office isn't letting me open files from the program

M

Ms Peters

I can open a file (exel, word) if I go through Microsoft Explorer. However, I
can't open a file from the program itself (word, excel).
 
Y

YRAGDRAW

this problem was caused by Win Sec Update
KB908531. I removed and the problem went away.
Go to Add/Remove Programs, check the box (at the top) for Show Updates, then
go to the Win Updates and remove KB908531.
Hope this helps.
 
Y

YRAGDRAW

this problem was caused by Win Sec Update
KB908531. I removed and the problem went away.
Go to Add/Remove Programs, check the box (at the top) for Show Updates, then
go to the Win Updates and remove KB908531.
Hope this helps.
 
A

ANONYMOUS

Removing the update is not the permanent solution as Automatic Updates
will download and install it again. Have you tried the Registry hack?
This is how you do:

Option 1 - Modify the registry
------------------------------

- (If you have multiple user accounts set up) Log onto the computer
using an
account with Administrator privileges

- Click the Start button, then click Run and type "regedit" at the
prompt,
without the quotes; this will start Registry Editor

- Locate the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell
Extensions\Cached key in Registry Editor

- Right click on the key and select New / DWORD Value

- Rename the resulting value "{A4DF5659-0801-4A60-9607-1C48695EFDA9}
{000214E6-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} 0x401", without the quotes

- Right click the value, select Modify, and type "1" into the Value Data
field

- Close Registry Editor
 
A

ANONYMOUS

Removing the update is not the permanent solution as Automatic Updates
will download and install it again. Have you tried the Registry hack?
This is how you do:

Option 1 - Modify the registry
------------------------------

- (If you have multiple user accounts set up) Log onto the computer
using an
account with Administrator privileges

- Click the Start button, then click Run and type "regedit" at the
prompt,
without the quotes; this will start Registry Editor

- Locate the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell
Extensions\Cached key in Registry Editor

- Right click on the key and select New / DWORD Value

- Rename the resulting value "{A4DF5659-0801-4A60-9607-1C48695EFDA9}
{000214E6-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} 0x401", without the quotes

- Right click the value, select Modify, and type "1" into the Value Data
field

- Close Registry Editor
 
P

Pedro

Hi!
I have the same problem! but is only with xls files. I can not open them
from the windows explorer or from an email atachment. Excel gives a mensage
that it can´t find the file. Only opening them direcly from the aplication it
self.

The S.O. is Vista Business and the Office is 2007 and I don´t have that Win
Updates KB908531.

Can anyone help ?

"ANONYMOUS" escreveu:
 
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