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File Association

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Dave

Flightless Bird
Windows 7 Home Premium 64, IE Explorer 8 and MS Office 2010.
When I get an attachment via hotmail or gmail, that has an attachment docx,
if I right-click on it and click "open" the attachment will open with
WordPad. I have checked the file association and it is associated with MS
Word, but word won't open it that way.
Thanks,
Dave
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Peter Foldes

Flightless Bird
Dave

Is your Office 2010 a Trial version that came with your computer or is it an Office
version that you purchased separately and installed in your computer yourself

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"Dave" <davidj92@wowway.com> wrote in message
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> Windows 7 Home Premium 64, IE Explorer 8 and MS Office 2010.
> When I get an attachment via hotmail or gmail, that has an attachment docx, if I
> right-click on it and click "open" the attachment will open with WordPad. I have
> checked the file association and it is associated with MS Word, but word won't
> open it that way.
> Thanks,
> Dave
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>
>
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D

Dave

Flightless Bird
"Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Dave
>
> Is your Office 2010 a Trial version that came with your computer or is it
> an Office version that you purchased separately and installed in your
> computer yourself
>
> --
> Peter
>
> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "Dave" <davidj92@wowway.com> wrote in message
> news:B-CdnWx8l7CCZh_RnZ2dnUVZ_qednZ2d@sigecom.net...
>> Windows 7 Home Premium 64, IE Explorer 8 and MS Office 2010.
>> When I get an attachment via hotmail or gmail, that has an attachment
>> docx, if I right-click on it and click "open" the attachment will open
>> with WordPad. I have checked the file association and it is associated
>> with MS Word, but word won't open it that way.
>> Thanks,
>> Dave
>> --
>>
>>
>> 親切 ã—ã‹ã— å½¼ã¯å±ãªã„

>


It's a retail version I purchased and installed myself.
Dave
 
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Gene E. Bloch

Flightless Bird
On Sat, 4 Sep 2010 21:02:30 -0500, Dave wrote:

> Windows 7 Home Premium 64, IE Explorer 8 and MS Office 2010.
> When I get an attachment via hotmail or gmail, that has an attachment docx,
> if I right-click on it and click "open" the attachment will open with
> WordPad. I have checked the file association and it is associated with MS
> Word, but word won't open it that way.
> Thanks,
> Dave


Dis you look at the system-wide file association or the one in your mail
program?

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F

Frank

Flightless Bird
On 9/4/2010 7:02 PM, Dave wrote:
> Windows 7 Home Premium 64, IE Explorer 8 and MS Office 2010.
> When I get an attachment via hotmail or gmail, that has an attachment
> docx, if I right-click on it and click "open" the attachment will open
> with WordPad. I have checked the file association and it is associated
> with MS Word, but word won't open it that way.
> Thanks,
> Dave

Right click on a .docx file, go to properties/change and associate it
with MS Word.
 
B

Bob

Flightless Bird
5 Ways to Open docx Word Document Files

http://www.tothepc.com/archives/5-ways-to-open-docx-word-document-files/



"Dave" <davidj92@wowway.com> wrote in message
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> Windows 7 Home Premium 64, IE Explorer 8 and MS Office 2010.
> When I get an attachment via hotmail or gmail, that has an attachment
> docx, if I right-click on it and click "open" the attachment will open
> with WordPad. I have checked the file association and it is associated
> with MS Word, but word won't open it that way.
> Thanks,
> Dave
> --
>
>
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Jeff Layman

Flightless Bird
"Dave" <davidj92@wowway.com> wrote in message
news:B-CdnWx8l7CCZh_RnZ2dnUVZ_qednZ2d@sigecom.net...
> Windows 7 Home Premium 64, IE Explorer 8 and MS Office 2010.
> When I get an attachment via hotmail or gmail, that has an attachment
> docx, if I right-click on it and click "open" the attachment will open
> with WordPad. I have checked the file association and it is associated
> with MS Word, but word won't open it that way.
> Thanks,
> Dave


Can this help?:
http://www.nirmaltv.com/2010/02/23/default-programs-editor-for-windows/

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Jeff
 
D

Dave

Flightless Bird
"Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@other.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 4 Sep 2010 21:02:30 -0500, Dave wrote:
>
>> Windows 7 Home Premium 64, IE Explorer 8 and MS Office 2010.
>> When I get an attachment via hotmail or gmail, that has an attachment
>> docx,
>> if I right-click on it and click "open" the attachment will open with
>> WordPad. I have checked the file association and it is associated with MS
>> Word, but word won't open it that way.
>> Thanks,
>> Dave

>
> Dis you look at the system-wide file association or the one in your mail
> program?
>
> --
> Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)


I looked at they system-wide, I couldn't find a way to associate files under
Windows Live Mail.
Dave
 
