Client software files?

Where are the client software files located in Windows 8? I installed
MS Office and find that I can open MS Word by double clicking on one
of the old Word files I imported from my old computer but I can't
locate the MSWord.exe file. I would like to pin it to the taskbar but
I can't do this unles I can locate the .exe file...wherever it is
hidden. Gordon

On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:21:32 -0600, Gordon
wrote:

I can't locate the MSWord.exe file.


Hi Gordon,

You might try looking for WINWORD.EXE

On Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:05:54 +1100, Monty wrote:

On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:21:32 -0600, Gordon
wrote:

I can't locate the MSWord.exe file.


Hi Gordon,

You might try looking for WINWORD.EXE

Thanks, Monty. I found it in the Office 12 folder under the Microsoft
Office folder. I just didn't look deeply enough before. I was looking
rfor MSWORD.EXE and didn't go on down the list to WINWORD.EXE

Gordon

"Gordon" wrote in message ...


Where are the client software files located in Windows 8? I installed
MS Office and find that I can open MS Word by double clicking on one
of the old Word files I imported from my old computer but I can't
locate the MSWord.exe file. I would like to pin it to the taskbar but
I can't do this unles I can locate the .exe file...wherever it is
hidden.


Fyi..
If installed on Win8, installed Office programs will have separate tiles on the Modern UI - rt click and pin to the Taskbar

--
....winston
msft mvp

On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 20:27:28 -0500, "..winston"
wrote:

"Gordon" wrote in message ...


Where are the client software files located in Windows 8? I installed
MS Office and find that I can open MS Word by double clicking on one
of the old Word files I imported from my old computer but I can't
locate the MSWord.exe file. I would like to pin it to the taskbar but
I can't do this unles I can locate the .exe file...wherever it is
hidden.


Fyi..
If installed on Win8, installed Office programs will have separate tiles on the Modern UI - rt click and pin to the Taskbar

Thanks, got that figured out. Now if I coudl figure out how, or if
possible, to set up a shortcut like I've used in earlier Windows
version. For example I had Word set up to open when I pressed the
CtrlAltW keys. Is there a way to set up a shorcut for a specific
program, using the Windows key and some other key?

Gordon

On Tue, 04 Dec 2012 06:27:12 -0600, Gordon
wrote:

On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 20:27:28 -0500, "..winston"
wrote:

"Gordon" wrote in message ...


Where are the client software files located in Windows 8? I installed
MS Office and find that I can open MS Word by double clicking on one
of the old Word files I imported from my old computer but I can't
locate the MSWord.exe file. I would like to pin it to the taskbar but
I can't do this unles I can locate the .exe file...wherever it is
hidden.


Fyi..
If installed on Win8, installed Office programs will have separate tiles on the Modern UI - rt click and pin to the Taskbar

Thanks, got that figured out. Now if I coudl figure out how, or if
possible, to set up a shortcut like I've used in earlier Windows
version. For example I had Word set up to open when I pressed the
CtrlAltW keys. Is there a way to set up a shorcut for a specific
program, using the Windows key and some other key?


Find the exe file, then right-drag it to the desktop. When you let go
of the right mouse key you will be given a choice. Choose Create
Shortcut Here.

Then right-click on the shortcut you've created and choose Properties.
On the Shortcut tab, click in the Shortcut key box, then type the
shortcut keys you want and click OK.

Ken

--
Ken Blake

Not necessary to create an additional shortcut from the executable.

An installed Office application resides on the Modern UI Start Screen (MUI) and/or the All Apps screen.
The similar results can be achieved by editing the Properties of the respective Office app MUI file location shortcut by entering
the appropriate key strokes. The end result will function on both Modern UI and Desktop.


--
....winston
msft mvp


"Ken Blake" wrote in message ...

On Tue, 04 Dec 2012 06:27:12 -0600, Gordon
wrote:

On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 20:27:28 -0500, "..winston"
wrote:

"Gordon" wrote in message ...


Where are the client software files located in Windows 8? I installed
MS Office and find that I can open MS Word by double clicking on one
of the old Word files I imported from my old computer but I can't
locate the MSWord.exe file. I would like to pin it to the taskbar but
I can't do this unles I can locate the .exe file...wherever it is
hidden.


Fyi..
If installed on Win8, installed Office programs will have separate tiles on the Modern UI - rt click and pin to the Taskbar

Thanks, got that figured out. Now if I coudl figure out how, or if
possible, to set up a shortcut like I've used in earlier Windows
version. For example I had Word set up to open when I pressed the
CtrlAltW keys. Is there a way to set up a shorcut for a specific
program, using the Windows key and some other key?


Find the exe file, then right-drag it to the desktop. When you let go
of the right mouse key you will be given a choice. Choose Create
Shortcut Here.

Then right-click on the shortcut you've created and choose Properties.
On the Shortcut tab, click in the Shortcut key box, then type the
shortcut keys you want and click OK.

Ken

--
Ken Blake

On Fri, 7 Dec 2012 01:20:04 -0500, "..winston"
wrote:

Not necessary to create an additional shortcut from the executable.

