Windows NT File Manager: Run .DOC File Does Not Open Document
ID: Q110865
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0
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Microsoft Windows NT 3.1
SYMPTOMS
When you run a .DOC file from Windows NT File Manager (for example, double-
click on a .DOC filename) Word 6.0 for Windows starts but does not load the
.DOC file.
If you run a .DOC file while Word is already running, the document is
opened in Word.
STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use the following steps to modify the .DOC
file association:
- Start Windows NT File Manager.
- From the File menu, choose Associate.
- Select .DOC from the "Files with Extension" option.
- Choose Change Type.
- The Command option in the Change File Type window will read
something like:
C:\WINWORD\WINWORD.EXE /w
Add a %1 just before the "/w" so that
it looks like the following example:
C:\WINWORD\WINWORD.EXE %1 /w
- Choose OK and then choose Close.
MORE INFORMATION
Under Windows, if Word is not running when you run a .DOC file, Word starts
and then a DDE command is sent to Word instructing it to open the file.
Under Windows NT, the DDE command is sent to Word only if Word is already
running. Adding the %1 to the command line, instructs Windows NT to include
the name of the document inside the instruction that starts Word. Using
this, Word opens the document.
If Word is already running, Windows NT correctly uses the DDE instruction
to instruct Word to open the document.
Additional query words:
6.0 w_nt opening dynamic data exchange word6 failed fails blank
Keywords : kbinterop
Version : WINDOWS:6.0; winnt:3.1
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type :