I have icons (of MS Office programs, Word, Excel and Powerpoint) pinned to Taskbar. With right click, I can see the names of files that are opened recently. With Word, I can see both 2003 (doc) and 2007 (docx) files. But, for Excel and PPT, I can see only 2003 files but not 2007 files. What should I do to show all those files that are opened recently regardless of versions? Note: At the beginning of my use of this new PC, the situation was like this but sometime ago all 3 programs started showing both versions. It stopped Excel and PPT, I am sort of sure, after cleaning registry. Thanks.

Hi, Since the issue occurred after the registry cleaning, I suggest performing a System Restore to an earlier point. If it doesn't work, the issue also can be caused by incorrect association or corrupted data for Jump List. Please fist check the file association of Excel and set it appropriately if needed. To work around this problem, re-associate the file types with the programs that you want to use to open the files. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Right-click the file that you want to open in a particular program such as a Excel 2007 document, and then click Open With. 2. Click Select a program from a list, and then click OK. 3. Click the program that you want to associate with the file. 4. Click to select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box. 5. Click OK. If the issue persists, let's refresh the Jump List data. 1. Copy the following path. %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations Open Windows Explorer, click in the Address Bar and press the Backspace key to clear the address bar. Right click in the address bar and select Paste. Press the Enter Key. This will open the Automatic Destinations folder. Note: This folder is Super Hidden and this is the only way that you can access that folder. 2. Locate the following file in that folder: adecfb853d77462a.automaticDestinations-ms Right click that file and select Delete. After that, let's open an Excel or PPT 2007 file to check the result. Regards, SimidaPlease remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Thanks! File association worked. So, now file association is no longer under Tool. Relating questions: On the process, I found (1) Program Files and (2) Program Files (x86). (1) was empty thus I proceeded with (2). Q1: Why do I have 2 Program Files folders, and what is the difference? Q2: What does this Office12 stand for? My OS is Win7 64-bit. Thanks Simida.

Hi, Since the issue occurred after the registry cleaning, I suggest performing a System Restore to an earlier point. If it doesn't work, the issue also can be caused by incorrect association or corrupted data for Jump List. Please fist check the file association of Excel and set it appropriately if needed. To work around this problem, re-associate the file types with the programs that you want to use to open the files. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Right-click the file that you want to open in a particular program such as a Excel 2007 document, and then click Open With. 2. Click Select a program from a list, and then click OK. 3. Click the program that you want to associate with the file. 4. Click to select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box. 5. Click OK. If the issue persists, let's refresh the Jump List data. 1. Copy the following path. %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations Open Windows Explorer, click in the Address Bar and press the Backspace key to clear the address bar. Right click in the address bar and select Paste. Press the Enter Key. This will open the Automatic Destinations folder. Note: This folder is Super Hidden and this is the only way that you can access that folder. 2. Locate the following file in that folder: adecfb853d77462a.automaticDestinations-ms Right click that file and select Delete. After that, let's open an Excel or PPT 2007 file to check the result. Regards, SimidaPlease remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi, Since the issue occurred after the registry cleaning, I suggest performing a System Restore to an earlier point. If it doesn't work, the issue also can be caused by incorrect association or corrupted data for Jump List. Please fist check the file association of Excel and set it appropriately if needed. To work around this problem, re-associate the file types with the programs that you want to use to open the files. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Right-click the file that you want to open in a particular program such as a Excel 2007 document, and then click Open With. 2. Click Select a program from a list, and then click OK. 3. Click the program that you want to associate with the file. 4. Click to select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box. 5. Click OK. If the issue persists, let's refresh the Jump List data. 1. Copy the following path. %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations Open Windows Explorer, click in the Address Bar and press the Backspace key to clear the address bar. Right click in the address bar and select Paste. Press the Enter Key. This will open the Automatic Destinations folder. Note: This folder is Super Hidden and this is the only way that you can access that folder. 2. Locate the following file in that folder: adecfb853d77462a.automaticDestinations-ms Right click that file and select Delete. After that, let's open an Excel or PPT 2007 file to check the result. Regards, SimidaPlease remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi, I am glad to hear the original issue is resolved. Regarding Q1: Generally, the 64-bit OS will have two folders named Program Files which is for 64-bit applications and Program Files (x86) which is for 32-bit applications. Regarding Q2: Office12 means Office 2007. The latest Office 2010 is Office14. The previous version Office 2003 is Office11. These types of name will be showed in Microsoft Office folder and registry. Regards, SimidaPlease remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi, I am glad to hear the original issue is resolved. Regarding Q1: Generally, the 64-bit OS will have two folders named Program Files which is for 64-bit applications and Program Files (x86) which is for 32-bit applications. Regarding Q2: Office12 means Office 2007. The latest Office 2010 is Office14. The previous version Office 2003 is Office11. These types of name will be showed in Microsoft Office folder and registry. Regards, SimidaPlease remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Thanks Simida. Isn't x86 64-bit? I have 'Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Office/Office12/[applications, e.g. Excel.exe]', and all Word, PPT and Excel are 2007. In Program Files, 'Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office12/1033/[no applications in this folder]'. Any case, greatful for new knowledge. My life is a lot easier now. - Winnn

Hi, I am glad to hear the original issue is resolved. Regarding Q1: Generally, the 64-bit OS will have two folders named Program Files which is for 64-bit applications and Program Files (x86) which is for 32-bit applications. Regarding Q2: Office12 means Office 2007. The latest Office 2010 is Office14. The previous version Office 2003 is Office11. These types of name will be showed in Microsoft Office folder and registry. Regards, SimidaPlease remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi Winnn The Office application is simply compatible with 64-bit systems but is not necessarily itself a 64-bit program. A program like Roxio Easy Media Creator may have to have one or more 64-bit components, such as a device driver to be compatible with 64-bit systems but still itself be a 32-bit program. I have checked my Office 12 folder, the Office applications are under Office12 folder not 1033 folder. So no worrying about that. For more Office issue, you can post a thread to the Office Forum and they will give you more information. If you have any issue in the future, please feel free to contact us. Regards, SimidaPlease remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi Winnn The Office application is simply compatible with 64-bit systems but is not necessarily itself a 64-bit program. A program like Roxio Easy Media Creator may have to have one or more 64-bit components, such as a device driver to be compatible with 64-bit systems but still itself be a 32-bit program. I have checked my Office 12 folder, the Office applications are under Office12 folder not 1033 folder. So no worrying about that. For more Office issue, you can post a thread to the Office Forum and they will give you more information. If you have any issue in the future, please feel free to contact us. Regards, SimidaPlease remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.