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Author Field empty when saving a new Document in Word 2010

I use Office 2010 on a Windows XP SP3 machine. When saving a Document, either be a new or edited one, neither the "Author", nor the "LastSavedBy" properties get written. Since i made a new .docx the ...
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How to fix Notepad++ icons not showing?

I like to develop in Notepad++, but ever since I installed MS Office 2010, even after setting it as the default editor for all html/php/js files, I still get the XML Editor's icon in the file browser, ...
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run Windows 7 designed applications on XP

I recently acquired a copy of microsoft office pro plus 2013 for my computer (running windows XP) and tried to install it, but only to learn that it is designed for windows 7 and 8, and wont run on XP ...
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How to switch off Outlook Synchronization Manager

I have one strange thing which is happening to my outlook. It tries to synchronize something (seems it do this every time send/receive triggers). Does anybody know how to switch this manager off? ...
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Microsoft Office 2007 Can't recognize certain keystrokes

I haven't discovered why this happens or how to even fix it, so I figured I'd try here. Every once in a while, anything in Microsoft office on my XP computer starts to not recognize keystrokes. ...
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Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack “The converter failed to open the file” error & “This is a pre-release version”

What issues have people encountered with older OS's (2000, XP) and olders versions of Microsoft Office (2000, XP, 2003) with the 'Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack'? I have a couple of Windows 2000 ...
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What is the difference between Re-installing Microsoft Office on the same computer again vs. another PC?

Reinstalling my OS. Will I have any trouble reinstalling Office 2010 with the same key on the same PC? Is there a difference between installing it on a second PC vs. what I am doing? (does ...
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How to print fold-marks on letters using Microsoft Word

Is it possible do make side lines (folding), that are independent from the text (no matter how you move your text up or down, the lines are on the same place when you print it) These lines are for my ...
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Office 2007 destroyed, uninstall impossible, error 1635 (can't open patch package)

at work I'm regularly working with office products such as word and excel. I'm using Office Enterprise 2007 and experience a serious problem. Without having changed anything on my office ...
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How to disable Office and My Computer on a PC for a specific user?

We have Office 2007 on a Windows XP PC and don't want a specific user to use the installed Office. We also don't want him to be able to view My Computer on that specific PC. Is there anyway this can ...
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Microsoft Office Help shows up in HTML…?

I cannot access my Microsoft help files though any Office application. Facts: Windows XP Office 2007 Works for other user accounts on the same machine Checked file extensions - HTML, HTM, XHTML ...
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My Office Suite always looks like Window Classic Style

I'm not sure if this is the correct forum to ask such a question, but i'm hoping someone can help me in any case. I have Office 2007 with the exception of Outlook 2007 installed on my pc. In addition ...
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How do I avoid saving Excel files in the temp directory in Windows XP?

How do I make sure that I don't save files (Excel in this case) in C:\Documents and Settings\u.sername\Local Settings\Temp? (Apart from having my brain in gear!) It's kind of disconcerting to save a ...
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Easy Update “Table of Contents” feature in Microsoft Word 2007 VS. Microsoft word 2010

I am currently working on a document that was written using Microsoft Word 2007 and I am also using Microsoft Word 2007 to update the document. It is just the way of the workplace I am now in. I ...
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“Not enough memory to run Microsoft Office Excel” error

One of our users had to do a Windows repair to fix a General Protection Fault error. That worked, but a bunch of programs, including Office, had to be reinstalled. The reinstalls have mostly been ...
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How to launch Word/Excel/PowerPoint in Windows XP run box

To run Word/Excel/PowerPoint 2003 or 2007 in Windows XP run box. Is there any way to do this? Furthermore, does it have any arguments?
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Windows XP / Outlook 2003 error messages

Can anyone help with this issue? I am trying to help someone and could use some expertise. Error Message #1: Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003 With CD icon "The feature you are trying ...
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How can I get rid of the Microsoft paper clip assistant “Clippy”?

Suddenly after months with, as far as I know, no changes, the paper clip assistant appears everytime I want to send an email from Outlook. How can I kill this thing? Drowning might damage the ...
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Quickly close all Word and Excel instances?

Suppose I open 10 Word files and 10 Excel files and make no changes, how do I quickly taskkill all at once? Because I must repeat several attempts to replicate race, I'm hoping for a command-line ...
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XP OEM licensing when reinstalling Windows XP

My wife has managed to buy a Dell laptop she was using at her ex-employer that just went bust. The problem with it is the OS (Windows XP) which takes ages to boot and is generally disproportionally ...
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Licensing MS Office on Virtual Machine

I'm running Win XP on Parallels on my two home computers (iMac and MacBook Pro). I'm planning to buy Office 2010 Student version and install it on my virtual XP. How does licensing of MS Office work ...
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Problems with XP, Office, and PC in general - any ideas?

This may not make a whole lot of sense so pls bear with me... I am about to perform a routine check on one of my user's PC. Some background - the PC has a Xeon processor and 4Gb of RAM and running XP ...
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How to add a 'second elbow' to an 'elbow arrow connector' in Powerpoint 2007?

I'm trying to put together a relatively complex flow-chart thing -as part of a University assignment (health-related, and gosh, does my university love all things Microsoft Office...). Because of ...
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Why Office 2007 override Windows regional date setting?

I have a problem with a specific user's computer running windows XP SP2 and Office 2007. Although she has the regional date setting in windows to dd/mm/yyyy, her office applications are still ...
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How to set English (UK) as default editing language in Word 2007?

How to set UK language in MS word 2007 for always as default language?
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Is Officetab 1.22 a virus?

I've been using the MS Office plug-in Officetab 1.22 for a while, but now Avira Antivir flags it as a virus. Is this so or just a false positive?
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How to fix corrupted (non-Explorer/system) icons in Windows XP

It seems like Windows XP doesn't recognize default icons of many applications in my old Dell machine e.g. Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Adobe Reader, Microsoft Office 2003. Though I can open all ...
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Microsoft Office Packages

Is there anyway to find out what each Microsoft package has installed? What im after is any Microsoft Office package which comes with powerpoint
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Batch convert .doc to .docx (and equivilent for other office formats)?

I wish to convert a large number of office files into the newer versions, eg. .doc's to .docx's. I need something for all of the difference MS office application filetypes. What is the best tool for ...