D

Dave

Flightless Bird
"Bob" <bob@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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> 5 Ways to Open docx Word Document Files
>
> http://www.tothepc.com/archives/5-ways-to-open-docx-word-document-files/
>
>
>
> "Dave" <davidj92@wowway.com> wrote in message
> news:B-CdnWx8l7CCZh_RnZ2dnUVZ_qednZ2d@sigecom.net...
>> Windows 7 Home Premium 64, IE Explorer 8 and MS Office 2010.
>> When I get an attachment via hotmail or gmail, that has an attachment
>> docx, if I right-click on it and click "open" the attachment will open
>> with WordPad. I have checked the file association and it is associated
>> with MS Word, but word won't open it that way.
>> Thanks,
>> Dave
>> --
>>
>>
>> 親切 ã—ã‹ã— å½¼ã¯å±ãªã„

>


Thanks for the tip, but I don't have any trouble opening a docx with Word
2010, I just have trouble getting Word to open it when I right-click on a
file with a docx extension. For some reason it opens with Word-Pad instead.
Dave
 
D

Dave

Flightless Bird
"Jeff Layman" <jmlayman@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Dave" <davidj92@wowway.com> wrote in message
> news:B-CdnWx8l7CCZh_RnZ2dnUVZ_qednZ2d@sigecom.net...
>> Windows 7 Home Premium 64, IE Explorer 8 and MS Office 2010.
>> When I get an attachment via hotmail or gmail, that has an attachment
>> docx, if I right-click on it and click "open" the attachment will open
>> with WordPad. I have checked the file association and it is associated
>> with MS Word, but word won't open it that way.
>> Thanks,
>> Dave

>
> Can this help?:
> http://www.nirmaltv.com/2010/02/23/default-programs-editor-for-windows/
>
> --
>
> Jeff


Jeff,
Thanks for the tip. I downloaded this and after playing with it for a short
time was able to make the changes I need for the open command to use Word.
For some reason, I save it to the registry, it will work one time and the
next time I use the open command it has changed back to WordPad. I can
change it, save it to registry, go back to main menu, drill through the
selections and the open command for docx is changed to WordPad.
I think my computer has a ghost. =D
Dave
 
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Jeff Layman

Flightless Bird
"Dave" <davidj92@wowway.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Jeff Layman" <jmlayman@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:i60f0g$mg1$1@news.albasani.net...
>> "Dave" <davidj92@wowway.com> wrote in message
>> news:B-CdnWx8l7CCZh_RnZ2dnUVZ_qednZ2d@sigecom.net...
>>> Windows 7 Home Premium 64, IE Explorer 8 and MS Office 2010.
>>> When I get an attachment via hotmail or gmail, that has an attachment
>>> docx, if I right-click on it and click "open" the attachment will open
>>> with WordPad. I have checked the file association and it is associated
>>> with MS Word, but word won't open it that way.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Dave

>>
>> Can this help?:
>> http://www.nirmaltv.com/2010/02/23/default-programs-editor-for-windows/
>>
>> --
>>
>> Jeff

>
> Jeff,
> Thanks for the tip. I downloaded this and after playing with it for a
> short time was able to make the changes I need for the open command to use
> Word. For some reason, I save it to the registry, it will work one time
> and the next time I use the open command it has changed back to WordPad. I
> can change it, save it to registry, go back to main menu, drill through
> the selections and the open command for docx is changed to WordPad.
> I think my computer has a ghost. =D
> Dave


Weird! Just a suggestion - what happens if you rename wordpad.exe (or
temporarily move it from "%ProgramFiles%\Windows
NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe"? Do you get an error message of any sort saying
the file association cannot be made?

Out of interest, in Control Panel - All Control Panel items - Default
programs if you change the "Set associations" to Word for docx does "Set
default programs" have the same thing for Word, or is it still Wordpad?

Another thought. Are you making the change as an administrator, or under a
standard account?

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Jeff
 
D

Dave

Flightless Bird
"Jeff Layman" <jmlayman@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Dave" <davidj92@wowway.com> wrote in message
> news:wcadnXcfDr2TWxjRnZ2dnUVZ_qudnZ2d@sigecom.net...
>>
>> "Jeff Layman" <jmlayman@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:i60f0g$mg1$1@news.albasani.net...
>>> "Dave" <davidj92@wowway.com> wrote in message
>>> news:B-CdnWx8l7CCZh_RnZ2dnUVZ_qednZ2d@sigecom.net...
>>>> Windows 7 Home Premium 64, IE Explorer 8 and MS Office 2010.
>>>> When I get an attachment via hotmail or gmail, that has an attachment
>>>> docx, if I right-click on it and click "open" the attachment will open
>>>> with WordPad. I have checked the file association and it is associated
>>>> with MS Word, but word won't open it that way.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Dave
>>>
>>> Can this help?:
>>> http://www.nirmaltv.com/2010/02/23/default-programs-editor-for-windows/
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Jeff

