From: MitchK on
Never mind, found it on the web. I had to add the "Lookup Wizard" add-in.
Then the files appeared instantly when opened with a double-click.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

> It may not describe your problem, but it should fix it.
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> "MitchK" <MitchK(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> > Sorry, your link doesn't describe my problem. Please read the original
> > email
> > again.
> >
> > There is no error message, only a blank screen. The problem only happens
> > if
> > I double-click on a file, not when I use "File-Open" from within Word. It
> > happens with files created with Word 2003 as well as Word 2007.
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> >
> > Mitch
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> > "Graham Mayor" wrote:
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> >> A small change to the registry should fix it - see
> >> http://www.gmayor.com/Document_Not_Found.htm
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> >> "MitchK" wrote:
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> >> > Just upgraded from Office 2003 to 2007. When I try to open an existing
> >> > Word
> >> > or Excel file by double-clicking the file, Word or Excel opens up but
> >> > the
> >> > file doesn't display. As soon as I click on the Button, the file then
> >> > displays...but of course, the Button menu opens as well, forcing me to
> >> > press
> >> > Escape to get rid of it. Why doesn't the file just display? I don't
> >> > seem to
> >> > have the issue with PowerPoint, but only Word or Excel. It happens no
> >> > matter
> >> > which version of the app the file was saved in. I don't believe there's
> >> > a
> >> > setting for this kind of thing.
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