Herb
Sun Aug 26 07:52:57 CDT 2007
This does seem to be a common problem with Word .doc (sometimes docx) files
in Vista. It appears to be a registry key issue. Take a look at the
discussion here to see if the solution provided by "anna" on 6/17/2007 can
fix your problem:
http://www.computerhaven.info/forum/printable.aspx?m=55770&mpage=1
You might need to join that conversation and see if Patty MacDuffie will
send you the fix she's sent to others.
--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog:
http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web:
http://www.herbtyson.com
"M Scott" <M Scott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5F2B9ABE-8D1D-4FC9-8601-EF8B6B332DF4@microsoft.com...
> Hi - I am having if not the same, a very similar problem.
> I am running Vista Business (OEM Dell) which also came with MS Works
> preinstalled. I have since installed MS Office 2003 Pro, after which I
> unistalled Works.
>
> I can open .doc files from within MS Word and I can create new .doc files.
> I
> am unable to open them via shortcuts or Windows Explorer.
>
> What I am unable to do is add MS Word to the list of applications when I
> highlight .doc extension. (via Control Panel - Default Programs - Set
> Assciations - Change Program - browse for winword.exe and click 'open').
> It
> does not add the application to the applications list. I can add other
> Office
> applications such as PowerPoint, Excel etc)
>
> Word is associated with other file extensions such as .dot .docxml etc -
> it
> just seems to be the .doc extension.
>
> I am thinking that this may be a bug - any ideas?
>
> "Xedden" wrote:
>
>> Thats the first thing I did. I would click on winword and it would go
>> back
>> to the screen with the programs that you can use to open with and it isnt
>> there. Word will not show up on that screen.
>>
>> "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
>>
>> > A not-terribly-satisfying solution might be found in the following way:
>> >
>> > 1. Open Windows Explorer, and navigate to a .doc file.
>> >
>> > 2. Right-click the .doc file, choose Open with... -- Choose Default
>> > Program.
>> >
>> > 3a. If Word is displayed among the Recommended Programs listed, click
>> > on it,
>> > tick "Always use the selected program...." then click OK.
>> >
>> > 3b. If Word is NOT displayed among the Recommended Programs, then use
>> > the
>> > Browse button... navigate to winword.exe, click on it, click Open, tick
>> > "Always...", then click OK.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Herb Tyson MS MVP
>> > Author of the Word 2007 Bible
>> > Blog:
http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
>> > Web:
http://www.herbtyson.com
>> >
>> >
>> > "Xedden" <Xedden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:3E73E2D4-1F92-43D0-8B42-8B5D8A69E033@microsoft.com...
>> > > So I had the right place for where word was actually located, and I
>> > > tried
>> > > uninstalling and reinstalling Office already. Running the
>> > > winword.exe /r
>> > > didnt work and neither did the manual fix. Thank you for the help
>> > > though.
>> > >
>> > > Let me add a few details to be more clear. I can open word and then
>> > > through
>> > > word search for the document I want and it will open fine. The
>> > > problem
>> > > comes when I am outside word and flick on a file in the documents
>> > > folder
>> > > for
>> > > example and it doesnt know what to do with it. The location you said
>> > > is
>> > > where I navigated to in the open with window, but when I click on
>> > > winword
>> > > nothing happens.
>> > >
>> > > "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> Try this:
>> > >>
>> > >> Click Start (the Vista orb/pearl), type winword.exe /r into the
>> > >> Start
>> > >> Search
>> > >> box, and press Enter.
>> > >>
>> > >> This should re-register Word and fix the file associations. If not,
>> > >> then
>> > >> try
>> > >> doing a repair (close all Office programs, open Control Panel -
>> > >> Uninstall
>> > >> a
>> > >> Program - click on Microsoft Office [version] - Click Change - Click
>> > >> Repair - Click Continue, and follow any prompts).
>> > >>
>> > >> (To answer your other question... the executable for Word [2007]
>> > >> usually
>> > >> is
>> > >> located here:
>> > >>
>> > >> D:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12
>> > >>
>> > >> If you have Word 2003, it will be in OFFICE11 instead of Office12.
>> > >> The
>> > >> executable is winword.exe.)
>> > >>
>> > >> --
>> > >> Herb Tyson MS MVP
>> > >> Author of the Word 2007 Bible
>> > >> Blog:
http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
>> > >> Web:
http://www.herbtyson.com
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> "Xedden" <Xedden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > >> news:50AB760C-FEBC-4793-BBCA-7ADEDE0F9875@microsoft.com...
>> > >> > If I click on a .doc file the computer doesnt know what to do with
>> > >> > it.
>> > >> > If
>> > >> > I
>> > >> > right click and go to open with word is not an option. Where is
>> > >> > the
>> > >> > actual
>> > >> > program located? Is there something else I need to do to get
>> > >> > this to
>> > >> > work
>> > >> > out? This is on a Vista machine, no problems on the xp machine
>> > >> > that I
>> > >> > installed it on too.
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> >
>> >