Opening Office 2003 applications with Windows Explorer.

[KA44]

When I try to open any Office 2003 application with Windows Explorer by
double-clicking, it takes forever to open and sometimes it never opens. If I
run Detect and Repair from the Help tab of an application, double-clicking in
Windows Explorer works. The fix must be repeated each time I shutdown and
restart my computer. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling Office 2003.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Do you have any mapped but disconnected drives? If yes, either unmap them
or connect them prior to attempting to open a file.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, KA44 asked:

| When I try to open any Office 2003 application with Windows Explorer
| by double-clicking, it takes forever to open and sometimes it never
| opens. If I run Detect and Repair from the Help tab of an
| application, double-clicking in Windows Explorer works. The fix must
| be repeated each time I shutdown and restart my computer. I have
| tried uninstalling and reinstalling Office 2003.