One of my customers recently asked for some assistance with a snafu that even I had experienced.  When you try to open a Microsoft Word file by double-clicking on it, Word opens but the file does not.  The only way to successfully open it is by File > Open inside Word.  This seems to happen with Word 2007.

I think I found a solution for the non-opening Word files.  Try this:
In Windows XP
1. Right Click the Word file that won't open
2. Select 'Open with'
3. Select 'Choose Program...'
-In the Programs window
4. Select 'Microsoft Office Word'
5. Check 'Always use the selected program to open this kind of file'
6. Click 'OK'

In Windows 7
1. Right Click the Word file that won't open
2. Select 'Open with'
3. Select 'Choose Program...'
-In the Programs window
-If Microsoft Word does not appear
4. Click 'Browse...'
5. Select winword.exe in
-C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12 or
-C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12
6. Select 'Microsoft Office Word'
7. Check 'Always use the selected program to open this kind of file'
8. Click 'OK'

That's it!

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