.doc attachments

Peter Foldes · Aug 4, 2007

Here's a link to the Compatibility Pack:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...70-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en

--
Peter

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Shilps said:
Hi Ramesh,

As I am also facing a similar problem in Windows Live Mail of not being able
to open .doc files. I am using Vista and Office 2007.

Here is the report from the utility for .doc
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.DOC] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 04-08-2007 09:03:11

FileExtInfo Â© 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC]
@="doc_auto_file"
"Content Type"="application/msword"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\PersistentHandler]
@="{98DE59A0-D175-11CD-A7BD-00006B827D94}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]
@="{84F66100-FF7C-4fb4-B0C0-02CD7FB668FE}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8\ShellNew]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
4e,00,54,00,5c,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,6f,00,72,00,69,00,65,\
00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,4f,00,52,00,44,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,\
45,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC]
"ExtendedTileInfo"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Author;System.OfflineAvailability"
"FullDetails"="prop:System.PropGroup.Description;System.Title;System.Subject;System.Keywords;System.Category;System.Comment;System.PropGroup.Origin;System.Author;System.Document.LastAuthor;System.Document.RevisionNumber;System.Document.Version;System.ApplicationName;System.Company;System.Document.Manager;System.Document.DateCreated;System.Document.DateSaved;System.Document.DatePrinted;System.Document.TotalEditingTime;System.PropGroup.Content;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;System.Document.PageCount;System.Document.WordCount;System.Document.CharacterCount;System.Document.LineCount;System.Document.ParagraphCount;System.Document.Template;System.Document.Scale;System.Document.LinksDirty;System.Language;System.PropGroup.FileSystem;System.ItemNameDisplay;System.ItemType;System.ItemFolderPathDisplay;System.DateCreated;System.DateModified;System.Size;System.FileAttributes;System.OfflineAvailability;System.OfflineStatus;System.SharedWith;System.FileOwner;System.ComputerName"
"InfoTip"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Document.PageCount"
"PerceivedType"="document"
"PreviewDetails"="prop:*System.DateModified;System.Author;System.Keywords;*System.Size;System.Title;System.Comment;System.Category;*System.Document.PageCount;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;*System.OfflineAvailability;*System.OfflineStatus;System.Subject;*System.DateCreated;*System..SharedWith"
"ThumbnailCutoff"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithList]
"a"="WORDPAD.EXE"
"MRUList"="cbda"
"b"="WINWORD.EXE"
"c"="wlmail.exe"
"d"="FIREFOX.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithProgids]
"doc_auto_file"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\UserChoice]
"Progid"="Applications\\WINWORD.EXE"

Ramesh said:

Hi Chrissy,

Are you able to save the attachment to the hard disk, and then open it? If that works, but you're unable to open the attachment directly from Windows Mail, try this:

Download FileExtInfo.zip from here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

Unzip the utility and extract the files to Desktop.
Right-click "FileExtInfo.exe" and choose "Run as Administrator"
Select .DOC file type from the list and generate a file association report.
Post the contents here.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

I have an error message when opening a .doc file attachment, it reads;
this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the set associations control panel.

i have set the association to open all .doc files with office word 2007, but
the error's still there!!!! any ideas??

Click to expand...

Guest · Aug 4, 2007

Hi Peter,

What does this compatibility pack do?

Peter Foldes said:
Here's a link to the Compatibility Pack:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...70-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en

--
Peter

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Shilps said:

Hi Ramesh,

As I am also facing a similar problem in Windows Live Mail of not being able
to open .doc files. I am using Vista and Office 2007.

Here is the report from the utility for .doc
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.DOC] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 04-08-2007 09:03:11

FileExtInfo Â© 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC]
@="doc_auto_file"
"Content Type"="application/msword"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\PersistentHandler]
@="{98DE59A0-D175-11CD-A7BD-00006B827D94}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]
@="{84F66100-FF7C-4fb4-B0C0-02CD7FB668FE}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8\ShellNew]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
4e,00,54,00,5c,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,6f,00,72,00,69,00,65,\
00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,4f,00,52,00,44,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,\
45,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC]
"ExtendedTileInfo"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Author;System.OfflineAvailability"
"FullDetails"="prop:System.PropGroup.Description;System.Title;System.Subject;System.Keywords;System.Category;System.Comment;System.PropGroup.Origin;System.Author;System.Document.LastAuthor;System.Document.RevisionNumber;System.Document.Version;System.ApplicationName;System.Company;System.Document.Manager;System.Document.DateCreated;System.Document.DateSaved;System.Document.DatePrinted;System.Document.TotalEditingTime;System.PropGroup.Content;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;System.Document.PageCount;System.Document.WordCount;System.Document.CharacterCount;System.Document.LineCount;System.Document.ParagraphCount;System.Document.Template;System.Document.Scale;System.Document.LinksDirty;System.Language;System.PropGroup.FileSystem;System.ItemNameDisplay;System.ItemType;System.ItemFolderPathDisplay;System.DateCreated;System.DateModified;System.Size;System.FileAttributes;System.OfflineAvailability;System.OfflineStatus;System.SharedWith;System.FileOwner;System.ComputerName"
"InfoTip"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Document.PageCount"
"PerceivedType"="document"
"PreviewDetails"="prop:*System.DateModified;System.Author;System.Keywords;*System.Size;System.Title;System.Comment;System.Category;*System.Document.PageCount;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;*System.OfflineAvailability;*System.OfflineStatus;System.Subject;*System.DateCreated;*System..SharedWith"
"ThumbnailCutoff"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithList]
"a"="WORDPAD.EXE"
"MRUList"="cbda"
"b"="WINWORD.EXE"
"c"="wlmail.exe"
"d"="FIREFOX.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithProgids]
"doc_auto_file"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\UserChoice]
"Progid"="Applications\\WINWORD.EXE"

Ramesh said:

Hi Chrissy,

Are you able to save the attachment to the hard disk, and then open it? If that works, but you're unable to open the attachment directly from Windows Mail, try this:

Download FileExtInfo.zip from here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

Unzip the utility and extract the files to Desktop.
Right-click "FileExtInfo.exe" and choose "Run as Administrator"
Select .DOC file type from the list and generate a file association report.
Post the contents here.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

I have an error message when opening a .doc file attachment, it reads;
this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the set associations control panel.

i have set the association to open all .doc files with office word 2007, but
the error's still there!!!! any ideas??

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Peter Foldes · Aug 4, 2007

It will let you open the doc files which Office 2007 will not let you since Office 2007 Word it is a bit different format than other office versions of word

--
Peter

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Shilps said:
Hi Peter,

What does this compatibility pack do?

Peter Foldes said:

Here's a link to the Compatibility Pack:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...70-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

Shilps said:

Hi Ramesh,

As I am also facing a similar problem in Windows Live Mail of not being able
to open .doc files. I am using Vista and Office 2007.

Here is the report from the utility for .doc
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.DOC] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 04-08-2007 09:03:11

FileExtInfo Â© 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC]
@="doc_auto_file"
"Content Type"="application/msword"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\PersistentHandler]
@="{98DE59A0-D175-11CD-A7BD-00006B827D94}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]
@="{84F66100-FF7C-4fb4-B0C0-02CD7FB668FE}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8\ShellNew]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
4e,00,54,00,5c,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,6f,00,72,00,69,00,65,\
00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,4f,00,52,00,44,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,\
45,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC]
"ExtendedTileInfo"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Author;System.OfflineAvailability"
"FullDetails"="prop:System.PropGroup.Description;System.Title;System.Subject;System.Keywords;System.Category;System.Comment;System.PropGroup.Origin;System.Author;System.Document.LastAuthor;System.Document.RevisionNumber;System.Document.Version;System.ApplicationName;System.Company;System.Document.Manager;System.Document.DateCreated;System.Document.DateSaved;System.Document.DatePrinted;System.Document.TotalEditingTime;System.PropGroup.Content;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;System.Document.PageCount;System.Document.WordCount;System.Document.CharacterCount;System.Document.LineCount;System.Document.ParagraphCount;System.Document.Template;System.Document.Scale;System.Document.LinksDirty;System.Language;System.PropGroup.FileSystem;System.ItemNameDisplay;System.ItemType;System.ItemFolderPathDisplay;System.DateCreated;System.DateModified;System.Size;System.FileAttributes;System.OfflineAvailability;System.OfflineStatus;System.SharedWith;System.FileOwner;System.ComputerName"
"InfoTip"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Document.PageCount"
"PerceivedType"="document"
"PreviewDetails"="prop:*System.DateModified;System.Author;System.Keywords;*System.Size;System.Title;System.Comment;System.Category;*System.Document.PageCount;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;*System.OfflineAvailability;*System.OfflineStatus;System.Subject;*System.DateCreated;*System...SharedWith"
"ThumbnailCutoff"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithList]
"a"="WORDPAD.EXE"
"MRUList"="cbda"
"b"="WINWORD.EXE"
"c"="wlmail.exe"
"d"="FIREFOX.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithProgids]
"doc_auto_file"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\UserChoice]
"Progid"="Applications\\WINWORD.EXE"

:

Hi Chrissy,

Are you able to save the attachment to the hard disk, and then open it? If that works, but you're unable to open the attachment directly from Windows Mail, try this:

Download FileExtInfo.zip from here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

Unzip the utility and extract the files to Desktop.
Right-click "FileExtInfo.exe" and choose "Run as Administrator"
Select .DOC file type from the list and generate a file association report.
Post the contents here.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

I have an error message when opening a .doc file attachment, it reads;
this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the set associations control panel.

i have set the association to open all .doc files with office word 2007, but
the error's still there!!!! any ideas??

