Cannot open MS Word Document from file link

Question

I cannot open MS Word docs directly by clicking on doc files in a folder, neither can I open directly doc files sent as attachments in emails. When I click on the file links Word opens but not the file.

I can only open these files if I open Word (2007) first, then file, open ...... For email attachments, I must save these first before I can open them through Word.

Apologies if a response for this is somewhere - I did scour the answers but did not see one.

Any assistance much appreciated.

Answer 1

The issue is essentially that at http://www.gmayor.com/Document_Not_Found.htm. See there the registry changes for DOC (and DOCX) format

Thanks for responding. 

I don't think it's the same issue as outlined on your website. PLease note that I do not receive any error messages. When I click on the file – the program (Word) opens but not the file.

In any case I've examined the registry files and the ddexec sub key does not end with %1 rather /n/dde - so there was no need to edit/change.

Answer 2

The issue is essentially that at http://www.gmayor.com/Document_Not_Found.htm. See there the registry changes for DOC (and DOCX) format