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Microsoft Office - Multiple versions of Word on same PC. Stop file association changes.

Microsoft Office - Multiple versions of Word (2003 & 2007) on the same PC.  Stop file association changes.


When running multiple versions of Word (2003 and 2007), to stop the file associations being changed each time you go into a Word document, you need to change the following registry information: 

  • Start Registry Editor
  • Navigate to the following registry subkey:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options

  • Add a new REG_WORD of 'NoReReg' and set the value to 1.

  • Exit Registry Editor.