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Having upgraded to Windows 7 Professional, I am still using my old Office 2007 software. When I open Word 2007 from the desktop shortcut, it always opens the configuration process despite having been through the process initially and have repeated it many times. How can I get directly into Word  like I use to? It does not go through the configuration process for other Office software - just Word.

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Locate winword.exe in explorer (The Office Folder) rt click, select run as admin. See if that helps
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Follow the manual method in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2528748 but as you are using Office 2007, you will have to change the command to:

reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options /v NoReReg /t REG_DWORD /d 1

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Doug Robbins - MVP Office Apps & Services (Word)
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Thanks but it hasn't made any difference. The problem now applies to Excel 2007 so it's probably an Office 2007 problem.

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Then you used Doug's link & registry setting?
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Many thanks. That has solved the problem with Word 2007. But not Excel 2007. Is there a similar registry amendment for Excel?

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Yes and it solved the Word configuration problem. I now need a link and registry setting to correct the Excel problem.

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Run:

reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\Options /v NoReReg /t REG_DWORD /d 1

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Doug Robbins - MVP Office Apps & Services (Word)
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Many thanks but although Excel now comes up straightaway, a box saying "stdole32.tlb" comes up. When OK'd, it still goes through the configuration process. Is there a file missing?

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Any ideas on my query re Excel problem?

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Try repairing the Office installation as detailed in the Knowledge Base article at:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/repair-or-remove-office-2010-HA010357402.aspx

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Doug Robbins - MVP Office Apps & Services (Word)
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