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Could you point how to configure Windows 10 to open another Word version instead of the current defined?

Hi Experts

Could you point how to configure Windows 10 to open another Word version instead of the current defined?

Accordingly to:

I need to open Word 2007 that doesn't appear as an option.

Thanks in advance.

ste5an

You can only open Word 2007, when it is installed.
Installing different Office versions is possible, but not supported by MS, thus not recommended.
When you need to work with different Office versions in a reliable manner, then you need virtual machines for the different versions.

So, please rephrase your question. What is your actual problem, what is the context?

Eduardo Fuerte

ASKER

Hi

By reading reading your reply I guess my problem is the 02 Word versions coexistence.

The word 2007 is official and installed, Word 2020 is just a trial version, installed also but not operational.

So maybe the better approach here is uninstall Word2020, isn't it?

Qlemo

Definitely. You might have to repair your 2007 installation after, to restore all references in the registry.

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Eduardo Fuerte

ASKER

Well, from a moment to another maybe because I had used Word 2007 several times, that options appeared...

Eduardo Fuerte

ASKER

Well

After a time the easily way that I had attempt since the begining and you pointes started to work...

Thank you.

John Korchok

Windows 10 is very poor at remembering which application you pointed to for use with a double-click. I develop for Word and have several versions installed on every computer. I use the SendTo menu (Users/YourActualUserName/AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Windows/SendTo) and put shortcuts to each edition there. Then I have a right-click choice to send any file to any version.

Eduardo Fuerte

ASKER

John

What you pointed makes all sense with the issue I had.