1) run the Office repair utility through the control panel in "Programs and Features" (if you're on Vista, otherwise it should be the traditional Add/Remove Programs section) or 2) copy those registry keys from any other machine that's working properly with the version of Word/Office you're using.Īnyway - that's what worked for me if this sounds like the issue you're having. ![]() ![]() If you navigate through your registry and go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT - you will see a bunch of file extensions. We are using Office 2003 and are trying to install the Compatibilty Pack for viewing 2007 files on windows XP Pro. It WAS a registry file for the file associations for. I did finally get the fix after calling Microsoft and having an unusually easy and quick chat with them. I read that it could be a registry file, but wasn't able to figure out which one and the ones I found online for other issues did nothing for this. If you select Full functionality mode, there is no effect on the Word 2007 and Word 2010. However, users of Office 2003 must still have the Compatibility Pack installed before they can edit Word Open XML files that are compatible with Word 2003. Running the program repair utility (via control panel) also didn't work. Doing so makes sure that the Open XML files do not contain content that Word 2003 users cant edit. ![]() I had tried all sorts of hotfixes and updates and converters and other sorts of potential fixes. I checked file associations - Word wasn't even an option (though clearly it was there and I could navigate to it). I could open MS Word and then open the file, but I wasn't able to double click on the file to open that particular document. I upgraded to Office 2007, but then I wasn't able to open any word documents, no matter if they were old or new.
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