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Guest · Aug 4, 2007

Hi Peter,

I am able to open .doc files in word, but I am not able to open word
attachments. The problem is different, I guess I failed to make that clear.

Peter Foldes said:
It will let you open the doc files which Office 2007 will not let you since Office 2007 Word it is a bit different format than other office versions of word

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

Shilps said:

Hi Peter,

What does this compatibility pack do?

Peter Foldes said:

Here's a link to the Compatibility Pack:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...70-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

Hi Ramesh,

As I am also facing a similar problem in Windows Live Mail of not being able
to open .doc files. I am using Vista and Office 2007.

Here is the report from the utility for .doc
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.DOC] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 04-08-2007 09:03:11

FileExtInfo Â© 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC]
@="doc_auto_file"
"Content Type"="application/msword"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\PersistentHandler]
@="{98DE59A0-D175-11CD-A7BD-00006B827D94}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]
@="{84F66100-FF7C-4fb4-B0C0-02CD7FB668FE}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8\ShellNew]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
4e,00,54,00,5c,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,6f,00,72,00,69,00,65,\
00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,4f,00,52,00,44,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,\
45,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC]
"ExtendedTileInfo"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Author;System.OfflineAvailability"
"FullDetails"="prop:System.PropGroup.Description;System.Title;System.Subject;System.Keywords;System.Category;System.Comment;System.PropGroup.Origin;System.Author;System.Document.LastAuthor;System.Document.RevisionNumber;System.Document.Version;System.ApplicationName;System.Company;System.Document.Manager;System.Document.DateCreated;System.Document.DateSaved;System.Document.DatePrinted;System.Document.TotalEditingTime;System.PropGroup.Content;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;System.Document.PageCount;System.Document.WordCount;System.Document.CharacterCount;System.Document.LineCount;System.Document.ParagraphCount;System.Document.Template;System.Document.Scale;System.Document.LinksDirty;System.Language;System.PropGroup.FileSystem;System.ItemNameDisplay;System.ItemType;System.ItemFolderPathDisplay;System.DateCreated;System.DateModified;System.Size;System.FileAttributes;System.OfflineAvailability;System.OfflineStatus;System.SharedWith;System.FileOwner;System.ComputerName"
"InfoTip"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Document.PageCount"
"PerceivedType"="document"
"PreviewDetails"="prop:*System.DateModified;System.Author;System.Keywords;*System.Size;System.Title;System.Comment;System.Category;*System.Document.PageCount;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;*System.OfflineAvailability;*System.OfflineStatus;System.Subject;*System.DateCreated;*System...SharedWith"
"ThumbnailCutoff"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithList]
"a"="WORDPAD.EXE"
"MRUList"="cbda"
"b"="WINWORD.EXE"
"c"="wlmail.exe"
"d"="FIREFOX.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithProgids]
"doc_auto_file"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\UserChoice]
"Progid"="Applications\\WINWORD.EXE"

:

Hi Chrissy,

Are you able to save the attachment to the hard disk, and then open it? If that works, but you're unable to open the attachment directly from Windows Mail, try this:

Download FileExtInfo.zip from here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

Unzip the utility and extract the files to Desktop.
Right-click "FileExtInfo.exe" and choose "Run as Administrator"
Select .DOC file type from the list and generate a file association report.
Post the contents here.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

I have an error message when opening a .doc file attachment, it reads;
this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the set associations control panel.

i have set the association to open all .doc files with office word 2007, but
the error's still there!!!! any ideas??

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Ramesh, MS-MVP · Aug 5, 2007

Hi Shilps,

Download and apply doc_fix.reg from here:
http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/doc_fix.reg

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi Peter,

I am able to open .doc files in word, but I am not able to open word
attachments. The problem is different, I guess I failed to make that clear.

Peter Foldes said:
It will let you open the doc files which Office 2007 will not let you since Office 2007 Word it is a bit different format than other office versions of word

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

Shilps said:

Hi Peter,

What does this compatibility pack do?

Peter Foldes said:

Here's a link to the Compatibility Pack:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...70-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

Hi Ramesh,

As I am also facing a similar problem in Windows Live Mail of not being able
to open .doc files. I am using Vista and Office 2007.

Here is the report from the utility for .doc
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.DOC] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 04-08-2007 09:03:11

FileExtInfo Â© 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC]
@="doc_auto_file"
"Content Type"="application/msword"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\PersistentHandler]
@="{98DE59A0-D175-11CD-A7BD-00006B827D94}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]
@="{84F66100-FF7C-4fb4-B0C0-02CD7FB668FE}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8\ShellNew]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
4e,00,54,00,5c,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,6f,00,72,00,69,00,65,\
00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,4f,00,52,00,44,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,\
45,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC]
"ExtendedTileInfo"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Author;System.OfflineAvailability"
"FullDetails"="prop:System.PropGroup.Description;System.Title;System.Subject;System.Keywords;System.Category;System.Comment;System.PropGroup.Origin;System.Author;System.Document.LastAuthor;System.Document.RevisionNumber;System.Document.Version;System.ApplicationName;System.Company;System.Document.Manager;System.Document.DateCreated;System.Document.DateSaved;System.Document.DatePrinted;System.Document.TotalEditingTime;System.PropGroup.Content;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;System.Document.PageCount;System.Document.WordCount;System.Document.CharacterCount;System.Document.LineCount;System.Document.ParagraphCount;System.Document.Template;System.Document.Scale;System.Document.LinksDirty;System.Language;System.PropGroup.FileSystem;System.ItemNameDisplay;System.ItemType;System.ItemFolderPathDisplay;System.DateCreated;System.DateModified;System.Size;System.FileAttributes;System.OfflineAvailability;System.OfflineStatus;System.SharedWith;System.FileOwner;System.ComputerName"
"InfoTip"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Document.PageCount"
"PerceivedType"="document"
"PreviewDetails"="prop:*System.DateModified;System.Author;System.Keywords;*System.Size;System.Title;System.Comment;System.Category;*System.Document.PageCount;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;*System.OfflineAvailability;*System.OfflineStatus;System.Subject;*System.DateCreated;*System....SharedWith"
"ThumbnailCutoff"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithList]
"a"="WORDPAD.EXE"
"MRUList"="cbda"
"b"="WINWORD.EXE"
"c"="wlmail.exe"
"d"="FIREFOX.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithProgids]
"doc_auto_file"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\UserChoice]
"Progid"="Applications\\WINWORD.EXE"

:

Hi Chrissy,

Are you able to save the attachment to the hard disk, and then open it? If that works, but you're unable to open the attachment directly from Windows Mail, try this:

Download FileExtInfo.zip from here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

Unzip the utility and extract the files to Desktop.
Right-click "FileExtInfo.exe" and choose "Run as Administrator"
Select .DOC file type from the list and generate a file association report.
Post the contents here.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

I have an error message when opening a .doc file attachment, it reads;
this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the set associations control panel.

i have set the association to open all .doc files with office word 2007, but
the error's still there!!!! any ideas??

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Guest · Aug 8, 2007

It works !! Thank you so much

Ramesh said:
Hi Shilps,

Download and apply doc_fix.reg from here:
http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/doc_fix.reg

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi Peter,

I am able to open .doc files in word, but I am not able to open word
attachments. The problem is different, I guess I failed to make that clear.

Peter Foldes said:

It will let you open the doc files which Office 2007 will not let you since Office 2007 Word it is a bit different format than other office versions of word

--
Peter

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Shilps said:

Hi Peter,

What does this compatibility pack do?

:

Here's a link to the Compatibility Pack:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...70-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en

--
Peter

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Hi Ramesh,

As I am also facing a similar problem in Windows Live Mail of not being able
to open .doc files. I am using Vista and Office 2007.

Here is the report from the utility for .doc
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.DOC] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 04-08-2007 09:03:11

FileExtInfo Â© 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC]
@="doc_auto_file"
"Content Type"="application/msword"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\PersistentHandler]
@="{98DE59A0-D175-11CD-A7BD-00006B827D94}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]
@="{84F66100-FF7C-4fb4-B0C0-02CD7FB668FE}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8\ShellNew]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
4e,00,54,00,5c,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,6f,00,72,00,69,00,65,\
00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,4f,00,52,00,44,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,\
45,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC]
"ExtendedTileInfo"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Author;System.OfflineAvailability"
"FullDetails"="prop:System.PropGroup.Description;System.Title;System.Subject;System.Keywords;System.Category;System.Comment;System.PropGroup.Origin;System.Author;System.Document.LastAuthor;System.Document.RevisionNumber;System.Document.Version;System.ApplicationName;System.Company;System.Document.Manager;System.Document.DateCreated;System.Document.DateSaved;System.Document.DatePrinted;System.Document.TotalEditingTime;System.PropGroup.Content;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;System.Document.PageCount;System.Document.WordCount;System.Document.CharacterCount;System.Document.LineCount;System.Document.ParagraphCount;System.Document.Template;System.Document.Scale;System.Document.LinksDirty;System.Language;System.PropGroup.FileSystem;System.ItemNameDisplay;System.ItemType;System.ItemFolderPathDisplay;System.DateCreated;System.DateModified;System.Size;System.FileAttributes;System.OfflineAvailability;System.OfflineStatus;System.SharedWith;System.FileOwner;System.ComputerName"
"InfoTip"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Document.PageCount"
"PerceivedType"="document"
"PreviewDetails"="prop:*System.DateModified;System.Author;System.Keywords;*System.Size;System.Title;System.Comment;System.Category;*System.Document.PageCount;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;*System.OfflineAvailability;*System.OfflineStatus;System.Subject;*System.DateCreated;*System....SharedWith"
"ThumbnailCutoff"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithList]
"a"="WORDPAD.EXE"
"MRUList"="cbda"
"b"="WINWORD.EXE"
"c"="wlmail.exe"
"d"="FIREFOX.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithProgids]
"doc_auto_file"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\UserChoice]
"Progid"="Applications\\WINWORD.EXE"

:

Hi Chrissy,

Are you able to save the attachment to the hard disk, and then open it? If that works, but you're unable to open the attachment directly from Windows Mail, try this:

Download FileExtInfo.zip from here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

Unzip the utility and extract the files to Desktop.
Right-click "FileExtInfo.exe" and choose "Run as Administrator"
Select .DOC file type from the list and generate a file association report.
Post the contents here.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

I have an error message when opening a .doc file attachment, it reads;
this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the set associations control panel.

i have set the association to open all .doc files with office word 2007, but
the error's still there!!!! any ideas??

