ab
Tue Aug 22 02:27:45 CDT 2006
I have just checked Control Panel / Add and Remove.. and discovered that
whoever set up Office when we had a new server installed had done something
strange. I have just told it to add Word and it has updated things and I now
have a winword.exe!
"ab" <ab@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:%23pPGDpbxGHA.4632@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>I have hidden files displayed but a search does not turn up winword.exe -
>only Microsoft Office Word 2003 in C:\Documents and Settings\All
>Users\Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft Office. I have looked on all drives.
>
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> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:uzWsqUTxGHA.5064@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> "Microsoft Office Small Business Edition" can't be a valid target for a
>> shortcut to start Word. You need to find winword.exe (you'll have to set
>> Windows to display hidden files and folders), then create a shortcut to
>> it.
>>
>> --
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>> Word MVP FAQ site:
http://word.mvps.org
>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
>> so
>> all may benefit.
>>
>> "ab" <ab@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23xnpA1QxGHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> This works fine on my home PC but not in my office.
>>> When I create a shortcut on my desktop there, the target (Microsoft
>>> Office
>>> Small Business Edition 2003) is greyed out and the "Start in:" box is
>> blank.
>>> Do I take it there is no way round this, please?
>>>
>>> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:%23X8x1CCrGHA.3592@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> > It's the shortcut that Office creates when you install the program, so
>>> > there's no telling how it works this magic. I have no idea what the
>>> > reasoning was behind making it uneditable, but I personally think that
>>> > sucks.
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
>>> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
>>> > Words into Type
>>> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
>>> > Word MVP FAQ site:
http://word.mvps.org
>>> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
>> newsgroup
>>> > so
>>> > all may benefit.
>>> >
>>> > "Scott Meyers" <usenet@aristeia.com> wrote in message
>>> > news:12bvaasehonm85e@corp.supernews.com...
>>> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
>>> >> > Yes, the default shortcuts are uneditable. But you can find
>> Winword.exe
>>> > and
>>> >> > create a new shortcut that will be editable.
>>> >>
>>> >> Okay, that worked, but can somebody explain to me what kind of
>>> >> shortcut
>>> >> is
>>> >> originally created that shows no path and is not editable? I've
>>> >> never
>>> > seen that
>>> >> kind of shortcut before.
>>> >>
>>> >> Thanks,
>>> >>
>>> >> Scott
>>> >>
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
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