Hi Denny, I am not sure about doing these things so I think I will wait and get someone who is knowledgeable about it. Maybe they can teach me how to be adventuress and try things like this later. Thanks for the help Lou.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Denny Huff Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 2:34 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] opening older word documents Lou, Here is the info I have on this problem. I would encourage you to try method 1 unless you are comfortable with editing the registry. To open files that are blocked by the registry, you can disable the restriction on opening presentations that were blocked by the registry settings of Word. To do this, use one of the following methods. Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk. Method 1: Use a trusted location, or create an exempt location To do this, follow these steps, as appropriate for the version of Word that you are running: . In Word 2007, if you trust the file that you want to open, you can open that file even if the file type is blocked by the registry. You can override the registry policy settings by moving the file to a trusted location. For more information about how to create, to remove, or to change a trusted location for files, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA100319991033.aspx Method 2: Disable the restriction on opening documents of certain types To disable this restriction, change the value of the FileOpenBlock subkey. To do this, follow these steps: table with 2 columns and 7 rows 1. Exit Word. 2. Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK. 3. Locate and then click one of the following registry subkeys, as appropriate for your version of Word: Word 2007 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Security\File OpenBlock 4. After you select the subkey that is specified in step 3, locate the DWORD value. You may check for the different DWORD values in the "More Information" section of this article based on the version of Word. For example, if the opening of files that were saved in earlier file formats is restricted, locate the "FilesBeforeVersion" DWORD value in the registry for the FileOpenBlock subkey. When you change the value of "FilesBeforeVersion" from 1 to 0, you can open files that were saved in earlier file formats. 5. Right-click the DWORD value that you want, and then click Modify. 6. In the Value data box, type 0, and then click OK. 7. On the File menu, click Exit to exit Registry Editor. Method 3: Contact the system administrator Contact the system administrator to change the registry settings by changing the policies. MORE INFORMATION Word 2007 To restrict the types of files that you can open or save in Word 2007, an administrator can use the 2007 Office System Administrative Templates to configure the registry on the client computer. The following table contains the DWORD values that an administrator can add to the registry to restrict certain file types by using the FileOpenBlock subkey. Additionally, the table contains the corresponding file types that are restricted. table with 2 columns and 10 rows DWORD value File types that are restricted OpenXmlFiles .docx, .dotx, .docm, .dotm, .xml (Word Flat Open XML) BinaryFiles .doc, .dot HtmlFiles .htm, .html, .mht, .mhtml XmlFiles .xml (Word 2003) RtfFiles .rtf, .doc (Word 95), .doc (Word 97 release version) Converters All file formats that are available by using a text converter TextFiles .txt InternalFiles All Word file types that have a non-RTM nFib value FilesBeforeVersion All Word files that have an nFib value lower than the minimum nFib value as set by an administrator table end Notes . To download the 2007 Office System Administrative Templates, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=92d8519a-e143-4aee- 8f7a-e4bbaeba13e7&DisplayLang=en . For more specific information about how to use settings to block the opening and saving of file formats in the 2007 Office programs, visit the following Microsoft Web site, and then see the "Enforce settings by using Group Policy in the 2007 Office system" topic: http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/873a5392-1b1a-47a1-a863-1 f29ef116d0e1033.mspx Denny Huff Gateway FT Blind. LLC. (636) 262-1383 Having problems using Office 2007? 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