An installed Office application resides on the Modern UI Start Screen (MUI) and/or the All Apps screen.
The similar results can be achieved by editing the Properties of the respective Office app MUI file location shortcut by entering
the appropriate key strokes. The end result will function on both Modern UI and Desktop.

I've about gotten this figured out but I have to scroll or whaterver
it's called to move the START screen to the left so I can see those
icons that are at the right edge. The START screen is about 50% wider
than my physical screen and won't show all these icons. And, I'm still
accustomed from the olden times, to being able to click CtrlAltW to
start MS Word, and other similar shortcuts for all my regularly used
programs. But, I guess I can adapt to the START screen icon means for
starting Word and other such programs. It will just take a while for
my brain to make the transition. Gordon

Gordon wrote in message news
winston earlier wrote
Not necessary to create an additional shortcut from the executable.


I've about gotten this figured out but I have to scroll or whaterver
it's called to move the START screen to the left so I can see those
icons that are at the right edge. The START screen is about 50% wider
than my physical screen and won't show all these icons. And, I'm still
accustomed from the olden times, to being able to click CtrlAltW to
start MS Word, and other similar shortcuts for all my regularly used
programs. But, I guess I can adapt to the START screen icon means for
starting Word and other such programs. It will just take a while for
my brain to make the transition.


The tiles on the Modern UI Start Screen can be rearranged.
Unused Tiles can be removed from the Start Screen but will remain present on the All Apps screen if one wishes to restore them to
the Start Screen.

- Rt. Click on the Word tile on the Start Screen (a popup taskbar will appear/slide into view on the bottom of the screen)
- Click Open File Location
- Rt Click the Word shortcut
- Place the cursor in the 'Shortcut key' field and press Alt W (the Control key will be automatically added)
- Click OK

--
....winston
msft mvp

On Fri, 7 Dec 2012 01:20:04 -0500, "..winston"
wrote:

Not necessary to create an additional shortcut from the executable.

An installed Office application resides on the Modern UI Start Screen (MUI) and/or the All Apps screen.


Thanks, Winston. I had checked to see if it was there before I posted
what I did, and I didn't see the shortcut. Do you know whether that's
true if Office was installed in Windows 7 before upgrading to Windows
8 (as it was in my case)?

Or perhaps the tiles were there and I didn't remember that I had
deleted them.





The similar results can be achieved by editing the Properties of the respective Office app MUI file location shortcut by entering
the appropriate key strokes. The end result will function on both Modern UI and Desktop.


--
...winston
msft mvp


"Ken Blake" wrote in message ...

On Tue, 04 Dec 2012 06:27:12 -0600, Gordon
wrote:

On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 20:27:28 -0500, "..winston"
wrote:

"Gordon" wrote in message ...


Where are the client software files located in Windows 8? I installed
MS Office and find that I can open MS Word by double clicking on one
of the old Word files I imported from my old computer but I can't
locate the MSWord.exe file. I would like to pin it to the taskbar but
I can't do this unles I can locate the .exe file...wherever it is
hidden.


Fyi..
If installed on Win8, installed Office programs will have separate tiles on the Modern UI - rt click and pin to the Taskbar

Thanks, got that figured out. Now if I coudl figure out how, or if
possible, to set up a shortcut like I've used in earlier Windows
version. For example I had Word set up to open when I pressed the
CtrlAltW keys. Is there a way to set up a shorcut for a specific
program, using the Windows key and some other key?


Find the exe file, then right-drag it to the desktop. When you let go
of the right mouse key you will be given a choice. Choose Create
Shortcut Here.

Then right-click on the shortcut you've created and choose Properties.
On the Shortcut tab, click in the Shortcut key box, then type the
shortcut keys you want and click OK.

Ken

--
Ken Blake

--
Ken Blake

On 12/7/2012 10:08 AM, Ken Blake wrote:
On Fri, 7 Dec 2012 01:20:04 -0500,
wrote:

Not necessary to create an additional shortcut from the executable.

An installed Office application resides on the Modern UI Start Screen (MUI) and/or the All Apps screen.


Thanks, Winston. I had checked to see if it was there before I posted
what I did, and I didn't see the shortcut. Do you know whether that's
true if Office was installed in Windows 7 before upgrading to Windows
8 (as it was in my case)?

Or perhaps the tiles were there and I didn't remember that I had
deleted them.

MS Office 2010 Starter isn't supported under Windows 8.

--
Bill
Dell Latitute Slate Tablet 128GB SSD ('11 era) - Thunderbird v12
Intel Atom Z670 1.5GHz - 2GB - Windows 7 SP1

Bill,
Ground control to Major Tom.
- i.e. You're not on the same page. Ken isn't/wasn't using Office Starter 10.


--
....winston
msft mvp


"BillW50" wrote in message ...

On 12/7/2012 10:08 AM, Ken Blake wrote:
On Fri, 7 Dec 2012 01:20:04 -0500,
wrote:

Not necessary to create an additional shortcut from the executable.

An installed Office application resides on the Modern UI Start Screen (MUI) and/or the All Apps screen.


