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The company is in no rush to join the 21st century then?
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP
My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
Flip wrote:
I didn't think of re-registering. Good idea.
Unfortunately we will never know if it helped. The disk is being
formatted while I am writing this.
Because of some other reasons (within our company network) it will
have W98. Thanks anyway,
Flip
Graham Mayor schreef in berichtnieuws
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It would probably be worth re-registering Word -
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ReRegisterWord.htm
but as you suspect you can assign any action to a file type using
Windows Explorer tools folder options file types. If the
program is not in the list (it shoulds be after re-registering) just
browse to winword.exe and apply it.
--
Graham Mayor - Word MVP
My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
Flip wrote:
Hello Graham,
I hope it's Windows Explorer Tools Folderoptions File types?
If not then I that would proof the OS damaged :-)
We use an extension within the firm, all textfiles. But you are
right, I do plan to rename those (they are 'all over the place').
Also old WP documents can be reassociated since WP is 'out'
So how do I add an application to the list? Since Word is not in my
Open With list I pressed Browse to go to Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Office\ and click WINWORD.EXE
This should add Winword to the list? Well, it doesn't.
Powerpoint also was not in the list, adding was no problem
I also added an internal application succesfully.
Sofar it's just Word that is refusing to enter the list, or, XP does
not allow Word in the list unless a Word-file is recognised?
That is not normal I believe.
Do you know what the folder \Windows\Prefetch is about? Could this
cause problems?
Windows Explorer is not working correct on this PC, therefore I
think I must go to a different NG or reinstall the OS.
Thanks for your support,
Flip
Graham Mayor schreef in berichtnieuws
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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.
--
Graham Mayor - Word MVP
My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
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?
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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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 ...
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."
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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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 ...
Are you looking for "Word" or "Microsoft Word"?
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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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
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