Weird Opening Document

[BK]

Using Windows XP and Office 2007

I just received a Word 2003 document as an email attachment. When I opened
the attachment, it launched Word 2003 on my system. Although Office 2003
still resides on my system, I am using Office 2007. I have received 2003
Word documents as email attachments before, and when I open the attachment
it always launches Word 2007.

Any idea what would cause an email attachment to launch Word 2003 this
time???

 

[Daddy]

My guess: Because the file extension was .doc and the default file format in
Word 2007 is .docx

Daddy

 

[BK]

But I have opened other .doc email attachments that do not launch Word 2003.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

It is not really a good idea to directly open documents as attachments to
email messages. Better to first save the attachment and then open it.

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[Graham Mayor]

While I agree with Doug about not opening e-mail attachments directly, have
you made the registry changes that would allow Word 2003 and 2007 to
peacefully co-exist? If not Word 2003 will grab back its file associations.
The two versions will be in constant conflict. See
http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm

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[BK]

I can certainly do a "save" before opening if that's safer. Just don't
understand why saving it first makes it safer to open.

 

[BK]

Thanks for the info.

While I agree with Doug about not opening e-mail attachments directly,
have you made the registry changes that would allow Word 2003 and 2007 to
peacefully co-exist? If not Word 2003 will grab back its file
associations. The two versions will be in constant conflict. See
http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP


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[Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com]

Also note that whichever version was opened last will be the one that starts
with a double click on a file.

Pam

While I agree with Doug about not opening e-mail attachments directly, have
you made the registry changes that would allow Word 2003 and 2007 to
peacefully co-exist? If not Word 2003 will grab back its file associations.
The two versions will be in constant conflict. See
http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm

But I have opened other .doc email attachments that do not launch Word
2003.

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[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Well, one trap that it will help you avoid is going ahead and editing a
document and then saving it thinking that you have saved the changes only to
later discover that you were working on a document that was opened from a
temporary location and when you close it, the "changed" file is deleted.

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

 

[BK]

Yeah, been there done that before!! <grin>

Well, one trap that it will help you avoid is going ahead and editing a
document and then saving it thinking that you have saved the changes only
to later discover that you were working on a document that was opened from
a temporary location and when you close it, the "changed" file is deleted.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com