Blocked formats

[jay]

Using Office 2007 on Windows XP. I tried to open a doc file and got the
warning:

This error occurs if you try to open a Microsoft Office document and the
file type for that document has been blocked by a registry policy setting. To
help secure your computer, Microsoft or the administrator of this computer
implemented a registry policy setting that prevents opening this type of file.

I followed the yellow-brick road to 922849 which says:

Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Security\FileOpenBlock

I diligently searched but could find only the one category
"Systemcertificates" under "Microsoft". What am I doing wrong?

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

Have you tried talking to your IT department?