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Word 2007 Configuring Every Time - Quick Fix:

Word 2007 Configuration Fix

If you have Word 2003 and 2007 installed on the same machine, recent updates might have caused a condition in which 07 it runs the configuration dialog every time you open a document. A quick workaround is:

  • Open regedit
  • Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options
  • Create new DWORD called NoReReg
  • Give it a hexadecimal value of 1

Next time you open word you should no longer see the config dialog.

@YisroelTech
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Thanks for this workaround, worked like a charm!
[I had this problem with Microsoft office 2013, and it worked great for all of the components]
One little thing you need to add, that in order for this fix to work you gotta restart the machine after creating the registry key.

@userpatri
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It worked fine for MSWord 2007 and 2003.
Once added to the registry Word 2007 opened normally. Thanks!

@DavidGP
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DavidGP commented Feb 8, 2017

Yay! That worked. I have both Office 2003 and 2007 installed on a Win 10 64bit machine. I did not even have to reboot.
Thanks man!

@AiyadAhmed
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Owesam ! worked perfectly

@picode98
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This solution worked for me; in my case, Office 2007 Enterprise and Office 2016 Professional Plus were installed side-by-side on Windows 7. No reboot was required in my case.

@shiva-mummoju
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Worked perfectly. Thanks!

@rl88
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rl88 commented Apr 19, 2018

Bravo - Thanks so much!

@coreystone
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Cheers

@Shmoo18
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Shmoo18 commented Oct 20, 2019

Awesome sauce, I am so appreciative!

@claudio-borgini
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Your suggestion fixed the problem on Office 2007 Enterprise immediately. Thank you Luke.

@roundmoon88
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Thanks, it works for me.

@jjohnjibin
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Worked like a charm!!! Thank you very much!!

@lshiang
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lshiang commented Oct 6, 2021

It fixed the nuisance configuration problem, which renders the Word 2007 almost unusable in one of my Windows 10 machines. Thanks!

@Krtekcze
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Thank you man, worked like a charm :)

@drillvoice
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Confirming that this worked for me on 13 Dec 2021.

@Lastep
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Lastep commented Jan 9, 2022

Jan 9, 2022 - worked perfectly, thank you.

@MadhuBhan
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Awesome. It worked instantly. Thank you very much.

@Peggit-2424
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How do you enter the hexadecimal value of 1
Thank you

@YisroelTech
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How do you enter the hexadecimal value of 1 Thank you

Just type number 1.

@midaskid
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Eureka!!! worked like a charm on 2007 Enterprise, no restart required. Mille Grazie!!

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