 2007 as one of the possible options for DOC files. "JoAnn Paules" wrote: You can certainly associate .doc files with 2007. Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859 Vista http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...1-6172036.html -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... That's crazy. There's no reason why we shouldn't be able to associate earlier format of Word files with Word 2007 if it's able to open them. Not allowing us to associate them like this seems like nothing more than a little, petty "screw you" gesture. After all, most people still use DOC files, not DOCX files. "AnonyMous" wrote: I have the exact same problem as you, but no one is replying to our posts unfortunately. "Darkeforce" wrote: I'm trying to set Word 2007 as the default program to open DOC files, but it won't let me. I don't want to have to go through and convert all my DOC files to DOCX, and I know that using Word 2007 for DOC files means that I have to use compatibility mode, but I'm content with that. I have tried right-clicking a DOC document, and using "Open with...", but even after I browse manually to winword.exe, it still won't show the option to open in Word 2007 in the dialogue. I also tried going through Start - Default Programs and selecting DOC files, but I got the same result; the "Open with..." dialogue will not recognize Word 2007 as a viable program to open DOC files. I'm using Vista Home Premium |
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Why can't I associate DOC files with Word 2007?
I don't think you can associate .doc files with a particular version of Word
in XP either. And you may not need to. I have XP with both W2003 and W2007 loaded on my computer. When I start a file from Explorer--by double clicking it or right clicking and choosing open--Word will open it in whichever version was opened last. Word behaved this way with the operating system before XP as well. I just checked the file associations on my computer; all the Word file extensions are associated with "Microsoft Office Word". Are you saying that your computer doesn't behave this way. If not, please describe what does happen. PamC Darkeforce wrote: EXCEPT... If you had read my first post, you would see that those tools WILL NOT RECOGNIZE Word 2007 as a potential program with which to open DOC files. Even clicking the Browse button and manually browsing to and selecting Winword.exe WILL NOT get the Change Association dialogue to include Word 2007 as one of the possible options for DOC files. You can certainly associate .doc files with 2007. [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] I'm using Vista Home Premium -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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Why can't I associate DOC files with Word 2007?
I have Vista and Office 2007. .doc files are associated with Word. It
doesn't say which version but then again I only have one version installed on this system. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... Vista SP1 "JoAnn Paules" wrote: Are you using Vista or XP? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... EXCEPT... If you had read my first post, you would see that those tools WILL NOT RECOGNIZE Word 2007 as a potential program with which to open DOC files. Even clicking the Browse button and manually browsing to and selecting Winword.exe WILL NOT get the Change Association dialogue to include Word 2007 as one of the possible options for DOC files. "JoAnn Paules" wrote: You can certainly associate .doc files with 2007. Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859 Vista http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...1-6172036.html -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... That's crazy. There's no reason why we shouldn't be able to associate earlier format of Word files with Word 2007 if it's able to open them. Not allowing us to associate them like this seems like nothing more than a little, petty "screw you" gesture. After all, most people still use DOC files, not DOCX files. "AnonyMous" wrote: I have the exact same problem as you, but no one is replying to our posts unfortunately. "Darkeforce" wrote: I'm trying to set Word 2007 as the default program to open DOC files, but it won't let me. I don't want to have to go through and convert all my DOC files to DOCX, and I know that using Word 2007 for DOC files means that I have to use compatibility mode, but I'm content with that. I have tried right-clicking a DOC document, and using "Open with...", but even after I browse manually to winword.exe, it still won't show the option to open in Word 2007 in the dialogue. I also tried going through Start - Default Programs and selecting DOC files, but I got the same result; the "Open with..." dialogue will not recognize Word 2007 as a viable program to open DOC files. I'm using Vista Home Premium |
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Why can't I associate DOC files with Word 2007?
I only have Word 2007; upgraded from 2000. Word 2000 doesn't appear to be on
the computer at all anymore, so there is only one Winword.exe file. "JoAnn Paules" wrote: I have Vista and Office 2007. .doc files are associated with Word. It doesn't say which version but then again I only have one version installed on this system. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... Vista SP1 "JoAnn Paules" wrote: Are you using Vista or XP? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... EXCEPT... If you had read my first post, you would see that those tools WILL NOT RECOGNIZE Word 2007 as a potential program with which to open DOC files. Even clicking the Browse button and manually browsing to and selecting Winword.exe WILL NOT get the Change Association dialogue to include Word 2007 as one of the possible options for DOC files. "JoAnn Paules" wrote: You can certainly associate .doc files with 2007. Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859 Vista http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...1-6172036.html -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... That's crazy. There's no reason why we shouldn't be able to associate earlier format of Word files with Word 2007 if it's able to open them. Not allowing us to associate them like this seems like nothing more than a little, petty "screw you" gesture. After all, most people still use DOC files, not DOCX files. "AnonyMous" wrote: I have the exact same problem as you, but no one is replying to our posts unfortunately. "Darkeforce" wrote: I'm trying to set Word 2007 as the default program to open DOC files, but it won't let me. I don't want to have to go through and convert all my DOC files to DOCX, and I know that using Word 2007 for DOC files means that I have to use compatibility mode, but I'm content with that. I have tried right-clicking a DOC document, and using "Open with...", but even after I browse manually to winword.exe, it still won't show the option to open in Word 2007 in the dialogue. I also tried going through Start - Default Programs and selecting DOC files, but I got the same result; the "Open with..." dialogue will not recognize Word 2007 as a viable program to open DOC files. I'm using Vista Home Premium |
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Why can't I associate DOC files with Word 2007?
