Re: [ANN] "Dbl-Click Won't Open..." Issues

Note: Office 2008 12.1 (SP1) introduced this issue. Rolling back to 
Office 12.0.1 may also be an option for people who want to do that, 
albeit not a recommended one. If you did not backup in some way that 
enables this, it would require running Remove Office and reinstalling, 
then reapplying the 12.0.1 update.

You may want to look at the extensive description of 12.1 before 
deciding on that option.
http://sup****t.microsoft.com/kb/952331/en-us

The 12.0.1 update is linked from the Description KB
http://sup****t.microsoft.com/kb/948057



CyberTaz wrote:
> This message has been cross-posted to the Macintosh Word, PowerPoint,
Excel
> & Office groups.
>
> The problem some of you have been experiencing whereby a file received
via
> email refuses to open when double-clicked has been traced to email
and/or
> web browser software mishandling the file sometime during its life
cycle.
> Apparently certain programs of those types modify a key identifier in MS
> Office files which the 2008 apps require in order to be activated & open
a
> file when it's double-clicked .

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