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    Some office icons are gone in Vista Ultimate x86

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Wishmaker, Mar 10, 2009.

  1. Wishmaker

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    As the title says, this morning when I booted up my Vista machine I noticed this awkward thing. What can I do to get them back? Do I need to reinstall office?
     

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    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    right click DRAFT1.doc, choose OPEN WITH, then check the box next to ALWAYS OPEN THIS FILE TYPE WITH MICROSOFT WORD
     
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    Thanks but I already tried that and it does not work :(. Its ticked by default to open with word...look...
     

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    Did you a use any registry cleaner? It might have messed up the file type association.
     
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    I have CCleaner but I don't use it on registry. Only on temp trash.
     
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    Looks like you are using Office 2007 and that file is an office 97-2003 file--is that the case?

    Do the office 2007 icons look right?
     
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    Right-click DESKTOP, choose PERSONALIZE, choose DISPLAY SETTINGS. Change the color depth to something else, hit APPLY, change the color depth back to original setting, hit APPLY.

    Fix?
     
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    Nope :(. Still same thing :(.
     
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    you didn't answer my questions
     
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    Some of them are missing in the start-menu. These are shortcuts. The real thing has the appropriate icon.
     

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    I'm sorry, I did not make my self clear.

    I want you to create a file and do a SAVE AS Word 2007, and then do a SAVE AS Word 97-2003

    I am trying to discern if this is a registry issue or a corrupt file issue

    Another thought--do you have a secondary account on this computer?

    Temporarily create one and tell us if the problem occurs in both places
     
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    1. I don't have another account.
    2. .doc and .docx are the same :(. No icon :(
    3. Just created one and the issue occurs :(.

    Guess it is re-install time :(. Will do it tomorrow...
     
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    It happened to me too. Unfortunately Vista doesn't have the neat "file type" tab as in XP. :( There is a free small program (filetype?) at sourceforge.net that can help a bit, but it didn't work well for me. I reinstalled Office.

    Another idea: maybe try system restore?
     
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    Check if the file type association is right.
    Control panel > Default programs > Associate a file type....
    Navigate to .doc and .docx to see if the association is set right.
    At the last you can repair office 2007 installation.
     
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    Everything is set to office. If I double click on, draft1, it will open with word 2007. The icon is gone and it shows office is broken :(. I will fully reinstall Vista because I want to be sure I eliminate this bug. Its not very nice when you are in a folder with documents and you see no icons yet for description it says Microsoft Word Document.
     
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    Did not try system restore but I tried restoring my office icons to their previous versions. I thought you guys know some Vista tips for random errors like this :). Format it is then....


    Cheers for the input lads.


    ****Beer for everyone :) ****
     
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    try an office repair first

    Open Word, click on the orb at the top, choose RESOURCES, choose OFFICE DIAGNOSTICS

    You can also run a chkdsk at the command prompt "chkdsk /f"
     
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