Specifically how are you trying to associate these files?
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... I only have Word 2007; upgraded from 2000. Word 2000 doesn't appear to be on the computer at all anymore, so there is only one Winword.exe file. "JoAnn Paules" wrote: I have Vista and Office 2007. .doc files are associated with Word. It doesn't say which version but then again I only have one version installed on this system. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... Vista SP1 "JoAnn Paules" wrote: Are you using Vista or XP? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... EXCEPT... If you had read my first post, you would see that those tools WILL NOT RECOGNIZE Word 2007 as a potential program with which to open DOC files. Even clicking the Browse button and manually browsing to and selecting Winword.exe WILL NOT get the Change Association dialogue to include Word 2007 as one of the possible options for DOC files. "JoAnn Paules" wrote: You can certainly associate .doc files with 2007. Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859 Vista http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...1-6172036.html -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... That's crazy. There's no reason why we shouldn't be able to associate earlier format of Word files with Word 2007 if it's able to open them. Not allowing us to associate them like this seems like nothing more than a little, petty "screw you" gesture. After all, most people still use DOC files, not DOCX files. "AnonyMous" wrote: I have the exact same problem as you, but no one is replying to our posts unfortunately. "Darkeforce" wrote: I'm trying to set Word 2007 as the default program to open DOC files, but it won't let me. I don't want to have to go through and convert all my DOC files to DOCX, and I know that using Word 2007 for DOC files means that I have to use compatibility mode, but I'm content with that. I have tried right-clicking a DOC document, and using "Open with...", but even after I browse manually to winword.exe, it still won't show the option to open in Word 2007 in the dialogue. I also tried going through Start - Default Programs and selecting DOC files, but I got the same result; the "Open with..." dialogue will not recognize Word 2007 as a viable program to open DOC files. I'm using Vista Home Premium |
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Why can't I associate DOC files with Word 2007?
From my first post:
"I have tried right-clicking a DOC document, and using "Open with...", but even after I browse manually to winword.exe, it still won't show the option to open in Word 2007 in the dialogue. I also tried going through Start - Default Programs and selecting DOC files, but I got the same result; the "Open with..." dialogue will not recognize Word 2007 as a viable program to open DOC files." "JoAnn Paules" wrote: Specifically how are you trying to associate these files? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... I only have Word 2007; upgraded from 2000. Word 2000 doesn't appear to be on the computer at all anymore, so there is only one Winword.exe file. "JoAnn Paules" wrote: I have Vista and Office 2007. .doc files are associated with Word. It doesn't say which version but then again I only have one version installed on this system. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... Vista SP1 "JoAnn Paules" wrote: Are you using Vista or XP? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... EXCEPT... If you had read my first post, you would see that those tools WILL NOT RECOGNIZE Word 2007 as a potential program with which to open DOC files. Even clicking the Browse button and manually browsing to and selecting Winword.exe WILL NOT get the Change Association dialogue to include Word 2007 as one of the possible options for DOC files. "JoAnn Paules" wrote: You can certainly associate .doc files with 2007. Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859 Vista http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...1-6172036.html -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... That's crazy. There's no reason why we shouldn't be able to associate earlier format of Word files with Word 2007 if it's able to open them. Not allowing us to associate them like this seems like nothing more than a little, petty "screw you" gesture. After all, most people still use DOC files, not DOCX files. "AnonyMous" wrote: I have the exact same problem as you, but no one is replying to our posts unfortunately. "Darkeforce" wrote: I'm trying to set Word 2007 as the default program to open DOC files, but it won't let me. I don't want to have to go through and convert all my DOC files to DOCX, and I know that using Word 2007 for DOC files means that I have to use compatibility mode, but I'm content with that. I have tried right-clicking a DOC document, and using "Open with...", but even after I browse manually to winword.exe, it still won't show the option to open in Word 2007 in the dialogue. I also tried going through Start - Default Programs and selecting DOC files, but I got the same result; the "Open with..." dialogue will not recognize Word 2007 as a viable program to open DOC files. I'm using Vista Home Premium |
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Why can't I associate DOC files with Word 2007?
