OFF2000: Error Message "No procedure for creating files of this type is registered with the shell."

ID: Q224099

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Office 2000

ERROR MESSAGE

When you attempt to create a file, you may receive the following error:

No procedure for creating files of this type is registered with the shell. Do you want to create an empty file?

NOTE: Microsoft Office 2000 has built-in functionality that allows you to get more information about difficult-to-troubleshoot alerts or error messages. If you want to enable this functionality for this and other error messages in Microsoft Office 2000, please download the Microsoft Office 2000 Customizable Alerts file from the Microsoft Office Update Web site at the following address:

http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/2000/downloadDetails/alerts.htm

NOTE: If you reached this article by clicking the Web Info button in an error message, you already have Customizable Alerts enabled.

CAUSE

The program may not be installed.

The program may not be properly registered in the Windows registry.

Some of the necessary program file association information may be missing or damaged.

You may be creating a new document in the Insert Hyperlink dialog box and not typing the file extension along with the file name.

WHAT TO TRY

Install the Needed Program

Install the program that is needed to open this type of file. Consult the product documentation for installation instructions.

Register the Program in the Windows Registry

Reinstall the program to properly register the program in the Windows registry.

Write the Correct File Association

If the program is a part of Office, rewrite the correct file association information in the Windows registry. To do this, follow these steps:

Quit the program that you need to register.

On the Windows Start menu, click Run.

In the Open box, type the following
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\<program>.exe /unregserver
where <program>.exe represents the program file you need to register again. If you have installed Microsoft Office to another location, use your correct path for the program file.

On the Windows Start menu, click Run.

In the Open box, type the following
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\<program>.exe /regserver
where <program>.exe represents the program file you need to register again.

Include the File Extension

When you enter the file name include the file extension. For example, if the file name is NewFile.doc, include the extension .doc.

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Additional query words: OFF2000

Keywords : kberrmsg kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb