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in windows explorer, i double click on a word 2007 doc and i get an error message 'there was a problem sending the command to the program'. if i click on it a second time - it will open. irritating ..... any suggestions?
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Before open word and excel shows 'problem sending the command to the program'
error exactly one time and after Double Click again it opens the file. what should I do
Yes, the problem doesn't arise when Word is already open.
in windows explorer, i double click on a word 2007 doc and i get an error message 'there was a problem sending the command to the program'. if i click on it a second time - it will open. irritating ..... any suggestions?
Copy Shortcut files from C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
and paste to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft Office
Perfect, thanks for the help.
Bless you. After months of frustration this works like a charm. I had my compatability mode set for xp for some reason. when I changed it to Windows 7 double clicking documents opened them perfectly!