When I click to open DOC files, it opens in MS Works wordprocessor, which I
don't like at all. When I try to associate DOC files with Word 2007 (winword.exe), either by right-clicking and using "Open with", or by selecting "Default Programs" from the Start Menu and setting file associations, it doesn't show Word 2007 as a possible option, and browsing to it manually still won't make it a possible option €” Office Word never shows up in the "other programs" list, and clicking OK after browsing to it doesn't change the association away from MS Works. Additionally, Office 2007 doesn't show up in the "Set default programs" list, either, so you can't set all Word formats to open with Word 2007 that way. "PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote: I don't think you can associate .doc files with a particular version of Word in XP either. And you may not need to. I have XP with both W2003 and W2007 loaded on my computer. When I start a file from Explorer--by double clicking it or right clicking and choosing open--Word will open it in whichever version was opened last. Word behaved this way with the operating system before XP as well. I just checked the file associations on my computer; all the Word file extensions are associated with "Microsoft Office Word". Are you saying that your computer doesn't behave this way. If not, please describe what does happen. PamC Darkeforce wrote: EXCEPT... If you had read my first post, you would see that those tools WILL NOT RECOGNIZE Word 2007 as a potential program with which to open DOC files. Even clicking the Browse button and manually browsing to and selecting Winword.exe WILL NOT get the Change Association dialogue to include Word 2007 as one of the possible options for DOC files. You can certainly associate .doc files with 2007. [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] I'm using Vista Home Premium -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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Why can't I associate DOC files with Word 2007?
Hi Darkeforce... I've been posting on this exact behavior. I've tried both
ways of associating the files. All I get is "pat" answers from the "experts" who clearly haven't read my post... in the same way they obviously didn't read your post. I've cruised the intenet looking for answers and there seen to be a lot of people asking the ery same question.... no one id answering... "Darkeforce" wrote: When I click to open DOC files, it opens in MS Works wordprocessor, which I don't like at all. When I try to associate DOC files with Word 2007 (winword.exe), either by right-clicking and using "Open with", or by selecting "Default Programs" from the Start Menu and setting file associations, it doesn't show Word 2007 as a possible option, and browsing to it manually still won't make it a possible option €” Office Word never shows up in the "other programs" list, and clicking OK after browsing to it doesn't change the association away from MS Works. Additionally, Office 2007 doesn't show up in the "Set default programs" list, either, so you can't set all Word formats to open with Word 2007 that way. "PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote: I don't think you can associate .doc files with a particular version of Word in XP either. And you may not need to. I have XP with both W2003 and W2007 loaded on my computer. When I start a file from Explorer--by double clicking it or right clicking and choosing open--Word will open it in whichever version was opened last. Word behaved this way with the operating system before XP as well. I just checked the file associations on my computer; all the Word file extensions are associated with "Microsoft Office Word". Are you saying that your computer doesn't behave this way. If not, please describe what does happen. PamC Darkeforce wrote: EXCEPT... If you had read my first post, you would see that those tools WILL NOT RECOGNIZE Word 2007 as a potential program with which to open DOC files. Even clicking the Browse button and manually browsing to and selecting Winword.exe WILL NOT get the Change Association dialogue to include Word 2007 as one of the possible options for DOC files. You can certainly associate .doc files with 2007. [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] I'm using Vista Home Premium -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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Why can't I associate DOC files with Word 2007?
It's just like Microsoft to make something that isn't completely
backwards-compatable. I don't see how something like this wasn't caught in beta-testing. What about it, experts? Can I at least get an honest answer of "I don't know"? "Exhibit Imaging" wrote: Hi Darkeforce... I've been posting on this exact behavior. I've tried both ways of associating the files. All I get is "pat" answers from the "experts" who clearly haven't read my post... in the same way they obviously didn't read your post. I've cruised the intenet looking for answers and there seen to be a lot of people asking the ery same question.... no one id answering... "Darkeforce" wrote: When I click to open DOC files, it opens in MS Works wordprocessor, which I don't like at all. When I try to associate DOC files with Word 2007 (winword.exe), either by right-clicking and using "Open with", or by selecting "Default Programs" from the Start Menu and setting file associations, it doesn't show Word 2007 as a possible option, and browsing to it manually still won't make it a possible option €” Office Word never shows up in the "other programs" list, and clicking OK after browsing to it doesn't change the association away from MS Works. Additionally, Office 2007 doesn't show up in the "Set default programs" list, either, so you can't set all Word formats to open with Word 2007 that way. "PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote: I don't think you can associate .doc files with a particular version of Word in XP either. And you may not need to. I have XP with both W2003 and W2007 loaded on my computer. When I start a file from Explorer--by double clicking it or right clicking and choosing open--Word will open it in whichever version was opened last. Word behaved this way with the operating system before XP as well. I just checked the file associations on my computer; all the Word file extensions are associated with "Microsoft Office Word". Are you saying that your computer doesn't behave this way. If not, please describe what does happen. PamC Darkeforce wrote: EXCEPT... If you had read my first post, you would see that those tools WILL NOT RECOGNIZE Word 2007 as a potential program with which to open DOC files. Even clicking the Browse button and manually browsing to and selecting Winword.exe WILL NOT get the Change Association dialogue to include Word 2007 as one of the possible options for DOC files. You can certainly associate .doc files with 2007. [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] I'm using Vista Home Premium -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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Why can't I associate DOC files with Word 2007?
