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Word document opening in Word Pad
When I copy a document from the network to my lap top, the document opens in
Word Pad rather than Word. What is causing this problem and how do I fix it? I also noticed that PowerPoint files copied down do not open and do not even show that they are PowerPoint documents. This is a new lap top and the Office SUite was installed on it recently. |
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You might try Help - Detect and Repair. Does that restore/repair the
associations? If not, then take a look he http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q210565/ to see if reregistering via the /r switch helps. If the problem also occurs with other Office applications, however, I suspect it's a broader installation issue that can't be fixed simply by using Word's /r switch. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "bah" wrote in message news When I copy a document from the network to my lap top, the document opens in Word Pad rather than Word. What is causing this problem and how do I fix it? I also noticed that PowerPoint files copied down do not open and do not even show that they are PowerPoint documents. This is a new lap top and the Office SUite was installed on it recently. |
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Thanks - that solved it.
"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: You might try Help - Detect and Repair. Does that restore/repair the associations? If not, then take a look he http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q210565/ to see if reregistering via the /r switch helps. If the problem also occurs with other Office applications, however, I suspect it's a broader installation issue that can't be fixed simply by using Word's /r switch. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "bah" wrote in message news When I copy a document from the network to my lap top, the document opens in Word Pad rather than Word. What is causing this problem and how do I fix it? I also noticed that PowerPoint files copied down do not open and do not even show that they are PowerPoint documents. This is a new lap top and the Office SUite was installed on it recently. |
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I'm sorry Herb, this makes no sense to me. Perhaps there is a more simple
answer. I just bought Office 2007 and installed it on my laptop. Now, every time I open a Word document one of my students sends me through email, it opens in Wordpad and shows a bunch of garbled language. My students have brand new laptops to use and they all have Office 2007. If I download the document and save it, then try to open it, I still get Wordpad and the garbled language. However, if I open Word first, then choose "Open" (document), I am able to open the saved student work. It is very frustrating. I am used to just clicking on the file and having the file open no problem. It just won't do it. I can't open Power Points either. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: You might try Help - Detect and Repair. Does that restore/repair the associations? If not, then take a look he http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q210565/ to see if reregistering via the /r switch helps. If the problem also occurs with other Office applications, however, I suspect it's a broader installation issue that can't be fixed simply by using Word's /r switch. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "bah" wrote in message news When I copy a document from the network to my lap top, the document opens in Word Pad rather than Word. What is causing this problem and how do I fix it? I also noticed that PowerPoint files copied down do not open and do not even show that they are PowerPoint documents. This is a new lap top and the Office SUite was installed on it recently. |
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See the article "How to re-register Word when problems crop up opening
files€¯ at: http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErr...gisterWord.htm -- 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, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Rachel" wrote in message ... I'm sorry Herb, this makes no sense to me. Perhaps there is a more simple answer. I just bought Office 2007 and installed it on my laptop. Now, every time I open a Word document one of my students sends me through email, it opens in Wordpad and shows a bunch of garbled language. My students have brand new laptops to use and they all have Office 2007. If I download the document and save it, then try to open it, I still get Wordpad and the garbled language. However, if I open Word first, then choose "Open" (document), I am able to open the saved student work. It is very frustrating. I am used to just clicking on the file and having the file open no problem. It just won't do it. I can't open Power Points either. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: You might try Help - Detect and Repair. Does that restore/repair the associations? If not, then take a look he http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q210565/ to see if reregistering via the /r switch helps. If the problem also occurs with other Office applications, however, I suspect it's a broader installation issue that can't be fixed simply by using Word's /r switch. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "bah" wrote in message news When I copy a document from the network to my lap top, the document opens in Word Pad rather than Word. What is causing this problem and how do I fix it? I also noticed that PowerPoint files copied down do not open and do not even show that they are PowerPoint documents. This is a new lap top and the Office SUite was installed on it recently. |
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See the article "How to re-register Word when problems crop up opening files€¯ at: http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErr...gisterWord.htm -- 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, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Rachel" wrote in message ... I'm sorry Herb, this makes no sense to me. Perhaps there is a more simple answer. I just bought Office 2007 and installed it on my laptop. Now, every time I open a Word document one of my students sends me through email, it opens in Wordpad and shows a bunch of garbled language. My students have brand new laptops to use and they all have Office 2007. If I download the document and save it, then try to open it, I still get Wordpad and the garbled language. However, if I open Word first, then choose "Open" (document), I am able to open the saved student work. It is very frustrating. I am used to just clicking on the file and having the file open no problem. It just won't do it. I can't open Power Points either. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: You might try Help - Detect and Repair. Does that restore/repair the associations? If not, then take a look he http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q210565/ to see if reregistering via the /r switch helps. If the problem also occurs with other Office applications, however, I suspect it's a broader installation issue that can't be fixed simply by using Word's /r switch. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "bah" wrote in message news When I copy a document from the network to my lap top, the document opens in Word Pad rather than Word. What is causing this problem and how do I fix it? I also noticed that PowerPoint files copied down do not open and do not even show that they are PowerPoint documents. This is a new lap top and the Office SUite was installed on it recently. |
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I'm sorry Herb, this makes no sense to me. Perhaps there is a more simple
answer. I just bought Office 2007 and installed it on my laptop. Now, every time I open a Word document one of my students sends me through email, it opens in Wordpad and shows a bunch of garbled language. My students have brand new laptops to use and they all have Office 2007. If I download the document and save it, then try to open it, I still get Wordpad and the garbled language. However, if I open Word first, then choose "Open" (document), I am able to open the saved student work. It is very frustrating. I am used to just clicking on the file and having the file open no problem. It just won't do it. I can't open Power Points either. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: You might try Help - Detect and Repair. Does that restore/repair the associations? If not, then take a look he http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q210565/ to see if reregistering via the /r switch helps. If the problem also occurs with other Office applications, however, I suspect it's a broader installation issue that can't be fixed simply by using Word's /r switch. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "bah" wrote in message news When I copy a document from the network to my lap top, the document opens in Word Pad rather than Word. What is causing this problem and how do I fix it? I also noticed that PowerPoint files copied down do not open and do not even show that they are PowerPoint documents. This is a new lap top and the Office SUite was installed on it recently. |
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