ms word not associate with .doc formate

Zulu · 03. Apr 2009, 08:38 AM

I have vista home and installed office 2003 but can not associate ms word with .doc formate . instead doc files are opening with notepad or word pad. can someone advise some tip or fix for this problem.

Jojoyee · 03. Apr 2009, 09:20 AM

Try these steps:

1. Rigth click on the doc file.
2. In the context menu, select "Open With" and Choose Program.
3. Select "Microsoft Office Word" (or browse to locate the program, or see Note).
4. Tick "Always use the selected porgram to open this kind of file."
5. Click OK.

Note: In case when you browse to locate an application, it does not get added to the Open With dialog, then try OpenWithAdd utility.

Hope the above helps.

Zulu · 03. Apr 2009, 05:10 PM

thanks for help, it works perfectly

grimbles · 04. Apr 2009, 01:37 AM

Hey Jojoyee - Just to expand a little on your excellent advise...You can also; right click on the doc file and select 'Properties', then in the ensuing window, look for "Opens With" (under the 'General' tab) and click on the "Change" button. You can now browse your computer and change the default to any installed program.

cheers....JIM

bk_7312 · 05. Apr 2009, 01:55 PM

Or you could open Microsoft Word and then open your .doc file from there, but this is more of a temporary solution as you can't directly open your .doc file with mouse-clicks.

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Zulu Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 9	ms word not associate with .doc formate I have vista home and installed office 2003 but can not associate ms word with .doc formate . instead doc files are opening with notepad or word pad. can someone advise some tip or fix for this problem.

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Jojoyee Maestro di Search Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4,058	Open With Try these steps: 1. Rigth click on the doc file. 2. In the context menu, select "Open With" and Choose Program. 3. Select "Microsoft Office Word" (or browse to locate the program, or see Note). 4. Tick "Always use the selected porgram to open this kind of file." 5. Click OK. Note: In case when you browse to locate an application, it does not get added to the Open With dialog, then try OpenWithAdd utility. Hope the above helps. Last edited by Jojoyee; 03. Apr 2009 at 04:07 PM.

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Zulu Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 9	It works great thanks for help, it works perfectly

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04. Apr 2009, 01:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
grimbles Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Queensland, Oz Posts: 96	Hey Jojoyee - Just to expand a little on your excellent advise...You can also; right click on the doc file and select 'Properties', then in the ensuing window, look for "Opens With" (under the 'General' tab) and click on the "Change" button. You can now browse your computer and change the default to any installed program. cheers....JIM

05. Apr 2009, 01:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
bk_7312 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: 3rd largest island, smallest country there. Posts: 234	Or you could open Microsoft Word and then open your .doc file from there, but this is more of a temporary solution as you can't directly open your .doc file with mouse-clicks.