Re: Problem opening MS Office 97 docs in Explorer in XP Home SP2
From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 11/03/04
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Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 00:09:06 -0600
Great, glad to hear it, thanks and most welcome. :o)
-- All the Best, Kelly Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP-Shell/User 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award Troubleshooting Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm "Peter Lynam" <PeterLynam@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3A6ECA9D-02B5-45C7-8768-2E9706FE6EF2@microsoft.com... > Kelly > > This worked! > > Great website > > Thanks so much > > Peter > > "Kelly" wrote: > >> Office 97 often fails to get properly registered in the registry when >> installed on XP. The "...document is already open, do you want to make a >> copy message" only occurs in this case when a document is opened via >> association (i.e., through Explorer, or Recently Opened Documents) and >> doesn't happen if Word is >> already open (for example, if you open a document through Word, File - >> Open; >> or by association with Word already running). >> >> >> For Word: Go to Start/Run and type in: windword /r >> For Excel: Go to Start/Run and type in: excel /regserver >> For PowerPoint: Start/Run and type in: powerpnt /regserver >> For Access:Go to Start/Run and type in: msaccess /regserver >> >> >> -- >> All the Best, >> Kelly >> >> Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP-Shell/User >> 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award >> >> Troubleshooting Windows XP >> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com >> >> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! >> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm >> >> >> "Peter Lynam" <Peter Lynam@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:A9631627-C6A8-40E8-8B0B-86DD177D2D3E@microsoft.com... >> > Whenever I open an Office 97 doc in WinXP Home SP2 from Explorer, I get >> > these >> > error messages: >> > >> > Word: >> > >> > "[Filename] is being used by [my logon]. Do you want to make a copy?" >> > >> > Excel: >> > >> > "A document with the name [filename] is already open. You cannot open >> > two >> > documents with the same name, even if the documents are in separate >> > folders. >> > To open the current document, either close the document that's >> > currently >> > open, or rename one of the documents." >> > >> > etc. >> > >> > I don't get the same problem when I open documents from Word or Excel. >> > >> > How can I fix this? >> > >> >> >>
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