R-click create new Word doc (not docx)

External Since: Sep 16, 2003 Posts: 3894

©® wrote:
>> Follow the link in Ramesh's reply
>> (http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/add-word-97-2003-entry-to-the-new-menu-after-installing-word-2007/).
>
>
> Thanks so much!
> By the way, what if I want to remove it at a later stage - how do I go
> about doing that? And, is it possibel to only have the 97-2003 version
> when r-clicking and *not* 2007 version?

To remove the Word 97-2003 item from the New menu, follow the numbered
instructions in the article, except replace steps 3 and 4 with these:

3. Right-click the word Nullfile in the right-hand pane.
4. Choose Delete. Answer 'yes' to the 'Are you sure?' prompt.

I found that I have to open the New menu twice; the item is still there the
first time but is gone the second time.

To remove the Word 2007 item from the menu, again follow the numbered
instructions with the replaced steps, but work on the location

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.docx\Word.Document.12\ShellNew

(Although I don't really understand the compulsion to use Word 2007 but
force it to be Word 2003.)

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External Since: Jul 25, 2008 Posts: 1

Hello.

Genuinely nice try -- as far as it goes. I don't know if what is you
are suggesting is available on my machine, but I sure can't find it --
and I don't have the time to look for it now. The flip side is that I
do know that there is a work-around for it, which is no doubt available
on all WinVista machines. I open a new (blank) document and let it load
as a *.docx. When the blank screen comes up, I immediately save it as a
*.doc (MSWord97/2003) document. I say "immediately" because I have had
problems with MSWord2002 locking up and crashing if I don't.

I hope this helps.

Pierre A Plauzoles
sphinxangelorum DeleteThis @uclalumni.net

Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote:
> Add Word 97 - 2003 entry to the New menu after installing Word 2007:
> http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/add-word-97-2003-entry-to-the-new-me...after-i
>