Re: Opening Files in Word

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From: ds (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/29/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 07:05:29 -0700

Still nothing...
>-----Original Message-----
>If you can open the files using File/Open in Word but
not by
>double-clicking them then the problem is due to the file
association.
>Try restarting your computer and running the winword /r
command again.
>
>If that doesn't work then open the Windows Explorer, go
to
>Tools/Folder Options and on the File Types tab locate
the file type
>for Word Documents and delete it. Restart your computer
and run the
>winword /r command again. (Don't worry - I've deleted
the Word file
>association 100s of times :-) )
>
>--
>Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup.
Requests for
>assistance by email can not be acknowledged.
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Beth Melton
>Microsoft Office MVP
>
>Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
>TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
>MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
>
>
>"ds" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:211d01c48d78$9cc3b500$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> Still nothing...any other ideas??
>>
>> Thanks
>> Donnie
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Yes - that 'idea' would be providing you with the
>> correct switch. :-(
>> >
>> >Sorry, the /a is for troubleshooting. Try running this
>> command
>> >instead:
>> >
>> >winword /r
>> >
>> >Note the space before the forward slash.
>> >
>> >--
>> >Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup.
>> Requests for
>> >assistance by email can not be acknowledged.
>> >
>> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >Beth Melton
>> >Microsoft Office MVP
>> >
>> >Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
>> >TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
>> >MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
>> >
>> >
>> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >news:047701c48cb1$b324f420$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> That did not change anything. Any other ideas??
>> >>
>> >> Thanks
>> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >Sounds like you need to recreate the file
associations
>> >> that are used
>> >> >when you open a document outside the application.
Go
>> to
>> >> Start/Run and
>> >> >run:
>> >> >
>> >> >winword /a
>> >> >
>> >> >Note the space before the forward slash.
>> >> >
>> >> >--
>> >> >Please post all follow-up questions to the
newsgroup.
>> >> Requests for
>> >> >assistance by email can not be acknowledged.
>> >> >
>> >> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >> >Beth Melton
>> >> >Microsoft Office MVP
>> >> >
>> >> >Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
>> >> >TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
>> >> >MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >"DS" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> >news:5cf801c48aa4$25d963d0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> >> Everytime I try to open a file in Word 2003, by
>> >> clicking
>> >> >> on the word file itself word starts up but the
>> document
>> >> >> does not load. It has a blank word screen with
>> >> nothing on
>> >> >> it. If I go back to the file a click it again it
>> >> loads up
>> >> >> all the way. I also can open files from the File
>> open
>> >> >> menu. I just cannot open them by double
clicking on
>> >> the
>> >> >> file name. Can someone help me with this??
Thanks
>> in
>> >> >> advance
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >.
>> >> >
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

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