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Ramesh, MS-MVP · Aug 9, 2007

You're welcome!

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

It works !! Thank you so much

Ramesh, MS-MVP · Sep 7, 2007

Update:

Unable to open .DOC file attachments directly from Windows Mail in Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/232/1/

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

It works !! Thank you so much

Ramesh said:
Hi Shilps,

Download and apply doc_fix.reg from here:
http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/doc_fix.reg

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi Peter,

I am able to open .doc files in word, but I am not able to open word
attachments. The problem is different, I guess I failed to make that clear.

Peter Foldes said:

It will let you open the doc files which Office 2007 will not let you since Office 2007 Word it is a bit different format than other office versions of word

--
Peter

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Shilps said:

Hi Peter,

What does this compatibility pack do?

:

Here's a link to the Compatibility Pack:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...70-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en

--
Peter

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Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

Hi Ramesh,

As I am also facing a similar problem in Windows Live Mail of not being able
to open .doc files. I am using Vista and Office 2007.

Here is the report from the utility for .doc
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.DOC] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 04-08-2007 09:03:11

FileExtInfo Â© 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC]
@="doc_auto_file"
"Content Type"="application/msword"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\PersistentHandler]
@="{98DE59A0-D175-11CD-A7BD-00006B827D94}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]
@="{84F66100-FF7C-4fb4-B0C0-02CD7FB668FE}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8\ShellNew]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
4e,00,54,00,5c,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,6f,00,72,00,69,00,65,\
00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,4f,00,52,00,44,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,\
45,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC]
"ExtendedTileInfo"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Author;System.OfflineAvailability"
"FullDetails"="prop:System.PropGroup.Description;System.Title;System.Subject;System.Keywords;System.Category;System.Comment;System.PropGroup.Origin;System.Author;System.Document.LastAuthor;System.Document.RevisionNumber;System.Document.Version;System.ApplicationName;System.Company;System.Document.Manager;System.Document.DateCreated;System.Document.DateSaved;System.Document.DatePrinted;System.Document.TotalEditingTime;System.PropGroup.Content;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;System.Document.PageCount;System.Document.WordCount;System.Document.CharacterCount;System.Document.LineCount;System.Document.ParagraphCount;System.Document.Template;System.Document.Scale;System.Document.LinksDirty;System.Language;System.PropGroup.FileSystem;System.ItemNameDisplay;System.ItemType;System.ItemFolderPathDisplay;System.DateCreated;System.DateModified;System.Size;System.FileAttributes;System.OfflineAvailability;System.OfflineStatus;System.SharedWith;System.FileOwner;System.ComputerName"
"InfoTip"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Document.PageCount"
"PerceivedType"="document"
"PreviewDetails"="prop:*System.DateModified;System.Author;System.Keywords;*System.Size;System.Title;System.Comment;System.Category;*System.Document.PageCount;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;*System.OfflineAvailability;*System.OfflineStatus;System.Subject;*System.DateCreated;*System.....SharedWith"
"ThumbnailCutoff"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithList]
"a"="WORDPAD.EXE"
"MRUList"="cbda"
"b"="WINWORD.EXE"
"c"="wlmail.exe"
"d"="FIREFOX.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithProgids]
"doc_auto_file"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\UserChoice]
"Progid"="Applications\\WINWORD.EXE"

:

Hi Chrissy,

Are you able to save the attachment to the hard disk, and then open it? If that works, but you're unable to open the attachment directly from Windows Mail, try this:

Download FileExtInfo.zip from here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

Unzip the utility and extract the files to Desktop.
Right-click "FileExtInfo.exe" and choose "Run as Administrator"
Select .DOC file type from the list and generate a file association report.
Post the contents here.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

I have an error message when opening a .doc file attachment, it reads;
this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the set associations control panel.

i have set the association to open all .doc files with office word 2007, but
the error's still there!!!! any ideas??

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Guest · Sep 16, 2007

Hi,
I have tried all the above suggestions to be able to open the .doc
attachments in Windows Mail and Word 2003 and I am still getting the message
that I need to create an association in the set associations control panel. I
am getting desperate now. Could you please help?

Ramesh said:
Update:

Unable to open .DOC file attachments directly from Windows Mail in Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/232/1/

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

It works !! Thank you so much

Ramesh said:

Hi Shilps,

Download and apply doc_fix.reg from here:
http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/doc_fix.reg

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi Peter,

I am able to open .doc files in word, but I am not able to open word
attachments. The problem is different, I guess I failed to make that clear.

Peter Foldes said:

It will let you open the doc files which Office 2007 will not let you since Office 2007 Word it is a bit different format than other office versions of word

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
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Hi Peter,

What does this compatibility pack do?

:

Here's a link to the Compatibility Pack:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...70-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

Hi Ramesh,

As I am also facing a similar problem in Windows Live Mail of not being able
to open .doc files. I am using Vista and Office 2007.

Here is the report from the utility for .doc
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.DOC] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 04-08-2007 09:03:11

FileExtInfo Â© 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC]
@="doc_auto_file"
"Content Type"="application/msword"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\PersistentHandler]
@="{98DE59A0-D175-11CD-A7BD-00006B827D94}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]
@="{84F66100-FF7C-4fb4-B0C0-02CD7FB668FE}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8\ShellNew]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
4e,00,54,00,5c,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,6f,00,72,00,69,00,65,\
00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,4f,00,52,00,44,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,\
45,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC]
"ExtendedTileInfo"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Author;System.OfflineAvailability"
"FullDetails"="prop:System.PropGroup.Description;System.Title;System.Subject;System.Keywords;System.Category;System.Comment;System.PropGroup.Origin;System.Author;System.Document.LastAuthor;System.Document.RevisionNumber;System.Document.Version;System.ApplicationName;System.Company;System.Document.Manager;System.Document.DateCreated;System.Document.DateSaved;System.Document.DatePrinted;System.Document.TotalEditingTime;System.PropGroup.Content;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;System.Document.PageCount;System.Document.WordCount;System.Document.CharacterCount;System.Document.LineCount;System.Document.ParagraphCount;System.Document.Template;System.Document.Scale;System.Document.LinksDirty;System.Language;System.PropGroup.FileSystem;System.ItemNameDisplay;System.ItemType;System.ItemFolderPathDisplay;System.DateCreated;System.DateModified;System.Size;System.FileAttributes;System.OfflineAvailability;System.OfflineStatus;System.SharedWith;System.FileOwner;System.ComputerName"
"InfoTip"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Document.PageCount"
"PerceivedType"="document"
"PreviewDetails"="prop:*System.DateModified;System.Author;System.Keywords;*System.Size;System.Title;System.Comment;System.Category;*System.Document.PageCount;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;*System.OfflineAvailability;*System.OfflineStatus;System.Subject;*System.DateCreated;*System.....SharedWith"
"ThumbnailCutoff"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithList]
"a"="WORDPAD.EXE"
"MRUList"="cbda"
"b"="WINWORD.EXE"
"c"="wlmail.exe"
"d"="FIREFOX.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithProgids]
"doc_auto_file"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\UserChoice]
"Progid"="Applications\\WINWORD.EXE"

:

Hi Chrissy,

Are you able to save the attachment to the hard disk, and then open it? If that works, but you're unable to open the attachment directly from Windows Mail, try this:

Download FileExtInfo.zip from here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

Unzip the utility and extract the files to Desktop.
Right-click "FileExtInfo.exe" and choose "Run as Administrator"
Select .DOC file type from the list and generate a file association report.
Post the contents here.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

I have an error message when opening a .doc file attachment, it reads;
this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the set associations control panel.

i have set the association to open all .doc files with office word 2007, but
the error's still there!!!! any ideas??

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Ramesh, MS-MVP · Sep 17, 2007

Hi ms curly,

When running the DocFix tool referenced in (http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/232/1/), did you get any error message?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi,
I have tried all the above suggestions to be able to open the .doc
attachments in Windows Mail and Word 2003 and I am still getting the message
that I need to create an association in the set associations control panel. I
am getting desperate now. Could you please help?

Ramesh said:
Update:

Unable to open .DOC file attachments directly from Windows Mail in Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/232/1/

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

It works !! Thank you so much

Ramesh said:

Hi Shilps,

Download and apply doc_fix.reg from here:
http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/doc_fix.reg

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi Peter,

I am able to open .doc files in word, but I am not able to open word
attachments. The problem is different, I guess I failed to make that clear.

Peter Foldes said:

It will let you open the doc files which Office 2007 will not let you since Office 2007 Word it is a bit different format than other office versions of word

--
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Hi Peter,

What does this compatibility pack do?

:

Here's a link to the Compatibility Pack:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...70-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en

--
Peter

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Hi Ramesh,

As I am also facing a similar problem in Windows Live Mail of not being able
to open .doc files. I am using Vista and Office 2007.

