Re: Why can't I associate DOC files with Word 2007?

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Specifically how are you trying to associate these files?

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Darkeforce" <Darkeforce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:0D359525-2AA1-4FC2-BC75-16C44D54D086@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I only have Word 2007; upgraded from 2000. Word 2000 doesn't appear to be on
the computer at all anymore, so there is only one Winword.exe file.

"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

I have Vista and Office 2007. .doc files are associated with Word. It
doesn't say which version but then again I only have one version installed
on this system.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Darkeforce" <Darkeforce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4C164D03-CB55-433D-BB7C-B283F219623D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Vista SP1
>
> "JoAnn Paules" wrote:
>
>> Are you using Vista or XP?
>>
>> -- >>
>> JoAnn Paules
>> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>> Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
>>
>>
>>
>> "Darkeforce" <Darkeforce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:55A99F21-244F-4425-9B5B-0882EFB1C576@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > EXCEPT...
>> >
>> > If you had read my first post, you would see that those tools WILL >> > NOT
>> > RECOGNIZE Word 2007 as a potential program with which to open DOC
>> > files.
>> > Even
>> > clicking the Browse button and manually browsing to and selecting
>> > Winword.exe
>> > WILL NOT get the Change Association dialogue to include Word 2007 as
>> > one
>> > of
>> > the possible options for DOC files.
>> >
>> > "JoAnn Paules" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You can certainly associate .doc files with 2007.
>> >>
>> >> Windows XP
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859
>> >>
>> >> Vista
>> >> http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-6172036.html
>> >>
>> >> -- >> >>
>> >> JoAnn Paules
>> >> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>> >> Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Darkeforce" <Darkeforce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in >> >> message
>> >> news:52192FF5-E06A-4B6C-9478-3513E3EA190C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > That's crazy. There's no reason why we shouldn't be able to
>> >> > associate
>> >> > earlier
>> >> > format of Word files with Word 2007 if it's able to open them. >> >> > Not
>> >> > allowing
>> >> > us to associate them like this seems like nothing more than a
>> >> > little,
>> >> > petty
>> >> > "screw you" gesture. After all, most people still use DOC files, >> >> > not
>> >> > DOCX
>> >> > files.
>> >> >
>> >> > "AnonyMous" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> I have the exact same problem as you, but no one is replying to >> >> >> our
>> >> >> posts
>> >> >> unfortunately.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Darkeforce" wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > I'm trying to set Word 2007 as the default program to open DOC
>> >> >> > files,
>> >> >> > but it
>> >> >> > won't let me. I don't want to have to go through and convert >> >> >> > all
>> >> >> > my
>> >> >> > DOC
>> >> >> > files
>> >> >> > to DOCX, and I know that using Word 2007 for DOC files means >> >> >> > that
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > have to
>> >> >> > use compatibility mode, but I'm content with that.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I have tried right-clicking a DOC document, and using "Open
>> >> >> > with...",
>> >> >> > but
>> >> >> > even after I browse manually to winword.exe, it still won't >> >> >> > show
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > option
>> >> >> > to open in Word 2007 in the dialogue. I also tried going >> >> >> > through
>> >> >> > Start ->
>> >> >> > Default Programs and selecting DOC files, but I got the same
>> >> >> > result;
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > "Open with..." dialogue will not recognize Word 2007 as a >> >> >> > viable
>> >> >> > program to
>> >> >> > open DOC files.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I'm using Vista Home Premium
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>



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