Vista can't find file

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FR

Trying to open a Word file, get message "Windows can't find so-and-so file".
Similarly, trying to open it programmatically in Excel VBA, I get the same
message. But if I right-click and select "Open with" and pick Microsoft
Windows, it works. Can someone help me?

Thank you
 
Thanks for the response. I tried your suggestion and it had no problem
finding the file even without "search all locations". Furthermore I moved the
file all over the place to other folders, including the root folder on the
system hard disk, and came up with the same results. Unfortunately I need to
open it from a VBA program.
 
Further to this problem: it only happens with .docx files, not with .doc
files. I think it is a serious problem. How can I get Microsoft to look into
it?
 
SG

My VBA code is in an Excel .xlsm file trying to open an empty Word file as a
template. But as I said at the start of this thread I can't open any .docx
file even by clicking on it in any folder, from desktop to hard disk root
folder. I can work around it by using .doc in the code and using Open With...
manually, but it seems to me it is a serious problem.

Grateful for any help, FR
 
Sounds like the Office 2007 file format registration got corrupted somehow.
I would suggest running the "Repair" function on the Office 2007 installer.
Hope this helps,

Justin
 
FR,

You can try what Justin suggest and do a repair on Office, however I've read
some have had success with this and some not. You might also try clicking
"Start_Default Programs_Associate a file type or protocol with a program"
and see if that will work.

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All the best,
SG

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