Here is the report from the utility for .doc
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.DOC] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 04-08-2007 09:03:11

FileExtInfo Â© 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC]
@="doc_auto_file"
"Content Type"="application/msword"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\PersistentHandler]
@="{98DE59A0-D175-11CD-A7BD-00006B827D94}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]
@="{84F66100-FF7C-4fb4-B0C0-02CD7FB668FE}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8\ShellNew]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
4e,00,54,00,5c,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,6f,00,72,00,69,00,65,\
00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,4f,00,52,00,44,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,\
45,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC]
"ExtendedTileInfo"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Author;System.OfflineAvailability"
"FullDetails"="prop:System.PropGroup.Description;System.Title;System.Subject;System.Keywords;System.Category;System.Comment;System.PropGroup.Origin;System.Author;System.Document.LastAuthor;System.Document.RevisionNumber;System.Document.Version;System.ApplicationName;System.Company;System.Document.Manager;System.Document.DateCreated;System.Document.DateSaved;System.Document.DatePrinted;System.Document.TotalEditingTime;System.PropGroup.Content;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;System.Document.PageCount;System.Document.WordCount;System.Document.CharacterCount;System.Document.LineCount;System.Document.ParagraphCount;System.Document.Template;System.Document.Scale;System.Document.LinksDirty;System.Language;System.PropGroup.FileSystem;System.ItemNameDisplay;System.ItemType;System.ItemFolderPathDisplay;System.DateCreated;System.DateModified;System.Size;System.FileAttributes;System.OfflineAvailability;System.OfflineStatus;System.SharedWith;System.FileOwner;System.ComputerName"
"InfoTip"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Document.PageCount"
"PerceivedType"="document"
"PreviewDetails"="prop:*System.DateModified;System.Author;System.Keywords;*System.Size;System.Title;System.Comment;System.Category;*System.Document.PageCount;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;*System.OfflineAvailability;*System.OfflineStatus;System.Subject;*System.DateCreated;*System......SharedWith"
"ThumbnailCutoff"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithList]
"a"="WORDPAD.EXE"
"MRUList"="cbda"
"b"="WINWORD.EXE"
"c"="wlmail.exe"
"d"="FIREFOX.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithProgids]
"doc_auto_file"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\UserChoice]
"Progid"="Applications\\WINWORD.EXE"

:

Hi Chrissy,

Are you able to save the attachment to the hard disk, and then open it? If that works, but you're unable to open the attachment directly from Windows Mail, try this:

Download FileExtInfo.zip from here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

Unzip the utility and extract the files to Desktop.
Right-click "FileExtInfo.exe" and choose "Run as Administrator"
Select .DOC file type from the list and generate a file association report.
Post the contents here.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

I have an error message when opening a .doc file attachment, it reads;
this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the set associations control panel.

i have set the association to open all .doc files with office word 2007, but
the error's still there!!!! any ideas??

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Guest · Sep 19, 2007

Hi Ramesh,

No, I ran the DOCFIX tool and it just said 'done'. I tried shutting down but
this did not make any difference.

Regards,
Ms Curly

Ramesh said:
Hi ms curly,

When running the DocFix tool referenced in (http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/232/1/), did you get any error message?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi,
I have tried all the above suggestions to be able to open the .doc
attachments in Windows Mail and Word 2003 and I am still getting the message
that I need to create an association in the set associations control panel. I
am getting desperate now. Could you please help?

Ramesh said:

Update:

Unable to open .DOC file attachments directly from Windows Mail in Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/232/1/

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

It works !! Thank you so much

Ramesh said:

Hi Shilps,

Download and apply doc_fix.reg from here:
http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/doc_fix.reg

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi Peter,

I am able to open .doc files in word, but I am not able to open word
attachments. The problem is different, I guess I failed to make that clear.

:

It will let you open the doc files which Office 2007 will not let you since Office 2007 Word it is a bit different format than other office versions of word

--
Peter

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Hi Peter,

What does this compatibility pack do?

:

Here's a link to the Compatibility Pack:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...70-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en

--
Peter

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Hi Ramesh,

As I am also facing a similar problem in Windows Live Mail of not being able
to open .doc files. I am using Vista and Office 2007.

Here is the report from the utility for .doc
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.DOC] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 04-08-2007 09:03:11

FileExtInfo Â© 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC]
@="doc_auto_file"
"Content Type"="application/msword"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\PersistentHandler]
@="{98DE59A0-D175-11CD-A7BD-00006B827D94}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]
@="{84F66100-FF7C-4fb4-B0C0-02CD7FB668FE}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8\ShellNew]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
4e,00,54,00,5c,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,6f,00,72,00,69,00,65,\
00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,4f,00,52,00,44,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,\
45,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC]
"ExtendedTileInfo"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Author;System.OfflineAvailability"
"FullDetails"="prop:System.PropGroup.Description;System.Title;System.Subject;System.Keywords;System.Category;System.Comment;System.PropGroup.Origin;System.Author;System.Document.LastAuthor;System.Document.RevisionNumber;System.Document.Version;System.ApplicationName;System.Company;System.Document.Manager;System.Document.DateCreated;System.Document.DateSaved;System.Document.DatePrinted;System.Document.TotalEditingTime;System.PropGroup.Content;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;System.Document.PageCount;System.Document.WordCount;System.Document.CharacterCount;System.Document.LineCount;System.Document.ParagraphCount;System.Document.Template;System.Document.Scale;System.Document.LinksDirty;System.Language;System.PropGroup.FileSystem;System.ItemNameDisplay;System.ItemType;System.ItemFolderPathDisplay;System.DateCreated;System.DateModified;System.Size;System.FileAttributes;System.OfflineAvailability;System.OfflineStatus;System.SharedWith;System.FileOwner;System.ComputerName"
"InfoTip"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Document.PageCount"
"PerceivedType"="document"
"PreviewDetails"="prop:*System.DateModified;System.Author;System.Keywords;*System.Size;System.Title;System.Comment;System.Category;*System.Document.PageCount;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;*System.OfflineAvailability;*System.OfflineStatus;System.Subject;*System.DateCreated;*System......SharedWith"
"ThumbnailCutoff"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithList]
"a"="WORDPAD.EXE"
"MRUList"="cbda"
"b"="WINWORD.EXE"
"c"="wlmail.exe"
"d"="FIREFOX.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithProgids]
"doc_auto_file"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\UserChoice]
"Progid"="Applications\\WINWORD.EXE"

:

Hi Chrissy,

Are you able to save the attachment to the hard disk, and then open it? If that works, but you're unable to open the attachment directly from Windows Mail, try this:

Download FileExtInfo.zip from here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

Unzip the utility and extract the files to Desktop.
Right-click "FileExtInfo.exe" and choose "Run as Administrator"
Select .DOC file type from the list and generate a file association report.
Post the contents here.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

I have an error message when opening a .doc file attachment, it reads;
this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the set associations control panel.

i have set the association to open all .doc files with office word 2007, but
the error's still there!!!! any ideas??

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Ramesh, MS-MVP · Sep 19, 2007

Ms Curly,

Let's inspect the .DOC file association settings.

1. Download FileExtInfo.zip from here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

2. Unzip the utility and extract the files to Desktop.
3. Double-click "FileExtInfo.exe" to run it.
4. Select .DOC file type from the list box
5. Click "View file association report"
6. Copy the contents of the report and include it in your reply.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi Ramesh,

No, I ran the DOCFIX tool and it just said 'done'. I tried shutting down but
this did not make any difference.

Regards,
Ms Curly

Ramesh said:
Hi ms curly,

When running the DocFix tool referenced in (http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/232/1/), did you get any error message?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi,
I have tried all the above suggestions to be able to open the .doc
attachments in Windows Mail and Word 2003 and I am still getting the message
that I need to create an association in the set associations control panel. I
am getting desperate now. Could you please help?

Ramesh said:

Update:

Unable to open .DOC file attachments directly from Windows Mail in Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/232/1/

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

It works !! Thank you so much

Ramesh said:

Hi Shilps,

Download and apply doc_fix.reg from here:
http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/doc_fix.reg

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi Peter,

I am able to open .doc files in word, but I am not able to open word
attachments. The problem is different, I guess I failed to make that clear.

:

It will let you open the doc files which Office 2007 will not let you since Office 2007 Word it is a bit different format than other office versions of word

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

Hi Peter,

What does this compatibility pack do?

:

Here's a link to the Compatibility Pack:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...70-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

Hi Ramesh,

As I am also facing a similar problem in Windows Live Mail of not being able
to open .doc files. I am using Vista and Office 2007.

