Sounds like the Office 2007 file format registration got corrupted somehow.
I would suggest running the "Repair" function on the Office 2007 installer.
Hope this helps,
Justin
"FR" wrote:
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> SG
>
> My VBA code is in an Excel .xlsm file trying to open an empty Word file as a
> template. But as I said at the start of this thread I can't open any .docx
> file even by clicking on it in any folder, from desktop to hard disk root
> folder. I can work around it by using .doc in the code and using Open With...
> manually, but it seems to me it is a serious problem.
>
> Grateful for any help, FR
>
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> "SG" wrote:
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> > FR,
> >
> > What VBA program are you using?
> > Is this something you created?
> >
> > --
> > All the best,
> > SG
> >
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> > "FR" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:2BD5D1B7-18F8-4B23-872F-886FF9ECA20A@xxxxxx | Quote: | | | |
> > > Further to this problem: it only happens with .docx files, not with .doc
> > > files. I think it is a serious problem. How can I get Microsoft to look
> > > into
> > > it?
> > >
> > > "FR" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Thanks for the response. I tried your suggestion and it had no problem
> > >> finding the file even without "search all locations". Furthermore I moved
> > >> the
> > >> file all over the place to other folders, including the root folder on
> > >> the
> > >> system hard disk, and came up with the same results. Unfortunately I need
> > >> to
> > >> open it from a VBA program.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> "Daniel" wrote:
> > >>
> > >> >
> > >> > This is a major problem to me that vista cannot find files that are
> > >> > there
> > >> > I believe it is surching only indexed files and you doc is not in the
> > >> > index
> > >> > try clicking the serch all locations and subdirectories.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > --
> > >> > Daniel
> > >> > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
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