Thanks, Winston. I had checked to see if it was there before I posted
what I did, and I didn't see the shortcut. Do you know whether that's
true if Office was installed in Windows 7 before upgrading to Windows
8 (as it was in my case)?

Or perhaps the tiles were there and I didn't remember that I had
deleted them.

MS Office 2010 Starter isn't supported under Windows 8.

--
Bill
Dell Latitute Slate Tablet 128GB SSD ('11 era) - Thunderbird v12
Intel Atom Z670 1.5GHz - 2GB - Windows 7 SP1

"Ken Blake" wrote in message news
On Fri, 7 Dec 2012 01:20:04 -0500, "..winston"
wrote:
An installed Office application resides on the Modern UI Start Screen (MUI) and/or the All Apps screen.


Thanks, Winston. I had checked to see if it was there before I posted
what I did, and I didn't see the shortcut. Do you know whether that's
true if Office was installed in Windows 7 before upgrading to Windows
8 (as it was in my case)?

Or perhaps the tiles were there and I didn't remember that I had
deleted them.

Hi Ken,

No Office applications on the All Apps screen ?

The usual options for removing a tile from the Start Screen is unpinning it by rt clicking the item on the Start Screen or All Apps
menu. (i.e. no Delete options).

Deletion would be done by the tile's properties 'Open File Location' and deletion of the shortcut.

My version of Win8 are clean installs though an upgrade from Win7 might not be controlling factor especially if prior versions of
Windows and Office were always upgrade versions.
- When was the last time Windows and Office were clean installed ?

If you're using a third party override for the Modern UI for the Win7 style start menu then other factor's may be in place.

What I do know....Office tiles are present on both the Modern UI and All Apps screens on my Win8's for the all Windows accounts
(MSFT accounts and Local Accounts).

--
....w

On Fri, 7 Dec 2012 18:33:29 -0500, "..winston"
wrote:

"Ken Blake" wrote in message news
On Fri, 7 Dec 2012 01:20:04 -0500, "..winston"
wrote:
An installed Office application resides on the Modern UI Start Screen (MUI) and/or the All Apps screen.


Thanks, Winston. I had checked to see if it was there before I posted
what I did, and I didn't see the shortcut. Do you know whether that's
true if Office was installed in Windows 7 before upgrading to Windows
8 (as it was in my case)?

Or perhaps the tiles were there and I didn't remember that I had
deleted them.

Hi Ken,

No Office applications on the All Apps screen ?


Just Outlook. Since that's the only Microsoft Office application I use
very much, I must have removed the others.


The usual options for removing a tile from the Start Screen is unpinning it by rt clicking the item on the Start Screen or All Apps
menu. (i.e. no Delete options).

Deletion would be done by the tile's properties 'Open File Location' and deletion of the shortcut.

My version of Win8 are clean installs though an upgrade from Win7 might not be controlling factor especially if prior versions of
Windows and Office were always upgrade versions.


At this point, I can't remember how I removed them.


- When was the last time Windows and Office were clean installed ?


Windows 7 was clean installed when it first went RTM--July 2009.
Microsoft Office was installed a day or two afterwards.


If you're using a third party override for the Modern UI for the Win7 style start menu then other factor's may be in place.


Yes, I'm using Start8, but I don't think that's an issue regarding
what tiles are there. I must have removed them, and just didn't
remember doing so.

By the way, I just checked on my wife's machine and she also has no
Microsoft Office tiles except for Outlook. But she *never* uses any
other Microsoft Office applications. And she uses Classic Shell,
rather than Start8.

I must have removed the Microsoft Office tiles from her machine too,
but I don't remember doing it on her's either.


What I do know....Office tiles are present on both the Modern UI and All Apps screens on my Win8's for the all Windows accounts
(MSFT accounts and Local Accounts).


Then again, I *must* have removed them.


--
Ken Blake

"Ken Blake" wrote in message ...


At this point, I can't remember how I removed them.

Windows 7 was clean installed when it first went RTM--July 2009.
Microsoft Office was installed a day or two afterwards.

By the way, I just checked on my wife's machine and she also has no
Microsoft Office tiles except for Outlook. But she *never* uses any
other Microsoft Office applications. And she uses Classic Shell,
rather than Start8.

I must have removed the Microsoft Office tiles from her machine too,
but I don't remember doing it on her's either.

Then again, I *must* have removed them.

Think of All Apps as a pseudo folder that gathers information and shows application shortcuts that exist elsewhere

Removing an item from the All Apps screen requires one to physically delete the shortcut from the actual location the shortcut
resides (similar to deleting a shortcut from the Win7 Start Menu)

As mentioned, the tiles can be removed (unpinned) from the Start Screen but if not present in the All Apps screen then
- The shortcuts in the usual locations (usually Start Menu locations in your profile and/or ProgramsData) from the Win7 system
were not linked to be shown in All Apps
- the shortcuts were previously removed/deleted from the Win7 Start Menu
- the shortcuts were deleted in Win8 (from their original location) thus also removed/no longer present on the All Apps screen
- the shortcuts were only present on the Quick Launch Taskbar in Win7 but not the Win7 Start Menu
- Murphy caused it


....w