Here is the report from the utility for .doc
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.DOC] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 04-08-2007 09:03:11

FileExtInfo Â© 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC]
@="doc_auto_file"
"Content Type"="application/msword"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\PersistentHandler]
@="{98DE59A0-D175-11CD-A7BD-00006B827D94}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]
@="{84F66100-FF7C-4fb4-B0C0-02CD7FB668FE}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8\ShellNew]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
4e,00,54,00,5c,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,6f,00,72,00,69,00,65,\
00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,4f,00,52,00,44,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,\
45,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC]
"ExtendedTileInfo"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Author;System.OfflineAvailability"
"FullDetails"="prop:System.PropGroup.Description;System.Title;System.Subject;System.Keywords;System.Category;System.Comment;System.PropGroup.Origin;System.Author;System.Document.LastAuthor;System.Document.RevisionNumber;System.Document.Version;System.ApplicationName;System.Company;System.Document.Manager;System.Document.DateCreated;System.Document.DateSaved;System.Document.DatePrinted;System.Document.TotalEditingTime;System.PropGroup.Content;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;System.Document.PageCount;System.Document.WordCount;System.Document.CharacterCount;System.Document.LineCount;System.Document.ParagraphCount;System.Document.Template;System.Document.Scale;System.Document.LinksDirty;System.Language;System.PropGroup.FileSystem;System.ItemNameDisplay;System.ItemType;System.ItemFolderPathDisplay;System.DateCreated;System.DateModified;System.Size;System.FileAttributes;System.OfflineAvailability;System.OfflineStatus;System.SharedWith;System.FileOwner;System.ComputerName"
"InfoTip"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Document.PageCount"
"PerceivedType"="document"
"PreviewDetails"="prop:*System.DateModified;System.Author;System.Keywords;*System.Size;System.Title;System.Comment;System.Category;*System.Document.PageCount;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;*System.OfflineAvailability;*System.OfflineStatus;System.Subject;*System.DateCreated;*System.......SharedWith"
"ThumbnailCutoff"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithList]
"a"="WORDPAD.EXE"
"MRUList"="cbda"
"b"="WINWORD.EXE"
"c"="wlmail.exe"
"d"="FIREFOX.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithProgids]
"doc_auto_file"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\UserChoice]
"Progid"="Applications\\WINWORD.EXE"

:

Hi Chrissy,

Are you able to save the attachment to the hard disk, and then open it? If that works, but you're unable to open the attachment directly from Windows Mail, try this:

Download FileExtInfo.zip from here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

Unzip the utility and extract the files to Desktop.
Right-click "FileExtInfo.exe" and choose "Run as Administrator"
Select .DOC file type from the list and generate a file association report.
Post the contents here.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

I have an error message when opening a .doc file attachment, it reads;
this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the set associations control panel.

i have set the association to open all .doc files with office word 2007, but
the error's still there!!!! any ideas??

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Guest · Sep 19, 2007

Here you go!
Ms Curly
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.DOC] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 19/09/2007 16:37:09

FileExtInfo Â© 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC]
@="Word.Document.8"
"Content Type"="application/msword"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\OpenWithList\wkswp.exe]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\OpenWithProgIDs]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\OpenWithProgIDs\MicrosoftWorks.WordProcessor]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\PersistentHandler]
@="{98DE59A0-D175-11CD-A7BD-00006B827D94}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8\ShellNew]
"FileName"="winword8.doc"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8]
@="Microsoft Word Document"
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\AppRegistry]
@="\\Software\\Microsoft\\Office\\10.0\\Word"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\CLSID]
@="{00020906-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Windows\\Installer\\{90110409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0150048383C9}\\wordicon.exe,1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\DocObject]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML Handler]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\OFFICE11\\msohtmed.exe\" %1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML Handler\Icon]
".mht"=".docmhtml"
".mhtml"=".docmhtml"
".html"=".dochtml"
".htm"=".dochtml"
@=".dochtml"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML Handler\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML Handler\shell\edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML Handler\shell\edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\OFFICE11\\msohtmed.exe\" /o0 %1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML Handler\shell\PrintWithOptions]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML
Handler\shell\PrintWithOptions\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MICROS~3\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML
Handler\shell\PrintWithOptions\ddeexec]
@="[Dim dlg as
FilePrint][FileOpen(\"%1\")][t=IsDocumentDirty()][GetCurValues dlg][n =
Dialog dlg][if n = -1 then FilePrint dlg][SetDocumentDirty t][DocClose]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML
Handler\shell\PrintWithOptions\ddeexec\Application]
@="WinWord"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML
Handler\shell\PrintWithOptions\ddeexec\ifexec]
@="[Dim dlg as FilePrint][FileOpen(\"%1\")][GetCurValues dlg][n = Dialog
dlg][if n = -1 then FilePrint dlg][FileExit 2]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML
Handler\shell\PrintWithOptions\ddeexec\Topic]
@="System"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\Insertable]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\protocol]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\protocol\StdFileEditing]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\protocol\StdFileEditing\RequestDataFormats]
@="NoteshNote,NotesDocAction"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\protocol\StdFileEditing\server]
@="C:\\PROGRA~1\\MICROS~3\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\protocol\StdFileEditing\SetDataFormats]
@="NotesDocInfo"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\protocol\StdFileEditing\Verb]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\protocol\StdFileEditing\Verb\0]
@="Edit"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell]
@="Open"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Edit]
@="&Edit"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n /dde"
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5a,00,58,00,66,00,65,00,41,00,52,00,36,00,2e,00,6a,00,69,00,57,00,4f,00,52,\
00,44,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,3e,00,50,00,60,00,6f,00,73,00,2c,00,\
31,00,40,00,53,00,57,00,3d,00,50,00,37,00,76,00,36,00,47,00,50,00,6c,00,5d,\
00,58,00,68,00,20,00,2f,00,6e,00,20,00,2f,00,64,00,64,00,65,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Edit\ddeexec]
@="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen(\"%1\")]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Edit\ddeexec\Application]
@="WinWord"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Edit\ddeexec\Topic]
@="System"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\New]
@="&New"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\New\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n /f /dde"
"command"=hex(7):27,00,5d,00,67,00,41,00,56,00,6e,00,2d,00,7d,00,66,00,28,00,\
5a,00,58,00,66,00,65,00,41,00,52,00,36,00,2e,00,6a,00,69,00,57,00,4f,00,52,\
00,44,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,3e,00,50,00,60,00,6f,00,73,00,2c,00,\
31,00,40,00,53,00,57,00,3d,00,50,00,37,00,76,00,36,00,47,00,50,00,6c,00,5d,\
00,58,00,68,00,20,00,2f,00,6e,00,20,00,2f,00,66,00,20,00,2f,00,64,00,64,00,\
65,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\New\ddeexec]
@="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileNew(\"%1\")]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\New\ddeexec\Application]
@="WinWord"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\New\ddeexec\Topic]
@="System"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Open]
@="&Open"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Open\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n /dde"
"command"=hex(7):27,00,5d,00,67,00,41,00,56,00,6e,00,2d,00,7d,00,66,00,28,00,\
5a,00,58,00,66,00,65,00,41,00,52,00,36,00,2e,00,6a,00,69,00,57,00,4f,00,52,\
00,44,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,3e,00,50,00,60,00,6f,00,73,00,2c,00,\
31,00,40,00,53,00,57,00,3d,00,50,00,37,00,76,00,36,00,47,00,50,00,6c,00,5d,\
00,58,00,68,00,20,00,2f,00,6e,00,20,00,2f,00,64,00,64,00,65,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Open\ddeexec]
@="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen(\"%1\")]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Open\ddeexec\Application]
@="WinWord"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Open\ddeexec\Topic]
@="System"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\OpenAsReadOnly]
@="Open as Read-Only"
"Extended"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\OpenAsReadOnly\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\" /h /n /dde"
"command"=hex(7):27,00,5d,00,67,00,41,00,56,00,6e,00,2d,00,7d,00,66,00,28,00,\
5a,00,58,00,66,00,65,00,41,00,52,00,36,00,2e,00,6a,00,69,00,57,00,4f,00,52,\
00,44,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,3e,00,50,00,60,00,6f,00,73,00,2c,00,\
31,00,40,00,53,00,57,00,3d,00,50,00,37,00,76,00,36,00,47,00,50,00,6c,00,5d,\
00,58,00,68,00,20,00,2f,00,68,00,20,00,2f,00,6e,00,20,00,2f,00,64,00,64,00,\
65,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\OpenAsReadOnly\ddeexec]
@="[AppShow][REM _DDE_ReadWriteOnSave][FileOpen .Name=\"%1\",.Revert=0]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\OpenAsReadOnly\ddeexec\Application]
@="WinWord"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\OpenAsReadOnly\ddeexec\Topic]
@="System"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Print]
@="&Print"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Print\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\" /x /n /dde"
"command"=hex(7):27,00,5d,00,67,00,41,00,56,00,6e,00,2d,00,7d,00,66,00,28,00,\
5a,00,58,00,66,00,65,00,41,00,52,00,36,00,2e,00,6a,00,69,00,57,00,4f,00,52,\
00,44,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,3e,00,50,00,60,00,6f,00,73,00,2c,00,\
31,00,40,00,53,00,57,00,3d,00,50,00,37,00,76,00,36,00,47,00,50,00,6c,00,5d,\
00,58,00,68,00,20,00,2f,00,78,00,20,00,2f,00,6e,00,20,00,2f,00,64,00,64,00,\
65,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Print\ddeexec]
@="[REM _DDE_Minimize][FileOpen(\"%1\")][t=IsDocumentDirty()][FilePrint
0][SetDocumentDirty t][DocClose]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Print\ddeexec\Application]
@="WinWord"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Print\ddeexec\ifexec]
@="[FileOpen(\"%1\")][FilePrint 0][FileExit 2]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Print\ddeexec\Topic]
@="System"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Printto]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Printto\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n /dde"
"command"=hex(7):27,00,5d,00,67,00,41,00,56,00,6e,00,2d,00,7d,00,66,00,28,00,\
5a,00,58,00,66,00,65,00,41,00,52,00,36,00,2e,00,6a,00,69,00,57,00,4f,00,52,\
00,44,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,3e,00,50,00,60,00,6f,00,73,00,2c,00,\
31,00,40,00,53,00,57,00,3d,00,50,00,37,00,76,00,36,00,47,00,50,00,6c,00,5d,\
00,58,00,68,00,20,00,2f,00,6e,00,20,00,2f,00,64,00,64,00,65,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Printto\ddeexec]
@="[REM _DDE_Minimize][FileOpen(\"%1\")][FilePrintSetup \"%2 on
p\",.DoNotSetAsSysDefault=1][FilePrint 0][DocClose 2][FilePrintSetup \"\"]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Printto\ddeexec\Application]
@="WinWord"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Printto\ddeexec\ifexec]
@="[FileOpen(\"%1\")][FilePrintSetup \"%2 on
p\",.DoNotSetAsSysDefault=1][FilePrint 0][FileExit 2]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Printto\ddeexec\Topic]
@="System"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\XML Handler]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\XML Handler\Icon]
".xml"=".docxml"
@=".docxml"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC]
"ExtendedTileInfo"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Author;System.OfflineAvailability"
"FullDetails"="prop:System.PropGroup.Description;System.Title;System.Subject;System.Keywords;System.Category;System.Comment;System.PropGroup.Origin;System.Author;System.Document.LastAuthor;System.Document.RevisionNumber;System.Document.Version;System.ApplicationName;System.Company;System.Document.Manager;System.Document.DateCreated;System.Document.DateSaved;System.Document.DatePrinted;System.Document.TotalEditingTime;System.PropGroup.Content;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;System.Document.PageCount;System.Document.WordCount;System.Document.CharacterCount;System.Document.LineCount;System.Document.ParagraphCount;System.Document.Template;System.Document.Scale;System.Document.LinksDirty;System.Language;System.PropGroup.FileSystem;System.ItemNameDisplay;System.ItemType;System.ItemFolderPathDisplay;System.DateCreated;System.DateModified;System.Size;System.FileAttributes;System.OfflineAvailability;System.OfflineStatus;System.SharedWith;System.FileOwner;System.ComputerName"
"InfoTip"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Document.PageCount"
"PerceivedType"="document"
"PreviewDetails"="prop:*System.DateModified;System.Author;System.Keywords;*System.Size;System.Title;System.Comment;System.Category;*System.Document.PageCount;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;*System.OfflineAvailability;*System.OfflineStatus;System.Subject;*System.DateCreated;*System.SharedWith"
"ThumbnailCutoff"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithList]
"a"="WORDPAD.EXE"
"MRUList"="deabc"
"b"="WksWP.exe"
"c"="ieuser.exe"
"d"="WINWORD.EXE"
"e"="WinMail.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithProgids]
"doc_auto_file"=hex(0):
"Word.Document.8"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\UserChoice]
"Progid"="Applications\\WINWORD.EXE"

