Check to make sure this isn't corrupt Profiles. Get a user that cannot open
documents to swap workstations with a User that can open documents. Make
them log into the other's workstation with their own log-ins and see if the
problem moves with the user profile and not the workstation.
Terry
: If this is doing this is a network-wide problem, it is unlikely to be a
Word
: problem.
: It is network-wide but not every user.
:
: Does it work OK if you open Word and then use File, Open?
: Yes.
:
: Are the documents located on a local HDD or on the server? Server
:
: Is this a problem you have always had? No. It just seems to be more
prevalent.
:
: Are you using Norton Anti Virus? McAFee
:
: Are the workstations loaded across the network from an Image that may be
: bad? They were loaded from an image. I didn't do it. I don't know how to
: tell if it was bad.
:
: Have you installed something recently that has started this problem? Not
: that I know of. We have a batch file that was made for us that deletes
and
: recreates users every quarter and sets the password.
:
:
:
: "TF" wrote:
:
: > If this is doing this is a network-wide problem, it is unlikely to be a
Word
: > problem. Does it work OK if you open Word and then use File, Open? Are
the
: > documents located on a local HDD or on the server? Is this a problem you
: > have always had? Are you using Norton Anti Virus? Are the workstations
: > loaded across the network from an Image that may be bad? Have you
installed
: > something recently that has started this problem?
: >
: > --
: > Terry Farrell - Word MVP
:
: >
: > : > : Do I do this for each user, each computer or the server?
: > :
: > : "Beth Melton" wrote:
: > :
: > : > You might want to try rebuilding the file associations for Word. Go
to
: > : > Start/Run and run the following:
: > : >
: > : > winword /r
: > : >
: > : > Note the space before the forward slash.
: > : > --
: > : > Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
: > : > assistance by email can not be acknowledged.
: > : >
: > : > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: > : > Beth Melton
: > : > Microsoft Office MVP
: > : >
: > : > Word FAQ:
http://mvps.org/word
: > : > TechTrax eZine:
http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
: > : > MVP FAQ site:
http://mvps.org/
: > : >
: > : >
: > : > : > : > >I double click on an MSWord Document. This opens the MSWord
: > : > >application but
: > : > > not the document... why?
: > : > >
: > : > > Students use WinXP.
: > : > > Server is 2003.
: > : >
: > : >
: > : >
: >
: >
: >
