Hi standeb, you are halfway there.
Firstly, as a test, try this. Find one of those documents that you normally double click and this error happens. But, instead of double clicking it, now open Word 2007 itself then goto File > Open, navigate to where the file is, and select that. Does Word 2007 open the document properly? If so that proves that the document is not corrupted.
Close down Word and now try double clicking that document again. Does it work properly now or do you still get the same problem?
If you get the same problem, right click the file as you did the last time, go to that "Choose Program" and you should see a Browse button. Click that then navigate to and find "Winword.exe" which is the Microsoft Word 2007 application file.
See if that works.
With Outlook Express don't attempt to open the file from the email itself. Instead, save the file to your Desktop and open it from there.
Mark
Hello All,
I run Windows XP Pro SP3. My system information are as follows:-
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name HOME-C52A55FF2A
System Manufacturer To Be Filled By O.E.M.
System Model To Be Filled By O.E.M.
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 107 Stepping 1 AuthenticAMD ~1808 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. P1.50, 05/02/2009
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume3
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)"
User Name HOME-C52A55FF2A\Smarty
Time Zone SA Western Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 4,096.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 1.88 GB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 4.84 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Previously I ran Word 2003 as well as word 2007. Word 2003 was uninstalled several months ago. However there are times when I attempt to double click to open a word document I find that my Acdsee Photo manager opens up and the screen is black. there is no document. I would then have to right click on the document I wish to open and select "Open With Word 2007. If I were to click on "Choose Program" A dialogue box comes up:- "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options Control Panel". The same happens when a Word document is sent to me as an attachment in Outlook Express.
I do not know how to create a file extension. I took a look but could not identify the file I would have to open so to do, hence this post.
I shall be grateful if I can be guided with a view to solving this problem that has become an annoyance as it causes me to waste time instead of working.
Your kind attention with be greatly appreciated.
Thanking you.
standeb

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