Ramesh said:
Ms Curly,

Let's inspect the .DOC file association settings.

1. Download FileExtInfo.zip from here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

2. Unzip the utility and extract the files to Desktop.
3. Double-click "FileExtInfo.exe" to run it.
4. Select .DOC file type from the list box
5. Click "View file association report"
6. Copy the contents of the report and include it in your reply.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi Ramesh,

No, I ran the DOCFIX tool and it just said 'done'. I tried shutting down but
this did not make any difference.

Regards,
Ms Curly

Ramesh said:

Hi ms curly,

When running the DocFix tool referenced in (http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/232/1/), did you get any error message?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi,
I have tried all the above suggestions to be able to open the .doc
attachments in Windows Mail and Word 2003 and I am still getting the message
that I need to create an association in the set associations control panel. I
am getting desperate now. Could you please help?

Ramesh said:

Update:

Unable to open .DOC file attachments directly from Windows Mail in Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/232/1/

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

It works !! Thank you so much

:

Hi Shilps,

Download and apply doc_fix.reg from here:
http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/doc_fix.reg

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi Peter,

I am able to open .doc files in word, but I am not able to open word
attachments. The problem is different, I guess I failed to make that clear.

:

It will let you open the doc files which Office 2007 will not let you since Office 2007 Word it is a bit different format than other office versions of word

--
Peter

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Hi Peter,

What does this compatibility pack do?

:

Here's a link to the Compatibility Pack:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...70-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en

--
Peter

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Hi Ramesh,

As I am also facing a similar problem in Windows Live Mail of not being able
to open .doc files. I am using Vista and Office 2007.

Here is the report from the utility for .doc
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.DOC] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 04-08-2007 09:03:11

FileExtInfo Â© 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC]
@="doc_auto_file"
"Content Type"="application/msword"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\PersistentHandler]
@="{98DE59A0-D175-11CD-A7BD-00006B827D94}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]
@="{84F66100-FF7C-4fb4-B0C0-02CD7FB668FE}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8\ShellNew]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
4e,00,54,00,5c,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,6f,00,72,00,69,00,65,\
00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,4f,00,52,00,44,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,\
45,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC]
"ExtendedTileInfo"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Author;System.OfflineAvailability"
"FullDetails"="prop:System.PropGroup.Description;System.Title;System.Subject;System.Keywords;System.Category;System.Comment;System.PropGroup.Origin;System.Author;System.Document.LastAuthor;System.Document.RevisionNumber;System.Document.Version;System.ApplicationName;System.Company;System.Document.Manager;System.Document.DateCreated;System.Document.DateSaved;System.Document.DatePrinted;System.Document.TotalEditingTime;System.PropGroup.Content;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;System.Document.PageCount;System.Document.WordCount;System.Document.CharacterCount;System.Document.LineCount;System.Document.ParagraphCount;System.Document.Template;System.Document.Scale;System.Document.LinksDirty;System.Language;System.PropGroup.FileSystem;System.ItemNameDisplay;System.ItemType;System.ItemFolderPathDisplay;System.DateCreated;System.DateModified;System.Size;System.FileAttributes;System.OfflineAvailability;System.OfflineStatus;System.SharedWith;System.FileOwner;System.ComputerName"
"InfoTip"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Document.PageCount"
"PerceivedType"="document"
"PreviewDetails"="prop:*System.DateModified;System.Author;System.Keywords;*System.Size;System.Title;System.Comment;System.Category;*System.Document.PageCount;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;*System.OfflineAvailability;*System.OfflineStatus;System.Subject;*System.DateCreated;*System.......SharedWith"
"ThumbnailCutoff"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithList]
"a"="WORDPAD.EXE"
"MRUList"="cbda"
"b"="WINWORD.EXE"
"c"="wlmail.exe"
"d"="FIREFOX.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithProgids]
"doc_auto_file"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\UserChoice]
"Progid"="Applications\\WINWORD.EXE"

:

Hi Chrissy,

Are you able to save the attachment to the hard disk, and then open it? If that works, but you're unable to open the attachment directly from Windows Mail, try this:

Download FileExtInfo.zip from here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

Unzip the utility and extract the files to Desktop.
Right-click "FileExtInfo.exe" and choose "Run as Administrator"
Select .DOC file type from the list and generate a file association report.
Post the contents here.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

I have an error message when opening a .doc file attachment, it reads;
this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the set associations control panel.

i have set the association to open all .doc files with office word 2007, but
the error's still there!!!! any ideas??

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Ramesh, MS-MVP · Sep 19, 2007

Ms Curly,

I've now updated the tool again. Download the latest version (v1.1) and run it. That should rectify the association settings.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Here you go!
Ms Curly
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.DOC] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 19/09/2007 16:37:09

