Word Viewer 2003 Warning

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I have Word 2003 installed.
I have Word Viewer 2003 installed.
I have created a document in Word 2003 and Saved As in XML format.
I have changed the file extension to 'aaa' and associated Word Viewer 2003
with this extension so it opens automatically.
When I go to open it I get a warning: Could not change document template.
When I press OK the document then proceeds to open successfully.
Any ideas what causes this problem and how to solve it?

Regards
Graeme Wellington
 
So that the document will open in the viewer instead of in Word.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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JoAnn Paules said:
May I ask why you want/need to change the extension?

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MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Graeme Wellington said:
I have Word 2003 installed.
I have Word Viewer 2003 installed.
I have created a document in Word 2003 and Saved As in XML format.
I have changed the file extension to 'aaa' and associated Word Viewer 2003
with this extension so it opens automatically.
When I go to open it I get a warning: Could not change document template.
When I press OK the document then proceeds to open successfully.
Any ideas what causes this problem and how to solve it?

Regards
Graeme Wellington
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Ah, so it was just done as a test for the viewer, not because for some
reason the OP wanted/needed a different extension?

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
So that the document will open in the viewer instead of in Word.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

JoAnn Paules said:
May I ask why you want/need to change the extension?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Graeme Wellington said:
I have Word 2003 installed.
I have Word Viewer 2003 installed.
I have created a document in Word 2003 and Saved As in XML format.
I have changed the file extension to 'aaa' and associated Word Viewer 2003
with this extension so it opens automatically.
When I go to open it I get a warning: Could not change document template.
When I press OK the document then proceeds to open successfully.
Any ideas what causes this problem and how to solve it?

Regards
Graeme Wellington
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Correct - It was just done for a test to get viewer to open it by default.

Graeme Wellington
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JoAnn Paules said:
Ah, so it was just done as a test for the viewer, not because for some
reason the OP wanted/needed a different extension?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
So that the document will open in the viewer instead of in Word.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

JoAnn Paules said:
May I ask why you want/need to change the extension?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



message I have Word 2003 installed.
I have Word Viewer 2003 installed.
I have created a document in Word 2003 and Saved As in XML format.
I have changed the file extension to 'aaa' and associated Word Viewer 2003
with this extension so it opens automatically.
When I go to open it I get a warning: Could not change document template.
When I press OK the document then proceeds to open successfully.
Any ideas what causes this problem and how to solve it?

Regards
Graeme Wellington
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Okie dokie. I was just curious why. :-)

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Graeme Wellington said:
Correct - It was just done for a test to get viewer to open it by default.

Graeme Wellington
(e-mail address removed)

JoAnn Paules said:
Ah, so it was just done as a test for the viewer, not because for some
reason the OP wanted/needed a different extension?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
So that the document will open in the viewer instead of in Word.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

May I ask why you want/need to change the extension?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



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message I have Word 2003 installed.
I have Word Viewer 2003 installed.
I have created a document in Word 2003 and Saved As in XML format.
I have changed the file extension to 'aaa' and associated Word
Viewer
2003
with this extension so it opens automatically.
When I go to open it I get a warning: Could not change document
template.
When I press OK the document then proceeds to open successfully.
Any ideas what causes this problem and how to solve it?

Regards
Graeme Wellington
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Has anybody had any luck yet?

JoAnn Paules said:
Okie dokie. I was just curious why. :-)

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Graeme Wellington said:
Correct - It was just done for a test to get viewer to open it by default.

Graeme Wellington
(e-mail address removed)

JoAnn Paules said:
Ah, so it was just done as a test for the viewer, not because for some
reason the OP wanted/needed a different extension?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



So that the document will open in the viewer instead of in Word.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

May I ask why you want/need to change the extension?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



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message I have Word 2003 installed.
I have Word Viewer 2003 installed.
I have created a document in Word 2003 and Saved As in XML format.
I have changed the file extension to 'aaa' and associated Word
Viewer
2003
with this extension so it opens automatically.
When I go to open it I get a warning: Could not change document
template.
When I press OK the document then proceeds to open successfully.
Any ideas what causes this problem and how to solve it?

Regards
Graeme Wellington
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