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Cant associate .doc files with Word
  1. #1


    Dazza Guest

    Cant associate .doc files with Word

    Hi there

    I cant seemed to associate .doc files with Word. They are insisting on
    associating with Notepad. I try to associate it through the relevent window,
    however despite clicking on the .exe file it wont associate. It doesnt even
    add it to the "possibles" window.

    Any one elese having issues with this? It is becoming a pain having to open
    files through opening Word.



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  2. #2


    Alan Simpson Guest

    Re: Cant associate .doc files with Word

    Hmm, mine worked correctly from the get-go and I didn't have to do anything
    about it. Are you using Word 2003 or 2007? Did you try to the right-click,
    Open With approach? (Not sure if that's what you meant by "the relevant
    window" or "possibles"). If you upgraded rather than do a clean install,
    maybe you need to uninstall then reinstall Word. But I'm just guessing.



    "Dazza" <Dazza@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:640ED121-A047-4584-BB50-EF6FD45F20C4@microsoft.com...
    > Hi there
    >
    > I cant seemed to associate .doc files with Word. They are insisting on
    > associating with Notepad. I try to associate it through the relevent
    > window,
    > however despite clicking on the .exe file it wont associate. It doesnt
    > even
    > add it to the "possibles" window.
    >
    > Any one elese having issues with this? It is becoming a pain having to
    > open
    > files through opening Word.



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