FileExtInfo Â© 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC]
@="Word.Document.8"
"Content Type"="application/msword"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\OpenWithList\wkswp.exe]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\OpenWithProgIDs]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\OpenWithProgIDs\MicrosoftWorks.WordProcessor]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\PersistentHandler]
@="{98DE59A0-D175-11CD-A7BD-00006B827D94}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8\ShellNew]
"FileName"="winword8.doc"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8]
@="Microsoft Word Document"
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\AppRegistry]
@="\\Software\\Microsoft\\Office\\10.0\\Word"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\CLSID]
@="{00020906-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Windows\\Installer\\{90110409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0150048383C9}\\wordicon.exe,1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\DocObject]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML Handler]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\OFFICE11\\msohtmed.exe\" %1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML Handler\Icon]
".mht"=".docmhtml"
".mhtml"=".docmhtml"
".html"=".dochtml"
".htm"=".dochtml"
@=".dochtml"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML Handler\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML Handler\shell\edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML Handler\shell\edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\OFFICE11\\msohtmed.exe\" /o0 %1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML Handler\shell\PrintWithOptions]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML
Handler\shell\PrintWithOptions\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MICROS~3\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML
Handler\shell\PrintWithOptions\ddeexec]
@="[Dim dlg as
FilePrint][FileOpen(\"%1\")][t=IsDocumentDirty()][GetCurValues dlg][n =
Dialog dlg][if n = -1 then FilePrint dlg][SetDocumentDirty t][DocClose]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML
Handler\shell\PrintWithOptions\ddeexec\Application]
@="WinWord"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML
Handler\shell\PrintWithOptions\ddeexec\ifexec]
@="[Dim dlg as FilePrint][FileOpen(\"%1\")][GetCurValues dlg][n = Dialog
dlg][if n = -1 then FilePrint dlg][FileExit 2]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML
Handler\shell\PrintWithOptions\ddeexec\Topic]
@="System"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\Insertable]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\protocol]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\protocol\StdFileEditing]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\protocol\StdFileEditing\RequestDataFormats]
@="NoteshNote,NotesDocAction"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\protocol\StdFileEditing\server]
@="C:\\PROGRA~1\\MICROS~3\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\protocol\StdFileEditing\SetDataFormats]
@="NotesDocInfo"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\protocol\StdFileEditing\Verb]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\protocol\StdFileEditing\Verb\0]
@="Edit"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell]
@="Open"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Edit]
@="&Edit"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n /dde"
"command"=hex(7):27,00,5d,00,67,00,41,00,56,00,6e,00,2d,00,7d,00,66,00,28,00,\
5a,00,58,00,66,00,65,00,41,00,52,00,36,00,2e,00,6a,00,69,00,57,00,4f,00,52,\
00,44,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,3e,00,50,00,60,00,6f,00,73,00,2c,00,\
31,00,40,00,53,00,57,00,3d,00,50,00,37,00,76,00,36,00,47,00,50,00,6c,00,5d,\
00,58,00,68,00,20,00,2f,00,6e,00,20,00,2f,00,64,00,64,00,65,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Edit\ddeexec]
@="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen(\"%1\")]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Edit\ddeexec\Application]
@="WinWord"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Edit\ddeexec\Topic]
@="System"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\New]
@="&New"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\New\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n /f /dde"
"command"=hex(7):27,00,5d,00,67,00,41,00,56,00,6e,00,2d,00,7d,00,66,00,28,00,\
5a,00,58,00,66,00,65,00,41,00,52,00,36,00,2e,00,6a,00,69,00,57,00,4f,00,52,\
00,44,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,3e,00,50,00,60,00,6f,00,73,00,2c,00,\
31,00,40,00,53,00,57,00,3d,00,50,00,37,00,76,00,36,00,47,00,50,00,6c,00,5d,\
00,58,00,68,00,20,00,2f,00,6e,00,20,00,2f,00,66,00,20,00,2f,00,64,00,64,00,\
65,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\New\ddeexec]
@="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileNew(\"%1\")]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\New\ddeexec\Application]
@="WinWord"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\New\ddeexec\Topic]
@="System"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Open]
@="&Open"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Open\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n /dde"
"command"=hex(7):27,00,5d,00,67,00,41,00,56,00,6e,00,2d,00,7d,00,66,00,28,00,\
5a,00,58,00,66,00,65,00,41,00,52,00,36,00,2e,00,6a,00,69,00,57,00,4f,00,52,\
00,44,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,3e,00,50,00,60,00,6f,00,73,00,2c,00,\
31,00,40,00,53,00,57,00,3d,00,50,00,37,00,76,00,36,00,47,00,50,00,6c,00,5d,\
00,58,00,68,00,20,00,2f,00,6e,00,20,00,2f,00,64,00,64,00,65,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Open\ddeexec]
@="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen(\"%1\")]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Open\ddeexec\Application]
@="WinWord"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Open\ddeexec\Topic]
@="System"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\OpenAsReadOnly]
@="Open as Read-Only"
"Extended"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\OpenAsReadOnly\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\" /h /n /dde"
"command"=hex(7):27,00,5d,00,67,00,41,00,56,00,6e,00,2d,00,7d,00,66,00,28,00,\
5a,00,58,00,66,00,65,00,41,00,52,00,36,00,2e,00,6a,00,69,00,57,00,4f,00,52,\
00,44,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,3e,00,50,00,60,00,6f,00,73,00,2c,00,\
31,00,40,00,53,00,57,00,3d,00,50,00,37,00,76,00,36,00,47,00,50,00,6c,00,5d,\
00,58,00,68,00,20,00,2f,00,68,00,20,00,2f,00,6e,00,20,00,2f,00,64,00,64,00,\
65,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\OpenAsReadOnly\ddeexec]
@="[AppShow][REM _DDE_ReadWriteOnSave][FileOpen ..Name=\"%1\",.Revert=0]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\OpenAsReadOnly\ddeexec\Application]
@="WinWord"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\OpenAsReadOnly\ddeexec\Topic]
@="System"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Print]
@="&Print"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Print\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\" /x /n /dde"
"command"=hex(7):27,00,5d,00,67,00,41,00,56,00,6e,00,2d,00,7d,00,66,00,28,00,\
5a,00,58,00,66,00,65,00,41,00,52,00,36,00,2e,00,6a,00,69,00,57,00,4f,00,52,\
00,44,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,3e,00,50,00,60,00,6f,00,73,00,2c,00,\
31,00,40,00,53,00,57,00,3d,00,50,00,37,00,76,00,36,00,47,00,50,00,6c,00,5d,\
00,58,00,68,00,20,00,2f,00,78,00,20,00,2f,00,6e,00,20,00,2f,00,64,00,64,00,\
65,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Print\ddeexec]
@="[REM _DDE_Minimize][FileOpen(\"%1\")][t=IsDocumentDirty()][FilePrint
0][SetDocumentDirty t][DocClose]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Print\ddeexec\Application]
@="WinWord"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Print\ddeexec\ifexec]
@="[FileOpen(\"%1\")][FilePrint 0][FileExit 2]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Print\ddeexec\Topic]
@="System"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Printto]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Printto\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n /dde"
"command"=hex(7):27,00,5d,00,67,00,41,00,56,00,6e,00,2d,00,7d,00,66,00,28,00,\
5a,00,58,00,66,00,65,00,41,00,52,00,36,00,2e,00,6a,00,69,00,57,00,4f,00,52,\
00,44,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,3e,00,50,00,60,00,6f,00,73,00,2c,00,\
31,00,40,00,53,00,57,00,3d,00,50,00,37,00,76,00,36,00,47,00,50,00,6c,00,5d,\
00,58,00,68,00,20,00,2f,00,6e,00,20,00,2f,00,64,00,64,00,65,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Printto\ddeexec]
@="[REM _DDE_Minimize][FileOpen(\"%1\")][FilePrintSetup \"%2 on
p\",.DoNotSetAsSysDefault=1][FilePrint 0][DocClose 2][FilePrintSetup \"\"]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Printto\ddeexec\Application]
@="WinWord"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Printto\ddeexec\ifexec]
@="[FileOpen(\"%1\")][FilePrintSetup \"%2 on
p\",.DoNotSetAsSysDefault=1][FilePrint 0][FileExit 2]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Printto\ddeexec\Topic]
@="System"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\XML Handler]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\XML Handler\Icon]
".xml"=".docxml"
@=".docxml"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC]
"ExtendedTileInfo"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Author;System.OfflineAvailability"
"FullDetails"="prop:System.PropGroup.Description;System.Title;System.Subject;System.Keywords;System.Category;System.Comment;System.PropGroup.Origin;System.Author;System.Document.LastAuthor;System.Document.RevisionNumber;System.Document.Version;System.ApplicationName;System.Company;System.Document.Manager;System.Document.DateCreated;System.Document.DateSaved;System.Document.DatePrinted;System.Document.TotalEditingTime;System.PropGroup.Content;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;System.Document.PageCount;System.Document.WordCount;System.Document.CharacterCount;System.Document.LineCount;System.Document.ParagraphCount;System.Document.Template;System.Document.Scale;System.Document.LinksDirty;System.Language;System.PropGroup.FileSystem;System.ItemNameDisplay;System.ItemType;System.ItemFolderPathDisplay;System.DateCreated;System.DateModified;System.Size;System.FileAttributes;System.OfflineAvailability;System.OfflineStatus;System.SharedWith;System.FileOwner;System.ComputerName"
"InfoTip"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Document.PageCount"
"PerceivedType"="document"
"PreviewDetails"="prop:*System.DateModified;System.Author;System.Keywords;*System.Size;System.Title;System.Comment;System.Category;*System.Document.PageCount;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;*System.OfflineAvailability;*System.OfflineStatus;System.Subject;*System.DateCreated;*System..SharedWith"
"ThumbnailCutoff"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithList]
"a"="WORDPAD.EXE"
"MRUList"="deabc"
"b"="WksWP.exe"
"c"="ieuser.exe"
"d"="WINWORD.EXE"
"e"="WinMail.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithProgids]
"doc_auto_file"=hex(0):
"Word.Document.8"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\UserChoice]
"Progid"="Applications\\WINWORD.EXE"

Ramesh said:
Ms Curly,

Let's inspect the .DOC file association settings.

1. Download FileExtInfo.zip from here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

2. Unzip the utility and extract the files to Desktop.
3. Double-click "FileExtInfo.exe" to run it.
4. Select .DOC file type from the list box
5. Click "View file association report"
6. Copy the contents of the report and include it in your reply.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi Ramesh,

No, I ran the DOCFIX tool and it just said 'done'. I tried shutting down but
this did not make any difference.

Regards,
Ms Curly

Ramesh said:

Hi ms curly,

When running the DocFix tool referenced in (http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/232/1/), did you get any error message?

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi,
I have tried all the above suggestions to be able to open the .doc
attachments in Windows Mail and Word 2003 and I am still getting the message
that I need to create an association in the set associations control panel. I
am getting desperate now. Could you please help?

Ramesh said:

Update:

Unable to open .DOC file attachments directly from Windows Mail in Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/232/1/

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

It works !! Thank you so much

:

Hi Shilps,

Download and apply doc_fix.reg from here:
http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/doc_fix.reg

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi Peter,

I am able to open .doc files in word, but I am not able to open word
attachments. The problem is different, I guess I failed to make that clear.

:

It will let you open the doc files which Office 2007 will not let you since Office 2007 Word it is a bit different format than other office versions of word

--
Peter

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Hi Peter,

What does this compatibility pack do?

:

Here's a link to the Compatibility Pack:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...70-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en

--
Peter

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Hi Ramesh,

As I am also facing a similar problem in Windows Live Mail of not being able
to open .doc files. I am using Vista and Office 2007.

