Annoying Message when opening Word

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Dave Hanson

I originally posted this message in the "Word" section of
this Support area, but have received no answer so far.
This problem appears to relate to Windows 2k, however.

I recently moved my Word97 from a Windows 98 operating
system to a Windows 2000 Server platform. This problem
did not exist on the old platform, so I suspect it is
platform related.

I have associated a number of file extensions for various
text files to be opened in Word. When I double-click or
use the right mouse click and select "Open" on these
files, I get a "Do you want to revert to the saved
xxx.xx'?" message. Once I select yes or no, I am able to
make my modifications and save it as normal. This doesn't
happen if I double-click on a .doc file, or do a right
mouse click and select "Edit" on any text file associated
with Word. It's not a major problem, but it is annoying.

I might add that these files do not show the normal Word
icon next to them in Explorer. The Icon shows a document
with an 'A' in the lower left corner. In the Folder
Options of the File Types tab, however, the Icon clearly
displays the Word icon.
 
I haven't used Word 97 in a long time (it's pretty old stuff at this point
and is unsupported), but I've seen this problem in many versions when
"version tracking/markup" was enabled - have you looked into that? I think
it gets toggled on when you open a doc that is formatted for it, and leaves
it on....

But yes, the Word/Office groups are the right place for Word questions.
 
I have noticed a similiar problem with CoralDraw v9.0
files.

They display with the same icon you describe though they
are associated with Coreldraw. Native CorelDraw files
display with the correct icon (same as the shortcuts too
and CorleDraw exe file).

Sounds like programs released previous to Win2K OS display
some sort of default icon (word) when we change the
association.

Dan
 
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