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http://www.winhelponline.com/article...dows-Mail.html -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... It's just like Microsoft to make something that isn't completely backwards-compatable. I don't see how something like this wasn't caught in beta-testing. What about it, experts? Can I at least get an honest answer of "I don't know"? "Exhibit Imaging" wrote: Hi Darkeforce... I've been posting on this exact behavior. I've tried both ways of associating the files. All I get is "pat" answers from the "experts" who clearly haven't read my post... in the same way they obviously didn't read your post. I've cruised the intenet looking for answers and there seen to be a lot of people asking the ery same question.... no one id answering... "Darkeforce" wrote: When I click to open DOC files, it opens in MS Works wordprocessor, which I don't like at all. When I try to associate DOC files with Word 2007 (winword.exe), either by right-clicking and using "Open with", or by selecting "Default Programs" from the Start Menu and setting file associations, it doesn't show Word 2007 as a possible option, and browsing to it manually still won't make it a possible option - Office Word never shows up in the "other programs" list, and clicking OK after browsing to it doesn't change the association away from MS Works. Additionally, Office 2007 doesn't show up in the "Set default programs" list, either, so you can't set all Word formats to open with Word 2007 that way. "PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote: I don't think you can associate .doc files with a particular version of Word in XP either. And you may not need to. I have XP with both W2003 and W2007 loaded on my computer. When I start a file from Explorer--by double clicking it or right clicking and choosing open--Word will open it in whichever version was opened last. Word behaved this way with the operating system before XP as well. I just checked the file associations on my computer; all the Word file extensions are associated with "Microsoft Office Word". Are you saying that your computer doesn't behave this way. If not, please describe what does happen. PamC Darkeforce wrote: EXCEPT... If you had read my first post, you would see that those tools WILL NOT RECOGNIZE Word 2007 as a potential program with which to open DOC files. Even clicking the Browse button and manually browsing to and selecting Winword.exe WILL NOT get the Change Association dialogue to include Word 2007 as one of the possible options for DOC files. You can certainly associate .doc files with 2007. [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] I'm using Vista Home Premium -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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I don't mean to sound paranoid, but your link takes you out of the Microsoft website, to an unknown URL, and then asks us to download an unknown .zip file, launch it, and to top it all, it ask us to, quote "When you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation" Does this sound safe to you, or does this sound like the type of thing the other moderators would laugh at us for because we followed the instructions. Really... Darkeforce... what do you think? Caby Smith csmith@exhibitimaging "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: See http://www.winhelponline.com/article...dows-Mail.html -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... It's just like Microsoft to make something that isn't completely backwards-compatable. I don't see how something like this wasn't caught in beta-testing. What about it, experts? Can I at least get an honest answer of "I don't know"? "Exhibit Imaging" wrote: Hi Darkeforce... I've been posting on this exact behavior. I've tried both ways of associating the files. All I get is "pat" answers from the "experts" who clearly haven't read my post... in the same way they obviously didn't read your post. I've cruised the intenet looking for answers and there seen to be a lot of people asking the ery same question.... no one id answering... "Darkeforce" wrote: When I click to open DOC files, it opens in MS Works wordprocessor, which I don't like at all. When I try to associate DOC files with Word 2007 (winword.exe), either by right-clicking and using "Open with", or by selecting "Default Programs" from the Start Menu and setting file associations, it doesn't show Word 2007 as a possible option, and browsing to it manually still won't make it a possible option - Office Word never shows up in the "other programs" list, and clicking OK after browsing to it doesn't change the association away from MS Works. Additionally, Office 2007 doesn't show up in the "Set default programs" list, either, so you can't set all Word formats to open with Word 2007 that way. "PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote: I don't think you can associate .doc files with a particular version of Word in XP either. And you may not need to. I have XP with both W2003 and W2007 loaded on my computer. When I start a file from Explorer--by double clicking it or right clicking and choosing open--Word will open it in whichever version was opened last. Word behaved this way with the operating system before XP as well. I just checked the file associations on my computer; all the Word file extensions are associated with "Microsoft Office Word". Are you saying that your computer doesn't behave this way. If not, please describe what does happen. PamC Darkeforce wrote: EXCEPT... If you had read my first post, you would see that those tools WILL NOT RECOGNIZE Word 2007 as a potential program with which to open DOC files. Even clicking the Browse button and manually browsing to and selecting Winword.exe WILL NOT get the Change Association dialogue to include Word 2007 as one of the possible options for DOC files. You can certainly associate .doc files with 2007. [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] I'm using Vista Home Premium -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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You really don't get it do you? This is not a Microsoft 'site' and there are
