Thanks! Timing is great because I found myself having the same issue with an Excel file yesterday. -- richard
James Rankin <[email protected]> 04/01/2011 11:19 AM Please respond to "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> To "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> Press this button if the "To" is a fax number. Enter in the fax number like 123-456-7890. cc Subject Head-busting Word issue Been beating my head against a Word problem all day and thought I would share it in case anyone else has the same problem. Couldn't open any .doc or .docx files by double-clicking them directly - got an error of "there was an error sending the command to the program". Opening Word first, and then choosing File | Open, worked without issue. After much fruitless searching and testing of various apparently useful solutions, found a reference to changing these Registry keys Rename HKCR\Word.Document.12\shell\open\ddeexec to ddeexec.old Rename HKCR\Word.Document.12\shell\open\command\command to command.old Modify HKCR\Word.Document.12\shell\open\command\(Default) so that /dde at the end of the data is replaced with "%1%" Rename HKCR\Word.Document.8\shell\open\ddeexec to ddeexec.old Rename HKCR\Word.Document.8\shell\open\command\command to command.old Modify HKCR\Word.Document.8\shell\open\command\(Default) so that /dde at the end of the data is replaced with "%1%" This seems to work where everything else, including a full Repair install of MS Office 2007, appears to have failed. -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." IMPORTANT: This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s) named above and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no sense of humour or irrational religious beliefs. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is not authorised (either explicitly or implicitly) and constitutes an irritating social faux pas. Unless the word absquatulation has been used in its correct context somewhere other than in this warning, it does not have any legal or no grammatical use and may be ignored. No animals were harmed in the transmission of this email, although the kelpie next door is living on borrowed time, let me tell you. Those of you with an overwhelming fear of the unknown will be gratified to learn that there is no hidden message revealed by reading this warning backwards, so just ignore that Alert Notice from Microsoft. However, by pouring a complete circle of salt around yourself and your computer you can ensure that no harm befalls you and your pets. If you have received this email in error, please add some nutmeg and egg whites, whisk and place in a warm oven for 40 minutes. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
