Word Viewer 2003 Warning

[Guest]

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

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

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

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

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

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

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]

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

 

[Guest]

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

Graeme Wellington
(e-mail address removed)

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]



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

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

Okie dokie. I was just curious why.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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

Graeme Wellington
(e-mail address removed)

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

 

[Guest]

Has anybody had any luck yet?

Okie dokie. I was just curious why.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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

Graeme Wellington
(e-mail address removed)

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]



in
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