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January 21st, 2016 09:00

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When trying to open a .DOCX file in Word 2013 I receive the following error message:
“there was an error opening the file.”
What can be causing this to happen?

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    Hedberggrid

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    Posted January 22nd, 2016 12:00

    Try to resolve this issue, follow the steps below:

    1. Close any applications that are running.
    2. Open an elevated command prompt. To do this, click Start , click All Programs , click Accessories , right-clickCommand Prompt , and then click Run as administrator . If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow .
    3. Type the following:
      regsvr32 %SystemRoot%\system32\ole32.dll and then click OK.
    4. When you receive the message  "DllRegisterServer in ole32.dll succeeded.", click OK:

    For more information about this problem see more: Word Fix Toolbox

    https://www.fixtoolbox.com/wordfix.html

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    ieee488

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    Posted January 21st, 2016 13:00

    Almost anything can cause the error.

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    Dorys

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    Posted March 19th, 2019 17:00

    hola como le hago para activar office

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    speedstep

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    Posted March 23rd, 2019 11:00

    Office is activated online by MICROSOFT.

    DELL has nothing to do with that.

     

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    speedstep

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    Symptoms

     

    When trying to open a .DOCX file in Word 2003 with the Compatibility Pack or in the Word Viewer with the Compatibility Pack, you receive the following error message:

    “there was an error opening the file.”

    Cause

    This issue may be caused by the OLE32.dll file not being registered correctly.

    Resolution

    To Try to resolve this issue, follow the steps below:

    1. Close any applications that are running.
    2. Open an elevated command prompt. To do this, click Start , click All Programs , click Accessories , right-click Command Prompt , and then click Run as administrator . If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow .
    3. Type the following:
      regsvr32 %SystemRoot%\system32\ole32.dll and then click OK.
    4. When you receive the message  "DllRegisterServer in ole32.dll succeeded.", click OK:
      .

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