Microsoft KB Archive/927009

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A new window opens when you try to view a 2007 Microsoft Office program document in Windows Internet Explorer 7

Article ID: 927009

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2007

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Office Excel 2007
• Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
• Microsoft Office Word 2007, when used with:
  • Windows Internet Explorer 7

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Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry

SYMPTOMS

When you try to open a Microsoft Office Word 2007 document, a Microsoft Office Excel 2007 document, or a Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 document in Windows Internet Explorer 7, the document may not open in the same window as Internet Explorer. Instead, a new Word 2007, Excel 2007, or PowerPoint 2007 window opens to display the document.

CAUSE

This behavior is by design. The 2007 Microsoft Office system intentionally does not set a BrowserFlags registry key for its file types. This behavior keeps 2007 Office files from opening inside same window as Internet Explorer.

Certain editing features are available only when the document is open outside the Web browser. Additionally, the Office Ribbon may not work as expected in Internet Explorer. Also, security enhancements to Windows Internet Explorer 7 running on Windows Vista make opening the document outside the low-integrity context of Internet Explorer (when running in protected mode) better for overall security and usability.

WORKAROUND

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.

Note For applications that require Office files to open inside the Web browser window, use the following workaround. However, this Internet Explorer feature may not exist in future operating systems that are later than Windows Vista.

If you have an existing application that requires the old behavior, you can modify the registry to allow the 2007 Office system files to open in Internet Explorer. We encourage you to do this only if the situation requires it. If you make these changes, all users of the computer will be affected.

To work around this behavior, follow these steps:

1. Start Notepad.

2. Copy and then paste the following text to Notepad:

   Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Word.Document.8]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000024
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Word.RTF.8]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000024
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Word.Document.12]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000024
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Word.DocumentMacroEnabled.12]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000024
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Excel.Sheet.8]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000A00
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Excel.Sheet.12]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000A00
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Excel.SheetMacroEnabled.12]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000A00
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Excel.SheetBinaryMacroEnabled.12]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000A00
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.Show.8]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:800000A0
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.Show.12]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:800000A0
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.ShowMacroEnabled.12]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:800000A0
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.SlideShow.8]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:800000A0
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.SlideShow.12]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:800000A0
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.SlideShowMacroEnabled.12]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:800000A0

   
   
   Note The following additional options are available for PowerPoint 2007:

   • To open PowerPoint files in the edit mode in the Office suite, use "BrowserFlags"=dword:0000000a.
   • To open PowerPoint files in the presentation mode in Internet Explorer, use "BrowserFlags"=dword:00000000.
   • To open PowerPoint files in the edit mode in Internet Explorer, use "BrowserFlags"=dword:00000001.
   • To open PowerPoint files in the presentation mode in Full Screen mode, use BrowserFlags"=dword:00000008.
3. Save the file as FileName.reg.
4. Double-click FileName.reg to run this registry script.
5. Start Internet Explorer 7.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: WD2007 Word2007 PPT2007 PowerPoint2007 XL2007 Excel2007 in situ in-situ

Keywords: kbtshoot kbprb kbexpertisebeginner KB927009

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