i delete the .doc in my regedit ans i reboot, but i dont know why, the still
associated with winword.exe , but when i double clic, its start word without
error, but my file dont open... kind of wierd



"db" wrote:

> then open the
> registry and delete
> the file types.
>
> then re do them
> as per the kb.
>
> click start>run>
> regedit
>
> then do a search
> for .html via the
> menu bar.
>
> the sample extension
> will take you to the
> tree where all the branches
> are to the file types.
>
> then go to .doc and
> delete the keys,
>
> then exit and reboot.
>
> (do just one ext at this time
> to test the methodology.)
>
> now double click on a
> doc file and see what
> happens.
>
> if no program initiates,
> then this is the opportunity
> to associate the doc ext
> to the winword.exe program
> via the file types method.
>
> use the the data I provided
> in the earlier posting to create
> the open command for the doc
> file types.
>
> afterwarrds double click on a
> doc file and if word opens,
> then you have proven the
> method above as viable and
> you can proceed to change
> the other ext's as well.
>
> on the other hand if clicking
> on a doc file still opens the
> wrong program,
>
> then perhaps your office
> program can be said to be
> hijacked.
>
>
> --
>
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>
> "halo_quebec" <haloquebec@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9D964DD0-17B6-41A7-8ADF-0E2472C537A7@microsoft.com...
> > I tried that like 2 weeks ago... but winword.exe is already associated with
> > my doc and docx, excel is already associated with xls and xlsx... but i did
> > what is worte anyway, but it didn't work...
> >
> >
> > i didn't understand how you get the path of your doc extention, with the
> > parameters
> > i mean that:
> >
> >> >> Action:
> >> >> &Open
> >> >>
> >> >> Application used...:
> >> >>
> >> >> "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\WINWORD.EXE" /n /dde
> >> >>
> >> >> Use DDE
> >> >> [checked]
> >> >>
> >> >> DDE Message
> >> >> [REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")]
> >> >>
> >> >> Application
> >> >> WinWord
> >> >>
> >> >> DDE App...Not Running
> >> >> ...{empty/blank}
> >> >>
> >
> >
> > cause maybe i dont have the parameters
> >
> > thak again for your help
>