>>
>> Jeff,
>> Thanks for the tip. I downloaded this and after playing with it for a
>> short time was able to make the changes I need for the open command to
>> use Word. For some reason, I save it to the registry, it will work one
>> time and the next time I use the open command it has changed back to
>> WordPad. I can change it, save it to registry, go back to main menu,
>> drill through the selections and the open command for docx is changed to
>> WordPad.
>> I think my computer has a ghost. =D
>> Dave

>
> Weird! Just a suggestion - what happens if you rename wordpad.exe (or
> temporarily move it from "%ProgramFiles%\Windows
> NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe"? Do you get an error message of any sort
> saying the file association cannot be made?
>
> Out of interest, in Control Panel - All Control Panel items - Default
> programs if you change the "Set associations" to Word for docx does "Set
> default programs" have the same thing for Word, or is it still Wordpad?
>
> Another thought. Are you making the change as an administrator, or under
> a standard account?
>
> --
>
> Jeff


In control panel, default programs > set default programs > set program
associations docx is associated with Word.
Word isn't listed under programs but WordPad is, if I select WordPad it says
it is associated with 0 out of 4 extensions. If I select "set associations
for this program" docx is in this list and is shown as associated with Word.
Disregard the previous info, as I typed this it dawned on me that the
association was different than it had been before so I tried the open on an
attachment and it opened in Word. I guess I needed to reboot after changes
for the registry to utilize the new info. Just to be safe I went back into
Admin, opened the program you gave me a link to and found the association
was still Word.
One other thing, I don't know how significant this is, but I couldn't rename
or move WordPad from it's native folder. If I tried to rename WordPad it
just ignored the change, if I tried to rename the exe to tmp I got an error
message saying I needed permission from the Trusted Installer, even when I
was in Admin.
Anyway, all is good now and I thank you for your help.
Dave
 
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Jeff Layman

Flightless Bird
"Dave" <davidj92@wowway.com> wrote in message
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>
> In control panel, default programs > set default programs > set program
> associations docx is associated with Word.
> Word isn't listed under programs but WordPad is, if I select WordPad it
> says it is associated with 0 out of 4 extensions. If I select "set
> associations for this program" docx is in this list and is shown as
> associated with Word.
> Disregard the previous info, as I typed this it dawned on me that the
> association was different than it had been before so I tried the open on
> an attachment and it opened in Word. I guess I needed to reboot after
> changes for the registry to utilize the new info. Just to be safe I went
> back into Admin, opened the program you gave me a link to and found the
> association was still Word.
> One other thing, I don't know how significant this is, but I couldn't
> rename or move WordPad from it's native folder. If I tried to rename
> WordPad it just ignored the change, if I tried to rename the exe to tmp I
> got an error message saying I needed permission from the Trusted
> Installer, even when I was in Admin.
> Anyway, all is good now and I thank you for your help.
> Dave


YW.

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Jeff
 
P

Panic

Flightless Bird
When you right click the docx file and choose Open With... if MS Word is
already there and you choose it, it will open in Word that one time. To
effect a permanent change to Word you must click a checkmark before "always
use this program for this type file". If that is not showing, click on
Browse, find the program you want and click a checkmark before "always use
this program for this type file".

"Dave" <davidj92@wowway.com> wrote in message
news:wcadnXcfDr2TWxjRnZ2dnUVZ_qudnZ2d@sigecom.net...
>
> "Jeff Layman" <jmlayman@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:i60f0g$mg1$1@news.albasani.net...
>> "Dave" <davidj92@wowway.com> wrote in message
>> news:B-CdnWx8l7CCZh_RnZ2dnUVZ_qednZ2d@sigecom.net...
>>> Windows 7 Home Premium 64, IE Explorer 8 and MS Office 2010.
>>> When I get an attachment via hotmail or gmail, that has an attachment
>>> docx, if I right-click on it and click "open" the attachment will open
>>> with WordPad. I have checked the file association and it is associated
>>> with MS Word, but word won't open it that way.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Dave

>>
>> Can this help?:
>> http://www.nirmaltv.com/2010/02/23/default-programs-editor-for-windows/
>>
>> --
>>
>> Jeff

>
> Jeff,
> Thanks for the tip. I downloaded this and after playing with it for a
> short time was able to make the changes I need for the open command to use
> Word. For some reason, I save it to the registry, it will work one time
> and the next time I use the open command it has changed back to WordPad. I
> can change it, save it to registry, go back to main menu, drill through
> the selections and the open command for docx is changed to WordPad.
> I think my computer has a ghost. =D
> Dave
 
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Dave

Flightless Bird
"Panic" <wrong@cox.net> wrote in message
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> When you right click the docx file and choose Open With... if MS Word is
> already there and you choose it, it will open in Word that one time. To
> effect a permanent change to Word you must click a checkmark before
> "always use this program for this type file". If that is not showing,
> click on Browse, find the program you want and click a checkmark before
> "always use this program for this type file".
>


Thanks for the tip.
Dave
 
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