i can't open .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx ... files

Hello, i don't now why but i can't open all the office files when i click on
them, i can open it when im in Excel, or word... or if i drag-and-drop the
file on a shortcut, but when i double click on a .doc or .docx or .xldx...
file, a installation start ( microsoft office hybrid 2007) and when it finish
after like 30 seconds, a MessageBox pop up "Windows cannot find 'path of the
files'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again." and
then there is a OK button and when i click on it, word open ( or the
appropriate software) empty.

I use office 2007, my OS is Vista SP1 64 bit and my PC is a HP Pavilion DV5
notebook

P.S. Sorry my english is not that good :S

Thank you for help

perhaps, the file
associations are
not correct.

open explorer,
click on tools,
click on folder options,
then click on the
file type tab.

search those extensions
you provided and ensure
that they are set to open
with the appropriate program
and the accurate location of
the .exe

out of curiosity, I checked
my own .doc extension.

clicking on its "advance"
button and then clicking on
the edit button for the
"Open" action I have the
following:

Action:
&Open

Application used...:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\WINWORD.EXE" /n /dde

Use DDE
[checked]

DDE Message
[REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")]

Application
WinWord

DDE App...Not Running
...{empty/blank}

Topic
System

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so if your word .exe file
is located in its default
location like mine is,

then when you click / open
..doc files,

winword.exe should
initiate afterwards.

i tried to do want you tools me but i don't have a File Type tab in
my folders option... maybe its hide or i don't know...

I tried that like 2 weeks ago... but winword.exe is already associated with
my doc and docx, excel is already associated with xls and xlsx... but i did
what is worte anyway, but it didn't work...


i didn't understand how you get the path of your doc extention, with the
parameters

not sure as to why
you don't.

follow the instructions
here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859

then let us know if you
still have a problem.

Download the compatibility pack from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

You could download various VIEWERS for Office 2007. Search for them on
MS website.

then open the
registry and delete
the file types.

then re do them
as per the kb.

click start>run>
regedit

then do a search
for .html via the
menu bar.

the sample extension
will take you to the
tree where all the branches
are to the file types.

then go to .doc and
delete the keys,

then exit and reboot.

(do just one ext at this time
to test the methodology.)

now double click on a
doc file and see what
happens.

if no program initiates,
then this is the opportunity
to associate the doc ext
to the winword.exe program
via the file types method.

use the the data I provided
in the earlier posting to create
the open command for the doc
file types.

afterwarrds double click on a
doc file and if word opens,
then you have proven the
method above as viable and
you can proceed to change
the other ext's as well.

on the other hand if clicking
on a doc file still opens the
wrong program,

then perhaps your office
program can be said to be
hijacked.

i delete the .doc in my regedit ans i reboot, but i dont know why, the still
associated with winword.exe , but when i double clic, its start word without
error, but my file dont open... kind of wierd

i can't find the files type in my explorer... i'm using vista, and there is
no file type tab... is there another way to find it?

if you deleted the
doc key, then it is
not weird that the
doc files don't open
when you click on
them.

that was the point
of deleting the file
association.

now, go into the
file types via the
explorer.

if you scroll down
the listing of extensions,
there shouldn't be
one for doc

because you deleted
in the registry.

so now re-create
the doc extension
in file types.

be sure to create
a new extension
and name it:

..doc

you can use the
extension for docx
as an example.

after you make the
new doc extension,

then go into the advance
settings and create
a new action named:

&open

then edit/program
the new action command
with the data that I
sent to you.

I don't remember if
you said you had
office 2003 or 2007.

but this is the place
where you will link
the open command
to your winword.exe.

then save/close and
test the opening of
doc files by clicking
on them.

if you did the above
correctly, when you
click on a .doc file,

it will open winword.exe
and the file should too.

well that is a good sign
because now those particular
files are no longer accessible
by that "odd" program.

so now you can re program
the files to open with the
correct program.

