Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice-created Word document won't open normally in Windows Vista

On 03/27/2012 09:00 AM, kd5 wrote:
> LibreOffice works great with Windows XP. If I create a document using
> LibreOffice, 'Save As' Word 2007/2010 .docx, then go to My Documents and
> double-click on the saved document, LibreOffice Writer will open the
> document perfectly.
>
> Not so with Windows Vista SP2 + all updates.
>
> When I create that same document in Windows Vista, then go the Documents
> folder and double-click on the file, all it does is bring up a 'Save As'
> dialog box and prompts me to save the document as a Word 2007 Macro-Enabled
> Document (by default, but I can choose anything from the list). If I do
> that, then double-click on the newly created 'Macro-Enabled Document' (or
> whatever), it brings up the 'Save As' dialog box again, and wants me to save
> it again, and again, and again. It won't open the document unless I
> right-click on it and choose to 'Open With', then navigate to LibreOffice
> Writer, each and every time, regardless of whether I chose to 'Always use
> the selected program'.
>
> Why?
>
> I'd like to be able to double-click on the newly created Word document and
> have it open normally just as it does with Windows XP. What do I need to do
> to correct this behavior?
>
> As an aside, I have also installed the Microsoft 'Compatibility Pack for the
> 2007 Office System' update, but that does not affect LibreOffice in the
> least with Windows XP, it shouldn't with Vista either. -kd5-
>
>
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I normally save any file I am working with in the appropriate ODF format 
and then save a copy as needed in the equivalent MSO format. Normally I 
save using the old MSO formats not the newer ones.

--
Jay Lozier
jslozier@gmail.com


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