no 'Moderators' posting here. This is a user peer group hosted on a Microsoft Usenet server. The Microsoft web site you have used to access the forum is merely one of many portals into the same user group. Those of us who post here do so at our own expense and in our own time to help people where we can, usually without thanks and often having to put up with sarcastic comments from ungrateful users such as yourself. It is not our fault that your installation is not working as you expect, and it is not our fault that the standard replies that we have posted, which in most cases do address the issue you are experiencing, have not worked for you. We have also done the standard web searches which you are quite capable of doing yourself, and have posted likely solutions that others have found helpful. If you don't wish to take advantage of those suggestions, then that is a matter entirely for you, but given the nature of your continued comments, do not expect fellow users to fall over themselves to help you further. Your problem has nothing to do with Word in any case. It's a Windows Vista issue., maybe the Windows Vista folks (also users like yourself) will find your sarcasm amusing. On the other hand, if you want help from Microsoft then I am sure they will be happy to take your money. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Exhibit Imaging wrote: Hi Doug, I don't mean to sound paranoid, but your link takes you out of the Microsoft website, to an unknown URL, and then asks us to download an unknown .zip file, launch it, and to top it all, it ask us to, quote "When you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation" Does this sound safe to you, or does this sound like the type of thing the other moderators would laugh at us for because we followed the instructions. Really... Darkeforce... what do you think? Caby Smith csmith@exhibitimaging "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: See http://www.winhelponline.com/article...dows-Mail.html -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... It's just like Microsoft to make something that isn't completely backwards-compatable. I don't see how something like this wasn't caught in beta-testing. What about it, experts? Can I at least get an honest answer of "I don't know"? "Exhibit Imaging" wrote: Hi Darkeforce... I've been posting on this exact behavior. I've tried both ways of associating the files. All I get is "pat" answers from the "experts" who clearly haven't read my post... in the same way they obviously didn't read your post. I've cruised the intenet looking for answers and there seen to be a lot of people asking the ery same question.... no one id answering... "Darkeforce" wrote: When I click to open DOC files, it opens in MS Works wordprocessor, which I don't like at all. When I try to associate DOC files with Word 2007 (winword.exe), either by right-clicking and using "Open with", or by selecting "Default Programs" from the Start Menu and setting file associations, it doesn't show Word 2007 as a possible option, and browsing to it manually still won't make it a possible option - Office Word never shows up in the "other programs" list, and clicking OK after browsing to it doesn't change the association away from MS Works. Additionally, Office 2007 doesn't show up in the "Set default programs" list, either, so you can't set all Word formats to open with Word 2007 that way. "PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote: I don't think you can associate .doc files with a particular version of Word in XP either. And you may not need to. I have XP with both W2003 and W2007 loaded on my computer. When I start a file from Explorer--by double clicking it or right clicking and choosing open--Word will open it in whichever version was opened last. Word behaved this way with the operating system before XP as well. I just checked the file associations on my computer; all the Word file extensions are associated with "Microsoft Office Word". Are you saying that your computer doesn't behave this way. If not, please describe what does happen. PamC Darkeforce wrote: EXCEPT... If you had read my first post, you would see that those tools WILL NOT RECOGNIZE Word 2007 as a potential program with which to open DOC files. Even clicking the Browse button and manually browsing to and selecting Winword.exe WILL NOT get the Change Association dialogue to include Word 2007 as one of the possible options for DOC files. You can certainly associate .doc files with 2007. [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] I'm using Vista Home Premium -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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Apologies accepted. I regret however that I am unable to offer any further
suggestions. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Exhibit Imaging wrote: Hi Graham, You are right. I was suffering under the delusion that this was a Microsoft site, and that you, and the others, were a paid moderators. I appreciate you setting me straight. I can tell you that armed with that new knownledge, I am not in any way ungrateful. I also think you can understand why I, and probably many other posters here, think this is an official site with Microsoft employees running it. Even though my comments were flaming, I do think you might have given me the benifit of the doubt that I was unaware you were all volunteers before calling me ungrateful... as I am not... I'm just one more slug out here in the world who wants his products to behave as he expects them to. I run a small business... very small... I wear all the hats..., and spending 4+ hours trying to solve a software issue tends to make one cranky. That said, even if you were all paid employees, it would not excuse the tone of my posts. I should remain more proffesional all the times. That said, a few of thing would help this site keep tempers from flairing... One: It would be great to see this under each of your signitures, or at the top of each page: "This is a non Microsoft site, All MVP Moderators are Volunteers" Two: Idiots like me would mind their manners, and.. Three: There are, unfortunately, AND somewhat understandably, some very elitist, holyier-than-thou posts by the volunteers here. I know you all have to deal with idiots (I know... like me...) who barely know how to turn on their computers, but I have seen many unnessesarily harsh comments, and I don't think they are any more excuseable than my frustrated flaming. Once again, I do appologise for my temper, (and my spelling) and I have a greatly improved, new-found appreciation for the volunteers here. Caby Smith "Graham