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Hello,
Question for you please. i bought a new laptop and it had installed on it Works. I downloaded Microsoft Office 2007 Home/Student version. Here's the problem...I received an email that had a word document attachment and when I clicked on it, it automatically opened up Works and the works would not open it. Is there something I have to do to make Office the default? Thank you. |
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See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ReRegisterWord.htm
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Tina" wrote in message ... Hello, Question for you please. i bought a new laptop and it had installed on it Works. I downloaded Microsoft Office 2007 Home/Student version. Here's the problem...I received an email that had a word document attachment and when I clicked on it, it automatically opened up Works and the works would not open it. Is there something I have to do to make Office the default? Thank you. |
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Thank you for the website that you passed along, however, I did what it said
to do and tried to open the same .doc and it went directly to Works. I'm ready to uninstall Works (ha)... "Tina" wrote: Hello, Question for you please. i bought a new laptop and it had installed on it Works. I downloaded Microsoft Office 2007 Home/Student version. Here's the problem...I received an email that had a word document attachment and when I clicked on it, it automatically opened up Works and the works would not open it. Is there something I have to do to make Office the default? Thank you. |
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If that hasn't fixed it select a document in Windows Explorer, right click
and choose Open with... From the ensuing dialog select Word (winword.exe) and check the box to always open with this application. Check the file association for the doc format eg in Windows XP Windows Explorer Tools Folder Options File Types and ensure that winword.exe from Office 12 ie "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\WINWORD.EXE" /n /dde is the application associated with the Open action. (The DDE message would be [REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")] and the Use DDE checkbox should be checked. There should be no reason to uninstall Works - I have Works and Word 2003 installed alongside Word 2007 and the correct applications open the intended files. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Tina wrote: Thank you for the website that you passed along, however, I did what it said to do and tried to open the same .doc and it went directly to Works. I'm ready to uninstall Works (ha)... "Tina" wrote: Hello, Question for you please. i bought a new laptop and it had installed on it Works. I downloaded Microsoft Office 2007 Home/Student version. Here's the problem...I received an email that had a word document attachment and when I clicked on it, it automatically opened up Works and the works would not open it. Is there something I have to do to make Office the default? Thank you. |
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Thank you for the reply. I think I'm a little confused on what Windows
Explorer is and how to find a document to open. The file I try to open has the extension of .docx not sure what the "x" is but it's office 2007. when i go into program files, office12 and winword, i'm not sure what to do when i find that. thanks again. Tina "Graham Mayor" wrote: If that hasn't fixed it select a document in Windows Explorer, right click and choose Open with... From the ensuing dialog select Word (winword.exe) and check the box to always open with this application. Check the file association for the doc format eg in Windows XP Windows Explorer Tools Folder Options File Types and ensure that winword.exe from Office 12 ie "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\WINWORD.EXE" /n /dde is the application associated with the Open action. (The DDE message would be [REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")] and the Use DDE checkbox should be checked. There should be no reason to uninstall Works - I have Works and Word 2003 installed alongside Word 2007 and the correct applications open the intended files. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Tina wrote: Thank you for the website that you passed along, however, I did what it said to do and tried to open the same .doc and it went directly to Works. I'm ready to uninstall Works (ha)... "Tina" wrote: Hello, Question for you please. i bought a new laptop and it had installed on it Works. I downloaded Microsoft Office 2007 Home/Student version. Here's the problem...I received an email that had a word document attachment and when I clicked on it, it automatically opened up Works and the works would not open it. Is there something I have to do to make Office the default? Thank you. |
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Windows Explorer is another name for My Computer or (in Vista) Computer, but
if you just click on My Document or (in Vista) Documents, you should find your file. The .docx extension indicates a Word 2007 document. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Tina" wrote in message news  Thank you for the reply. I think I'm a little confused on what Windows Explorer is and how to find a document to open. The file I try to open has the extension of .docx not sure what the "x" is but it's office 2007. when i go into program files, office12 and winword, i'm not sure what to do when i find that. thanks again. Tina "Graham Mayor" wrote: If that hasn't fixed it select a document in Windows Explorer, right click and choose Open with... From the ensuing dialog select Word (winword.exe) and check the box to always open with this application. Check the file association for the doc format eg in Windows XP Windows Explorer Tools Folder Options File Types and ensure that winword.exe from Office 12 ie "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\WINWORD.EXE" /n /dde is the application associated with the Open action. (The DDE message would be [REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")] and the Use DDE checkbox should be checked. There should be no reason to uninstall Works - I have Works and Word 2003 installed alongside Word 2007 and the correct applications open the intended files. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Tina wrote: Thank you for the website that you passed along, however, I did what it said to do and tried to open the same .doc and it went directly to Works. I'm ready to uninstall Works (ha)... "Tina" wrote: Hello, Question for you please. i bought a new laptop and it had installed on it Works. I downloaded Microsoft Office 2007 Home/Student version. Here's the problem...I received an email that had a word document attachment and when I clicked on it, it automatically opened up Works and the works would not open it. Is there something I have to do to make Office the default? Thank you. |
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