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?? wrote:

R-click create new Word doc (not docx)
26-May-08

Using WinXP Home SP2 with Office 2007.
When I r-click on my desktop and choose New | New Microsoft Office Word
Document, it creates a .docx document by default. I would rather it
create a 97-2003 compatible .doc instead.
How do I do this?

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Monday, May 26, 2008 9:32 PM
?? wrote:

R-click create new Word doc (not docx)
Using WinXP Home SP2 with Office 2007.
When I r-click on my desktop and choose New | New Microsoft Office Word
Document, it creates a .docx document by default. I would rather it
create a 97-2003 compatible .doc instead.
How do I do this?

On Monday, May 26, 2008 10:00 PM
Jay Freedman wrote:

R-click create new Word doc (not docx)
On Mon, 26 May 2008 18:32:15 -0700, "??" wrote:


The right-click New menu on the desktop also contains "Microsoft Office Word
97-2003 Document". Click that instead.

The alternative is some fairly serious mucking about in the registry. It just
isn't worth the probability that you'll make a mistake and end up unable to use
Word at all.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
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On Monday, May 26, 2008 11:37 PM
?? wrote:

Nope - all I have is "New Microsoft Office Word Document" - there is no option
Nope - all I have is "New Microsoft Office Word Document" - there is no
option for another format. (Only Excel, Acces and other Office docs).


I'm willing to give the registry a go! Please help!
Thanks very much.

On Tuesday, May 27, 2008 3:14 AM
Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote:

Add Word 97 - 2003 entry to the New menu after installing Word
Add Word 97 - 2003 entry to the New menu after installing Word 2007:=20
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/ad...the-new-menu-=
after-installing-word-2007/

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows=AE Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

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Using WinXP Home SP2 with Office 2007.
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create a 97-2003 compatible .doc instead.
How do I do this?=20

On Tuesday, May 27, 2008 9:19 AM
Jay Freedman wrote:

R-click create new Word doc (not docx)
?? wrote:

Follow the link in Ramesh's reply
(http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/ad...ng-word-2007/).

I wasn't aware before that a .reg file was available to do the registry work
for you and avoid mistakes. Download the file word03-shellnew.reg from the
link on that page to your desktop, and then double-click the file on the
desktop. You'll be asked whether to add it to the registry, and you should
say yes. Also read the rest of the article to know what to expect.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

On Tuesday, May 27, 2008 9:37 PM
Bob Buckland ?:-\) wrote:

R-click create new Word doc (not docx)
Hi Jay,

The procedure is a variation of the one in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935787/en-us?FR=1
which also helps to create a .reg file,
but that can get confusing g.

==========
"Jay Freedman" wrote in message ...
Follow the link in Ramesh's reply
(http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/ad...ng-word-2007/).

I wasn't aware before that a .reg file was available to do the registry work
for you and avoid mistakes. Download the file word03-shellnew.reg from the
link on that page to your desktop, and then double-click the file on the
desktop. You'll be asked whether to add it to the registry, and you should
say yes. Also read the rest of the article to know what to expect.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
--

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

On Wednesday, May 28, 2008 3:24 AM
?? wrote:

Thanks so much!
Thanks so much!
By the way, what if I want to remove it at a later stage - how do I go
about doing that? And, is it possibel to only have the 97-2003 version
when r-clicking and *not* 2007 version?

On Wednesday, May 28, 2008 3:26 AM
?? wrote:

Thanks so much!
Thanks so much!
By the way, what if I want to remove it at a later stage - how do I go
about doing that? And, is it possibel to only have the 97-2003 version
when r-clicking and *not* 2007 version?

On Wednesday, May 28, 2008 3:26 AM
?? wrote:

Thanks so much!
Thanks so much!
By the way, what if I want to remove it at a later stage - how do I go
about doing that? And, is it possibel to only have the 97-2003 version
when r-clicking and *not* 2007 version?

On Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:36 AM
Jay Freedman wrote:

R-click create new Word doc (not docx)
?? wrote:

To remove the Word 97-2003 item from the New menu, follow the numbered
instructions in the article, except replace steps 3 and 4 with these:

3. Right-click the word Nullfile in the right-hand pane.
4. Choose Delete. Answer 'yes' to the 'Are you sure?' prompt.

I found that I have to open the New menu twice; the item is still there the
first time but is gone the second time.

To remove the Word 2007 item from the menu, again follow the numbered
instructions with the replaced steps, but work on the location

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.docx\Word.Document.12\ShellNew

(Although I don't really understand the compulsion to use Word 2007 but
force it to be Word 2003.)

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

On Wednesday, May 28, 2008 11:34 AM
Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote:

Done!
Done! I've made available three other REG files (available in a Zip =
file). Check he
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/ad...the-new-menu-=
after-installing-word-2007/

--=20
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows=AE Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

"=A9=AE" wrote in message =
...
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/ad...the-new-menu-=
after-installing-word-2007/


Thanks so much!
By the way, what if I want to remove it at a later stage - how do I go
about doing that? And, is it possibel to only have the 97-2003 version
when r-clicking and *not* 2007 version?

On Wednesday, May 28, 2008 12:32 PM
?? wrote:

Done!
Done! I've made available three other REG files (available in a Zip
file). Check he
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/ad...ing-word-2007/

Again, thank you Ramesh - just what I needed. Much appreciated! :-)

On Wednesday, May 28, 2008 12:53 PM
Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote:

R-click create new Word doc (not docx)
You're welcome

--=20
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows=AE Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

"=A9=AE" wrote in message =
...
Done! I've made available three other REG files (available in a Zip=20
file). Check he
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/ad...the-new-menu-=
after-installing-word-2007/

Again, thank you Ramesh - just what I needed. Much appreciated! :-)

On Friday, May 30, 2008 6:30 PM
?? wrote:

Excuse my "newness" to tweaking things like these r-click new options, but
Excuse my "newness" to tweaking things like these r-click new options,
but what the regedit entries be for:
Excel, Access and the other office apps?
Would you mind adding options for 97-2003 and 2007 for each of the
office apps. I might like using just Word and Excel, but someone might
like Word and Access.
Thanks!!!

On Monday, June 02, 2008 2:18 AM
Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote:

R-click create new Word doc (not docx)
I've uploaded the Excel REG files he
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/ad...the-new-menu-=
after-installing-word-2007/

--=20
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows=AE Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

"=A9=AE" wrote in message =
...
Excuse my "newness" to tweaking things like these r-click new options,=20
but what the regedit entries be for:
Excel, Access and the other office apps?
Would you mind adding options for 97-2003 and 2007 for each of the=20
office apps. I might like using just Word and Excel, but someone might=20
like Word and Access.
Thanks!!!=20

On Monday, June 02, 2008 11:48 AM
?? wrote:

Again, thank you very much, Ramesh.
Again, thank you very much, Ramesh.

On Friday, July 25, 2008 1:55 PM
Pierre A Plauzoles wrote:

Hello.Genuinely nice try -- as far as it goes.
Hello.

Genuinely nice try -- as far as it goes. I don't know if what is you
are suggesting is available on my machine, but I sure can't find it --
and I don't have the time to look for it now. The flip side is that I
do know that there is a work-around for it, which is no doubt available
on all WinVista machines. I open a new (blank) document and let it load
as a *.docx. When the blank screen comes up, I immediately save it as a
*.doc (MSWord97/2003) document. I say "immediately" because I have had
problems with MSWord2002 locking up and crashing if I don't.

I hope this helps.

Pierre A Plauzoles


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