Well...can't say I'm a genius - simply something I picked up way back
when in the newsgroups. Far easier than manually modifying the file
types as I used to do. :-)

Here's the complete list for all of the Office apps:

winword /r
excel /regserver
powerpnt /regserver
msaccess /regserver

Note the space before the forward slash.

Also, since you are using Office 97 if you encounter this issue again
should be able to use the following command to recreate the file
associations for all of the applications. (It will also recreate
various Registry information)

Go to Start/Run and run:

D:\Setup /y /r

Note you need to replace D:\ with your installation source if
necessary. If in doubt, use the Browse command to navigation to
Setup.exe on your installation CD/source and then back on the Run
command add the switches. If the command path contains quotes the
switches need to be placed outside the quotes. Also, as with the
/regserver switch, you need a space before each forward slash.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
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MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/


"Ted Smith" wrote in message
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Wow!! You're a genius. Worked perfectly.
I'm sure that I will eventually need to "fix" the other Office apps
someday so maybe you could briefly include those commands as well -
IF you have time.
Sure appreciate all your help so far!

Ted Smith

"Beth Melton" wrote in message
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You're more than welcome. :-)

The same command works for Excel as well (and the rest of the
Office apps). However only Word supports the abbreviated switch so
use:

excel /regserver

Note the space before the forward slash.

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Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

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MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/


"Ted Smith" wrote in message
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Thank you very much! That took care of the problem with MS Word.
But MS Excel still has the same problem. Any ideas on how to fix
that??

Ted Smith

"Beth Melton" wrote in message
...
A couple slight correction in the commands:

winword /regserver

Note the space before the forward slash. Also, Word supports the
abbreviated switch: winword /r

To unregister Word:

winword /unregserver

Again, note the space before the forward slash.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests
for assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/


"Jack Gillis" wrote in message
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Clicking Start - Run
Type "winword.exe/regserver" without the quotes and click on OK.

You might have to unregister winword first if that doesn't work
by itself. To do that,
Type "winword.exe/regserver" without the quotes and click on OK.