In article <693om9F302d1kU1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Steve Hodgson <hamrun@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Thu, 15 May 2008 22:27:50 +0100, Nick Bell wrote:
>
> > Steve Hodgson wrote:
> >> On 2008-05-15 19:48:47 +0100, Nick Bell <me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
> >>
> >>> As subject - after (dis)service pack 1, double-clicking a file
created
> >>> in Word 2003 just changes the focus to Word 2008 but doesn't open
the
> >>> file. Choosing Get Info... shows the correct application selected to
> >>> open the file, but it doesn't work.
> >>>
> >>> Word docs created with windows and mac versions of word other than
> >>> 2003 seem to work OK when double clicked.
> >>>
> >>> Any ideas? I've seen the MacFixIt stuff, running sudo
> >>> update_prebinding -debug -root / -force
> >>> and rebooting doesn't work.
> >>
> >> It may just be a problem with opening Word for Windows file. There's
a
> >> thread on this on microsoft.public.mac.office.word.
> >>
> >> I have exactly the same problem too.
> >
> > It's bloody irritating. The thread doesn't suggest a fix.
>
> You can open the files from within Word via Cmd-O as a workaround.
I've found exactly the same problem with Word 2008 files saved in .doc
format, similarly Excel files.
Nice to know it wasn't just me...
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