WD: "The Application Associated with the Selected Template..."

• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you open a document using the Open Office Document command from the Start menu or from the Office Shortcut Bar (OSB), you receive the following error message:

   The application associated with the selected template could not be
   started, or the application could not use the selected template.

CAUSE/RESOLUTION

Case 1

Cause: Your document does not have the correct extension for the Office program it should be associated with.

Resolution: Rename the document with the proper extension.

Case 2

Cause: Office cannot find the application associated with the document because the application is incorrectly registered or the registration information has become corrupt.

Resolution: Reregister Office by running Setup with the /y switch. For information on how to do this, please see the section titled "Rebuilding the Original Office for Windows 95 Registry Settings" in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q134863
   TITLE     : How to Reregister Shared Programs in Office 95