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what you can do is
to open the explorer

find any file with the
extensions you mentioned

then right click on the
file

select "open with"

and assigned/associate
a program to that file type.

also look for the check
box that indicates "always"
use the program for that
file.

incidentally, I would manually
find the program to assign the
file types,

instead of choosing it from
the listing.

this way you can be absolutely
positive that the correct program
is assigned to the file.

the problem may be that if
you select the program from
the convenient listing,

it too may be linked to the
undesired program, which
will revert you back to square
one with the problem.

as i told you... after my reboot after i delete the .doc key in my regedit,
my file .doc had still associated with winword.exe and with the good path, so
when i try to change it, it change nothing because its already associate

based on the posting below
entitled, you may need to
activate an office suite

Solved: microsoft office 2007 hybrid :

http://tinyurl.com/ncwbjt

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sorry for the confusion.

you might need to contact
the provider of that oem
software for assistance.

so i need to contact HP even if mmy office dont came from them?

it is confusing because
I'm not really sure where
the "oem hybrid" comes
from.

if hp didn't provide it to
you then,

it seems to me that you
should contact the sellers
who provided you with
that oem hybrid for instructions
on how to select and activate
the particular version of office
you want.

can you provide me with
the link for the source of
your oem hybrid?

first: i think i had office student 2007 with my laptop when i bought it...
but i unistalled it and i installed 2007 professionnel...

second: i have no problem to provide you the link, but how can i find it?
lol...

and i want to tell you again, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP!!!

no problem.

it is a confusing issue
you have.

so correct me if I don't
understand the following:

at this time your laptop does
not have office student or
office professional installed.

however, when you click on
an office file, the installation
process is initiated for the
"hybrid" version but the
mso files/folder cannot
be found on the disk.

there should be a folder
on the drive called mso
and it would have all the
student office setup
files that setup cannot
locate.

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what I would do is to double
check "services" via admin
tools and ensure that the
service for

"office source engine" and
"microsoft office diagnostic"
services are enabled.

perhaps if they are disabled
then this may be a problem.

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another thing to try it to go
ahead and reinstall the
student office version on the
laptop since it was functional and
you did not have this issue
pertaining to setup.

you may be able to use
a system restore point
to restore those system
files.

or perhaps you may even
consider a factory restore
to get the machine back to
its original and functional
state.

( but if you do, then be sure
to copy or move your personal
files off the disk or they will
be wiped away.

you can upload 25gigs for
free up to microsofts skydrive
server.)

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then you can install office
pro on the laptop into
a different folder/directory.

you will have two functioning
office's but then you won't
have the problem with setup.

then we can work on having
the student version removed.

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there is yet one more option.

if your office professional is
new and a retail version,

then you are entitled for direct
technical support from microsoft
at any time after purchase.

this would be an ideal manner
to have the issue resolved because
it may be a bug "they" have to
fix and document.

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let me now what you think
with the above options.

At the moment, i use the office for small business
that my father borrow me, because i though its was my profession the
problem... i don't have Professionnel and Student anymore.

I can use office by opening it or dragging&dropping office's files on office
appropriate shortcut (like .xls on Excel shortcut) but when i double click on
a file (like .xls) there is like a installation of professionel Hybrid 2007
that start for like 5-10 seconds then i get a error message telling me that
my file path is incorrect and then the office application start blank.

i tried "Microsoft office diagnotic" but it found no problem,
i search "office source engine" in my research bar in my "startUp" and i
found ose.exe, but when i click on it, nothing happened (i tried few times)

i tried to reinstall student office version, but i didn't find how to...

it changed absolutly nothing... but thank for trying :)

i had about 1500 keys that needed a repair.. but after the repair, i still
not able to open my files...

have you ran a
registry cleaner
yet?

go ahead and download
the run the freeware called

"eusing"

it will reconcile the registry
keys to the physical files
on the disk.

any keys which don't have
any files on the disk are
known as "orphaned" keys
and they need to be removed.

the issue with "hybrid" is that
it is still in the registry and
referencing files on the disk,

which are no longer there.

so run "eusing" and lets
cross our fingers.