Here is the report from the utility for .doc
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.DOC] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 04-08-2007 09:03:11

FileExtInfo Â© 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC]
@="doc_auto_file"
"Content Type"="application/msword"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\PersistentHandler]
@="{98DE59A0-D175-11CD-A7BD-00006B827D94}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]
@="{84F66100-FF7C-4fb4-B0C0-02CD7FB668FE}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8\ShellNew]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
4e,00,54,00,5c,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,6f,00,72,00,69,00,65,\
00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,4f,00,52,00,44,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,\
45,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC]
"ExtendedTileInfo"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Author;System.OfflineAvailability"
"FullDetails"="prop:System.PropGroup.Description;System.Title;System.Subject;System.Keywords;System.Category;System.Comment;System.PropGroup.Origin;System.Author;System.Document.LastAuthor;System.Document.RevisionNumber;System.Document.Version;System.ApplicationName;System.Company;System.Document.Manager;System.Document.DateCreated;System.Document.DateSaved;System.Document.DatePrinted;System.Document.TotalEditingTime;System.PropGroup.Content;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;System.Document.PageCount;System.Document.WordCount;System.Document.CharacterCount;System.Document.LineCount;System.Document.ParagraphCount;System.Document.Template;System.Document.Scale;System.Document.LinksDirty;System.Language;System.PropGroup.FileSystem;System.ItemNameDisplay;System.ItemType;System.ItemFolderPathDisplay;System.DateCreated;System.DateModified;System.Size;System.FileAttributes;System.OfflineAvailability;System.OfflineStatus;System.SharedWith;System.FileOwner;System.ComputerName"
"InfoTip"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Document.PageCount"
"PerceivedType"="document"
"PreviewDetails"="prop:*System.DateModified;System.Author;System.Keywords;*System.Size;System.Title;System.Comment;System.Category;*System.Document.PageCount;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;*System.OfflineAvailability;*System.OfflineStatus;System.Subject;*System.DateCreated;*System........SharedWith"
"ThumbnailCutoff"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithList]
"a"="WORDPAD.EXE"
"MRUList"="cbda"
"b"="WINWORD.EXE"
"c"="wlmail.exe"
"d"="FIREFOX.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithProgids]
"doc_auto_file"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DOC\UserChoice]
"Progid"="Applications\\WINWORD.EXE"

:

Hi Chrissy,

Are you able to save the attachment to the hard disk, and then open it? If that works, but you're unable to open the attachment directly from Windows Mail, try this:

Download FileExtInfo.zip from here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

Unzip the utility and extract the files to Desktop.
Right-click "FileExtInfo.exe" and choose "Run as Administrator"
Select .DOC file type from the list and generate a file association report.
Post the contents here.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

I have an error message when opening a .doc file attachment, it reads;
this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the set associations control panel.

i have set the association to open all .doc files with office word 2007, but
the error's still there!!!! any ideas??

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Guest · Sep 19, 2007

Hi,
It still wouldn't open it at first (i.e. the same set associations message
came up as before) but I went back to the Set Associations Control Panel and
reset it for Word even though it was already on it and hey presto! - it
works. I can't thank you enough for sorting it out for me - well done! Should
I now delete these downloads?
Best regards,
Ms Curly

Ramesh said:
Ms Curly,

I've now updated the tool again. Download the latest version (v1.1) and run it. That should rectify the association settings.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Here you go!
Ms Curly
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.DOC] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 19/09/2007 16:37:09

FileExtInfo Â© 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC]
@="Word.Document.8"
"Content Type"="application/msword"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\OpenWithList\wkswp.exe]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\OpenWithProgIDs]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\OpenWithProgIDs\MicrosoftWorks.WordProcessor]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\PersistentHandler]
@="{98DE59A0-D175-11CD-A7BD-00006B827D94}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8\ShellNew]
"FileName"="winword8.doc"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8]
@="Microsoft Word Document"
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\AppRegistry]
@="\\Software\\Microsoft\\Office\\10.0\\Word"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\CLSID]
@="{00020906-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Windows\\Installer\\{90110409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0150048383C9}\\wordicon.exe,1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\DocObject]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML Handler]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\OFFICE11\\msohtmed.exe\" %1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML Handler\Icon]
".mht"=".docmhtml"
".mhtml"=".docmhtml"
".html"=".dochtml"
".htm"=".dochtml"
@=".dochtml"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML Handler\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML Handler\shell\edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML Handler\shell\edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\OFFICE11\\msohtmed.exe\" /o0 %1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML Handler\shell\PrintWithOptions]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML
Handler\shell\PrintWithOptions\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MICROS~3\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML
Handler\shell\PrintWithOptions\ddeexec]
@="[Dim dlg as
FilePrint][FileOpen(\"%1\")][t=IsDocumentDirty()][GetCurValues dlg][n =
Dialog dlg][if n = -1 then FilePrint dlg][SetDocumentDirty t][DocClose]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML
Handler\shell\PrintWithOptions\ddeexec\Application]
@="WinWord"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML
Handler\shell\PrintWithOptions\ddeexec\ifexec]
@="[Dim dlg as FilePrint][FileOpen(\"%1\")][GetCurValues dlg][n = Dialog
dlg][if n = -1 then FilePrint dlg][FileExit 2]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\HTML
Handler\shell\PrintWithOptions\ddeexec\Topic]
@="System"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\Insertable]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\protocol]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\protocol\StdFileEditing]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\protocol\StdFileEditing\RequestDataFormats]
@="NoteshNote,NotesDocAction"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\protocol\StdFileEditing\server]
@="C:\\PROGRA~1\\MICROS~3\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\protocol\StdFileEditing\SetDataFormats]
@="NotesDocInfo"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\protocol\StdFileEditing\Verb]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\protocol\StdFileEditing\Verb\0]
@="Edit"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell]
@="Open"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Edit]
@="&Edit"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Edit\command]
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"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

Ramesh, MS-MVP · Sep 20, 2007

Thanks for the update, Ms Curly. Yes, you can delete the downloads now.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi,
It still wouldn't open it at first (i.e. the same set associations message
came up as before) but I went back to the Set Associations Control Panel and
reset it for Word even though it was already on it and hey presto! - it
works. I can't thank you enough for sorting it out for me - well done! Should
I now delete these downloads?
Best regards,
Ms Curly

allan.stalker · Sep 20, 2007

Thanks for the update, Ms Curly. Yes, you can delete the downloads now.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshootinghttp://www.winhelponline.com

Hi,
It still wouldn't open it at first (i.e. the same set associations message
came up as before) but I went back to the Set Associations Control Panel and
reset it for Word even though it was already on it and hey presto! - it
works. I can't thank you enough for sorting it out for me - well done! Should
I now delete these downloads?
Best regards,
Ms Curly

Thanks Ramesh. I had the same problem on a friend's computer, and
eventually found your solution. Well done. Manually editing the
registry didn't work - but your patch did. You may like to know that I
got the same as Ms Curly - ie I had to go back to set the association
again, even although it looked like it was set. Not sure I would have
thought of that, so thanks to Ms Curly for that extra bit of advice.
Best Wishes
Allan

Ramesh, MS-MVP · Sep 20, 2007

You're very welcome, Allan.
Thanks for the feedback!

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Thanks for the update, Ms Curly. Yes, you can delete the downloads now.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshootinghttp://www.winhelponline.com

Hi,
It still wouldn't open it at first (i.e. the same set associations message
came up as before) but I went back to the Set Associations Control Panel and
reset it for Word even though it was already on it and hey presto! - it
works. I can't thank you enough for sorting it out for me - well done! Should
I now delete these downloads?
Best regards,
Ms Curly

Thanks Ramesh. I had the same problem on a friend's computer, and
eventually found your solution. Well done. Manually editing the
registry didn't work - but your patch did. You may like to know that I
got the same as Ms Curly - ie I had to go back to set the association
again, even although it looked like it was set. Not sure I would have
thought of that, so thanks to Ms Curly for that extra bit of advice.
Best Wishes
Allan

carl.vandepitte · Oct 4, 2007

Hi,

I have a similar problem and I tried all the proposed solutions even
the DocFix tool :
- DocFix tool 1.1 is giving me all the time the same warning that it
needs administrative rights, even when I run the program as an
administrator. I'm using the dutch version of Vista Premium
- The Office version I'm using is Office 2000, everything works fine,
except for teh windows mail, where i'm not able to open the doc
attachments directly.
Could you please help me ?
Thx a lot

Carl

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.DOC] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 5/10/2007 22:17:25

FileExtInfo © 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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"InfoTip"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Document.PageCount"
"PerceivedType"="document"
"PreviewDetails"="prop:*System.DateModified;System.Author;System.Keywords;*System.Size;System.Title;System.Comment;System.Category;*System.Document.PageCount;System.ContentStatus;System.ContentType;*System.OfflineAvailability;*System.OfflineStatus;System.Subject;*System.DateCreated;*System.SharedWith"
"ThumbnailCutoff"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.DOC\shellex\
{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\FileExts\.DOC]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\FileExts\.DOC\OpenWithProgids]
"Word.Document.8"=hex(0):

Ramesh, MS-MVP · Oct 8, 2007

The .DOC file association appears correct, Carl. Don't know why you receive that error. Perhaps repairing Word would help?

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi,

I have a similar problem and I tried all the proposed solutions even
the DocFix tool :
- DocFix tool 1.1 is giving me all the time the same warning that it
needs administrative rights, even when I run the program as an
administrator. I'm using the dutch version of Vista Premium
- The Office version I'm using is Office 2000, everything works fine,
except for teh windows mail, where i'm not able to open the doc
attachments directly.
Could you please help me ?
Thx a lot

Carl

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File association information for [.DOC] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 5/10/2007 22:17:25

FileExtInfo © 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC]
"Content Type"="application/msword"
@="Word.Document.8"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\PersistentHandler]
@="{98de59a0-d175-11cd-a7bd-00006b827d94}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC\Word.Document.8\ShellNew]
"FileName"="winword8.doc"

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