Mayor" wrote: You really don't get it do you? This is not a Microsoft 'site' and there are no 'Moderators' posting here. This is a user peer group hosted on a Microsoft Usenet server. The Microsoft web site you have used to access the forum is merely one of many portals into the same user group. Those of us who post here do so at our own expense and in our own time to help people where we can, usually without thanks and often having to put up with sarcastic comments from ungrateful users such as yourself. It is not our fault that your installation is not working as you expect, and it is not our fault that the standard replies that we have posted, which in most cases do address the issue you are experiencing, have not worked for you. We have also done the standard web searches which you are quite capable of doing yourself, and have posted likely solutions that others have found helpful. If you don't wish to take advantage of those suggestions, then that is a matter entirely for you, but given the nature of your continued comments, do not expect fellow users to fall over themselves to help you further. Your problem has nothing to do with Word in any case. It's a Windows Vista issue., maybe the Windows Vista folks (also users like yourself) will find your sarcasm amusing. On the other hand, if you want help from Microsoft then I am sure they will be happy to take your money. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Exhibit Imaging wrote: Hi Doug, I don't mean to sound paranoid, but your link takes you out of the Microsoft website, to an unknown URL, and then asks us to download an unknown .zip file, launch it, and to top it all, it ask us to, quote "When you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation" Does this sound safe to you, or does this sound like the type of thing the other moderators would laugh at us for because we followed the instructions. Really... Darkeforce... what do you think? Caby Smith csmith@exhibitimaging "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: See http://www.winhelponline.com/article...dows-Mail.html -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... It's just like Microsoft to make something that isn't completely backwards-compatable. I don't see how something like this wasn't caught in beta-testing. What about it, experts? Can I at least get an honest answer of "I don't know"? "Exhibit Imaging" wrote: Hi Darkeforce... I've been posting on this exact behavior. I've tried both ways of associating the files. All I get is "pat" answers from the "experts" who clearly haven't read my post... in the same way they obviously didn't read your post. I've cruised the intenet looking for answers and there seen to be a lot of people asking the ery same question.... no one id answering... "Darkeforce" wrote: When I click to open DOC files, it opens in MS Works wordprocessor, which I don't like at all. When I try to associate DOC files with Word 2007 (winword.exe), either by right-clicking and using "Open with", or by selecting "Default Programs" from the Start Menu and setting file associations, it doesn't show Word 2007 as a possible option, and browsing to it manually still won't make it a possible option - Office Word never shows up in the "other programs" list, and clicking OK after browsing to it doesn't change the association away from MS Works. Additionally, Office 2007 doesn't show up in the "Set default programs" list, either, so you can't set all Word formats to open with Word 2007 that way. "PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote: I don't think you can associate .doc files with a particular version of Word in XP either. And you may not need to. I have XP with both W2003 and W2007 loaded on my computer. When I start a file from Explorer--by double clicking it or right clicking and choosing open--Word will open it in whichever version was opened last. Word behaved this way with the operating system before XP as well. I just checked the file associations on my computer; all the Word file extensions are associated with "Microsoft Office Word". Are you saying that your computer doesn't behave this way. If not, please describe what does happen. PamC Darkeforce wrote: EXCEPT... If you had read my first post, you would see that those tools WILL NOT RECOGNIZE Word 2007 as a potential program with which to open DOC files. Even clicking the Browse button and manually browsing to and selecting Winword.exe WILL NOT get the Change Association dialogue to include Word 2007 as one of the possible options for DOC files. You can certainly associate .doc files with 2007. [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] I'm using Vista Home Premium -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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Exhibit Imaging wrote:
[..] One: It would be great to see this under each of your signitures, or at the top of each page: "This is a non Microsoft site, All MVP Moderators are Volunteers" could you describe exactly how you accessed this site/newsgroup? Did you hit some help button from within Word, or came directly from a MSFT website, such as: http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx Greetinx Robert -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MSFT | \ / | MVP | Scientific Reports X Against HTML | for | with Word? / \ in e-mail & news | Word | http://www.masteringword.eu/ |
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HI Robert...
I cam in, (if I remember correctly), by clicking on support in the MS Word section of the main Microsoft website. I hope you read my appology above... I really thought y'all were paid MS employees... "Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote: Exhibit Imaging wrote: [..] One: It would be great to see this under each of your signitures, or at the top of each page: "This is a non Microsoft site, All MVP Moderators are Volunteers" could you describe exactly how you accessed this site/newsgroup? Did you hit some help button from within Word, or came directly from a MSFT website, such as: http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx Greetinx Robert -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MSFT | \ / | MVP | Scientific Reports X Against HTML | for | with Word? / \ in e-mail & news | Word | http://www.masteringword.eu/ |
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I really thought y'all were paid MS employees...
