R-click create new Word doc (not docx)

Using WinXP Home SP2 with Office 2007.
When I r-click on my desktop and choose New | New Microsoft Office Word
Document, it creates a .docx document by default. I would rather it
create a 97-2003 compatible .doc instead.
How do I do this?

Add Word 97 - 2003 entry to the New menu after installing Word 2007:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/ad...ing-word-2007/

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

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Using WinXP Home SP2 with Office 2007.
When I r-click on my desktop and choose New | New Microsoft Office Word
Document, it creates a .docx document by default. I would rather it
create a 97-2003 compatible .doc instead.
How do I do this?

> Add Word 97 - 2003 entry to the New menu after installing Word 2007:
> http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/ad...ing-word-2007/


Thanks so much!
By the way, what if I want to remove it at a later stage - how do I go
about doing that? And, is it possibel to only have the 97-2003 version
when r-clicking and *not* 2007 version?

> Add Word 97 - 2003 entry to the New menu after installing Word 2007:
> http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/ad...ing-word-2007/


Thanks so much!
By the way, what if I want to remove it at a later stage - how do I go
about doing that? And, is it possibel to only have the 97-2003 version
when r-clicking and *not* 2007 version?

Done! I've made available three other REG files (available in a Zip file). Check here:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/ad...ing-word-2007/

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

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> Add Word 97 - 2003 entry to the New menu after installing Word 2007:
> http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/ad...ing-word-2007/


Thanks so much!
By the way, what if I want to remove it at a later stage - how do I go
about doing that? And, is it possibel to only have the 97-2003 version
when r-clicking and *not* 2007 version?

Done! I've made available three other REG files (available in a Zip
file). Check here:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/ad...ing-word-2007/

Again, thank you Ramesh - just what I needed. Much appreciated! :-)

You're welcome

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

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Done! I've made available three other REG files (available in a Zip
file). Check here:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/ad...ing-word-2007/

Again, thank you Ramesh - just what I needed. Much appreciated! :-)

Excuse my "newness" to tweaking things like these r-click new options,
but what the regedit entries be for:
Excel, Access and the other office apps?
Would you mind adding options for 97-2003 and 2007 for each of the
office apps. I might like using just Word and Excel, but someone might
like Word and Access.
Thanks!!!

I've uploaded the Excel REG files here:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/ad...ing-word-2007/

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

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Excuse my "newness" to tweaking things like these r-click new options,
but what the regedit entries be for:
Excel, Access and the other office apps?
Would you mind adding options for 97-2003 and 2007 for each of the
office apps. I might like using just Word and Excel, but someone might
like Word and Access.
Thanks!!!

Again, thank you very much, Ramesh.