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Using both Word 2003 and Word 2007 in Open with ...
I have both Word 2003 and Word 2007 installed.
The default "Microsoft Office Word" is Word 2007. I have Word 2003 still installed since MS removed insert from scanner from Word 2007. I use that feature a lot so I still need Word 2003 available. So how do I run Word 2003? E.g. Right mouse on a Doc file. Open with ... It only shows Microsoft Office Word (which is Word 2007). It does not show Word Office 2003. So how do I make one of the items be Word 2003? Just to be clear. I still want Word 2007 to be the default. I just need to have Word 2003 available in Open with ... Thank you for your feedback. |
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See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924462/en-us "How to insert an image
from a scanner into a Word 2007 document". and http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm shows how to run both versions together. As for the 'open with' issue. I don't think there is a satisfactory way of resolving this as the two Word versions share some registry entries. You can set a default application for the doc file association but I would suggest that you simply open the documents from within the required version of Word. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org John wrote: I have both Word 2003 and Word 2007 installed. The default "Microsoft Office Word" is Word 2007. I have Word 2003 still installed since MS removed insert from scanner from Word 2007. I use that feature a lot so I still need Word 2003 available. So how do I run Word 2003? E.g. Right mouse on a Doc file. Open with ... It only shows Microsoft Office Word (which is Word 2007). It does not show Word Office 2003. So how do I make one of the items be Word 2003? Just to be clear. I still want Word 2007 to be the default. I just need to have Word 2003 available in Open with ... Thank you for your feedback. |
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I just need to have Word 2003 available in Open with ...
I don't know if this is possible, however there is another workaround: Put a shortcut of word2007 exe file in the SendTo folder. Then you can use it, like the Open with command (from the context menu). The SendTo folder is in the following location: Users\[your account name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo -- Please remove hyphens to contact me ----- --- -- -- - geotso ----- --- -- -- - |
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Thank you both for the feedback.
I just found this article which may also help. Customizing Windows XP's Open With List http://www.informit.com/articles/art...seqNum=6&rll=1 I have to read through the article to digest what is going on since there are several registry locations involved. John |
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Customizing Windows XP's Open With List
heh! The path of SendTo folder I've posted corresponds to a Vista environment. In XP you'll find it under "Documents and settings\[your account name]\" Also note that in both environments the Folder is Hidden. |
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It is possible to change the default extension that Word places on saved
documents.Possibly, you can then assign files with that extension to be opened by a particular version. Note that, if you share files, this technique might prove awkward for other sharers/users. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/820917 informs you about changing certain registry entries with respect to Word 2003 including setting the default extension for saved files. I did this "back in the day": doc for Word for DOS and dow for Word for Windows. However, I am not sure under what circumstances (registry settings, &c) the assignment of the doc extension to a particular version would prove to persist now. Perhaps it's worth a look-see. Even with all that being said, as with Graham, my suggestion would be to open the application and use the File menu to open the user document. Tom MSMVP 1998-2007 "John" wrote in message ... I have both Word 2003 and Word 2007 installed. The default "Microsoft Office Word" is Word 2007. I have Word 2003 still installed since MS removed insert from scanner from Word 2007. I use that feature a lot so I still need Word 2003 available. So how do I run Word 2003? E.g. Right mouse on a Doc file. Open with ... It only shows Microsoft Office Word (which is Word 2007). It does not show Word Office 2003. So how do I make one of the items be Word 2003? Just to be clear. I still want Word 2007 to be the default. I just need to have Word 2003 available in Open with ... Thank you for your feedback. |
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Personally, I'd do what "geosto" suggests -- to create shortcuts to for Word
in the Sent To folder. That's what I did back when I had around 4 versions of Office installed and it worked very well. :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs "Tom Ferguson" wrote in message ... Even with all that being said, as with Graham, my suggestion would be to open the application and use the File menu to open the user document. |
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Yes, that method does have its attractions. And having options is good!
However, since each method has pluses and minuses, and because the original poster indicated that files were usually opened by clicking on the user document, I thought it useful to outline a method that catered to that preference. Tom MSMVP 1998-2007 "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... Personally, I'd do what "geosto" suggests -- to create shortcuts to for Word in the Sent To folder. That's what I did back when I had around 4 versions of Office installed and it worked very well. :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs "Tom Ferguson" wrote in message ... Even with all that being said, as with Graham, my suggestion would be to open the application and use the File menu to open the user document. |
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