It's a common misconception, and it's further complicated by the fact that many users arrive here (wherever "here" is) by clicking on something in the Help file on their own computer that suggests they can get more help from Microsoft. I think at some point there's wording such as "Get help from other users," but many users don't notice this. In many cases, though, you wouldn't get much better help even if you *were* getting it straight from the horse's mouth. Sometimes there are issues that the users who are dealing with them actually know more about than any of us (other users) *or* them (MS employees)--especially bugs that have recently arisen as a result of an update, for example. As for your specific issue, I'm not sure whether it's more a Word or a Windows (Vista?) issue, but the behavior you're seeing is certainly puzzling. I can see how users like me, who are running Word 2003 and 2007 side by side, would want .doc files opened by Word 2003 and .docx files by Word 2007 (I'm having the opposite problem--my system insists on wanting to open .xls attachments with Excel 2007 and hangs in the process), but I can't imagine why you would not even be offered the option of associating .doc files with Word 2007. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Exhibit Imaging" wrote in message ... HI Robert... I cam in, (if I remember correctly), by clicking on support in the MS Word section of the main Microsoft website. I hope you read my appology above... I really thought y'all were paid MS employees... "Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote: Exhibit Imaging wrote: [..] One: It would be great to see this under each of your signitures, or at the top of each page: "This is a non Microsoft site, All MVP Moderators are Volunteers" could you describe exactly how you accessed this site/newsgroup? Did you hit some help button from within Word, or came directly from a MSFT website, such as: http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx Greetinx Robert -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MSFT | \ / | MVP | Scientific Reports X Against HTML | for | with Word? / \ in e-mail & news | Word | http://www.masteringword.eu/ |
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I would suggest that you start Word via the Start menu, or whatever the
equivalent is in Vista and then use File Open to open your documents. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Exhibit Imaging" wrote in message ... Hi Graham, You are right. I was suffering under the delusion that this was a Microsoft site, and that you, and the others, were a paid moderators. I appreciate you setting me straight. I can tell you that armed with that new knownledge, I am not in any way ungrateful. I also think you can understand why I, and probably many other posters here, think this is an official site with Microsoft employees running it. Even though my comments were flaming, I do think you might have given me the benifit of the doubt that I was unaware you were all volunteers before calling me ungrateful... as I am not... I'm just one more slug out here in the world who wants his products to behave as he expects them to. I run a small business... very small... I wear all the hats..., and spending 4+ hours trying to solve a software issue tends to make one cranky. That said, even if you were all paid employees, it would not excuse the tone of my posts. I should remain more proffesional all the times. That said, a few of thing would help this site keep tempers from flairing... One: It would be great to see this under each of your signitures, or at the top of each page: "This is a non Microsoft site, All MVP Moderators are Volunteers" Two: Idiots like me would mind their manners, and.. Three: There are, unfortunately, AND somewhat understandably, some very elitist, holyier-than-thou posts by the volunteers here. I know you all have to deal with idiots (I know... like me...) who barely know how to turn on their computers, but I have seen many unnessesarily harsh comments, and I don't think they are any more excuseable than my frustrated flaming. Once again, I do appologise for my temper, (and my spelling) and I have a greatly improved, new-found appreciation for the volunteers here. Caby Smith "Graham Mayor" wrote: You really don't get it do you? This is not a Microsoft 'site' and there are no 'Moderators' posting here. This is a user peer group hosted on a Microsoft Usenet server. The Microsoft web site you have used to access the forum is merely one of many portals into the same user group. Those of us who post here do so at our own expense and in our own time to help people where we can, usually without thanks and often having to put up with sarcastic comments from ungrateful users such as yourself. It is not our fault that your installation is not working as you expect, and it is not our fault that the standard replies that we have posted, which in most cases do address the issue you are experiencing, have not worked for you. We have also done the standard web searches which you are quite capable of doing yourself, and have posted likely solutions that others have found helpful. If you don't wish to take advantage of those suggestions, then that is a matter entirely for you, but given the nature of your continued comments, do not expect fellow users to fall over themselves to help you further. Your problem has nothing to do with Word in any case. It's a Windows Vista issue., maybe the Windows Vista folks (also users like yourself) will find your sarcasm amusing. On the other hand, if you want help from Microsoft then I am sure they will be happy to take your money. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Exhibit Imaging wrote: Hi Doug, I don't mean to sound paranoid, but your link takes you out of the Microsoft website, to an unknown URL, and then asks us to download an unknown .zip file, launch it, and to top it all, it ask us to, quote "When you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation" Does this sound safe to you, or does this sound like the type of thing the other moderators would laugh at us for because we followed the instructions. Really... Darkeforce... what do you think? Caby Smith csmith@exhibitimaging "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: See http://www.winhelponline.com/article...dows-Mail.html -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... It's just like Microsoft to make something that isn't completely backwards-compatable. I don't see how something like this wasn't caught in beta-testing. What about it, experts? Can I at least get an honest answer of "I don't know"? "Exhibit Imaging" wrote: Hi Darkeforce... I've been posting on this exact behavior. I've tried both ways of associating the files. All I get is "pat" answers from the "experts" who clearly haven't read my post... in the same way they obviously didn't read your post. I've cruised the intenet looking for answers and there seen to be a lot of people asking the ery same question.... no one id answering... "Darkeforce" wrote: When I click to open DOC files, it opens in MS Works wordprocessor, which I don't like at all. When I try to associate DOC files with Word 2007 (winword.exe), either by right-clicking and using "Open with", or by selecting "Default Programs" from the Start Menu and setting file associations, it doesn't show Word 2007 as a possible option, and browsing to it manually still won't make it a possible option - Office Word never shows up in the "other programs" list, and clicking OK after browsing to it doesn't change the association away from MS Works. Additionally, Office 2007 doesn't show up in the "Set default programs" list, either, so you can't set all Word formats to open with Word 2007 that way. "PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote: I don't think you can associate .doc files with a particular version of Word in XP either. And you may not need to. I have XP with both W2003 and W2007 loaded on my computer. When I start a file from Explorer--by double clicking it or right clicking and choosing open--Word will open it in whichever version was opened last. Word behaved this way with the operating system before XP as well. I just checked the file associations on my computer; all the Word file extensions are associated with "Microsoft Office Word". Are you saying that your computer doesn't behave this way. If not, please describe what does happen. PamC Darkeforce wrote: EXCEPT... If you had read my first post, you would see that those tools WILL NOT RECOGNIZE Word 2007 as a potential program with which to open DOC files. Even clicking the Browse button and manually browsing to and selecting Winword.exe WILL NOT get the Change Association dialogue to include Word 2007 as one of the possible options for DOC files. You can certainly associate .doc files with 2007. [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] I'm using Vista Home Premium -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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Exhibit Imaging wrote:
I cam in, (if I remember correctly), by clicking on support in the MS Word section of the main Microsoft website. I hope you read my appology above... I really thought y'all were paid MS employees... no problem -- just trying to understand how various people get in here. I don't think anybody could pay us to take the heat that reaches us here sometimes ... ;-) Greetinx Robert -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MSFT | \ / | MVP | Scientific Reports X Against HTML | for | with Word? / \ in e-mail & news | Word | http://www.masteringword.eu/ |
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Here's what you need...
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/openwithadd.htm Just for interest... = got to above link from http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/...9145&SiteID=17 question = got to this Q by googling: "open with" browse XP problem site:microsoft.com (about 30th result (3rd page)) I'd actually resolved this before found the page, by using regedit .. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT ... |
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Darkforce,
I have the exact sme problem as you do. I loaded Office Enterprise 2007 on my HP Slimline and Word2007 won't associate the .DOC files at all. It gives me the same choice as you. My laptop has Word 2007 ait associates the files just fine. There has to be an issue with this that someone has seen and solved..... |
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Why can't I associate DOC files with Word 2007?
I am struggling with the exact same issue., EXACT SAME! I did the exact same
things and still, word 2007 doesn't work. I can open the program and then open the file as a work around. Do you get a weird icon for your desktop word documents? "Darkeforce" wrote: From my first post: "I have tried right-clicking a DOC document, and using "Open with...", but even after I browse manually to winword.exe, it still won't show the option to open in Word 2007 in the dialogue. I also tried going through Start - Default Programs and selecting DOC files, but I got the same result; the "Open with..." dialogue will not recognize Word 2007 as a viable program to open DOC files." "JoAnn Paules" wrote: Specifically how are you trying to associate these files? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... I only have Word 2007; upgraded from 2000. Word 2000 doesn't appear to be on the computer at all anymore, so there is only one Winword.exe file. "JoAnn Paules" wrote: I have Vista and Office 2007. .doc files are associated with Word. It doesn't say which version but then again I only have one version installed on this system. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... Vista SP1 "JoAnn Paules" wrote: Are you using Vista or XP? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... EXCEPT... If you had read my first post, you would see that those tools WILL NOT RECOGNIZE Word 2007 as a potential program with which to open DOC files. Even clicking the Browse button and manually browsing to and selecting Winword.exe WILL NOT get the Change Association dialogue to include Word 2007 as one of the possible options for DOC files. "JoAnn Paules" wrote: You can certainly associate .doc files with 2007. Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859 Vista http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...1-6172036.html -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Darkeforce" wrote in message ... That's crazy. There's no reason why we shouldn't be able to associate earlier format of Word files with Word 2007 if it's able to open them. Not allowing us to associate them like this seems like nothing more than a little, petty "screw you" gesture. After all, most people still use DOC files, not DOCX files. "AnonyMous" wrote: I have the exact same problem as you, but no one is replying to our posts unfortunately. "Darkeforce" wrote: I'm trying to set Word 2007 as the default program to open DOC files, but it won't let me. I don't want to have to go through and convert all my DOC files to DOCX, and I know that using Word 2007 for DOC files means that I have to use compatibility mode, but I'm content with that. I have tried right-clicking a DOC document, and using "Open with...", but even after I browse manually to winword.exe, it still won't show the option to open in Word 2007 in the dialogue. I also tried going through Start - Default Programs and selecting DOC files, but I got the same result; the "Open with..." dialogue will not recognize Word 2007 as a viable program to open DOC files. I'm using Vista Home Premium |
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