How to Repair Word File Associations?

What are file associations?

A file association connects a file type with an application that can open those particular files. For example, you can associate .mp4 files with either Windows media player or with a media player of your choice like VLC or KMPlayer. You can also associate other files with this program. However there are file types that these programs cannot open. For example Windows media player cannot open document file types. You will need to associate this file with a different application which can open this file and make a different connection.

Microsoft Windows comes equipped with the ability to associate data files. These file associations are stored in Windows Registry, which keeps track of all programs that are installed on computer and associates file types that they may be used to open. All files that can be opened by Microsoft application are automatically associated with proper office program when you install Microsoft Office application on system.

If your Word file is not associated with proper application, you may experience any of these problems:

• The file icon is blank or displays an incorrect image
• The file does not open
• You may receive error: This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel
• Error: not a valid Win32 application might get displayed

The Word file association error occurs when you modify the file association with respect to Word file. During some Microsoft updates such as KB2589275 and KB2845537, it is possible that file associations allowing Office documents to be launched by double-clicking them are broken. When this occurs, attempting to open a Word file will display the Out-of-Box Experience window inviting the user to purchase Microsoft Office program.

Steps to fix DOC file association are given below:

• Click on Start button and select Default Programs option from the menu
• Scroll through the list of programs that you prefer to use and click on Set this Program as Default option
• Click on OK button to save the changes

There are some chances, where your important Word file might get corrupted while executing file associations process or due to virus infection. Once your Word file gets corrupted, then you cannot open it on Microsoft Word application. Hence, you need to make use of best Word file repair software in order to overcome from these types of issues.

How to fix Word file associations?

Yodot DOC Repair software helps you to fix Word file associations problem occurred on your Windows computer. It is an excellent Word file repair application, which is uniquely designed to repair corrupt or Inaccessible Word file by rebuilding new healthy Word file. This software not only repairs, but it also recovers Word file with its actual fonts, header/footer, clip arts, hyperlinks, text, etc. This tool will support repair of DOC/DOCX file formats created from different MS Word versions like MS Word 2000, MS Word 2002, MS Word 2003, MS Word 2007 and MS Word 2010. This repair tool works compatibly with all major versions of Windows (Windows 8, 7, XP, Vista, Server 2003 and 2008) operating systems.

Procedure for using Yodot DOC Repair on Windows:

• Download Yodot DOC Repair software and install it in your Windows computer
• Launch the application and follow the steps present on the screen
• Click on the browse option that is present on the main screen and select the required Word document
• After selecting the respective DOC/DOCX file, use Repair option to start repair process gradually
• On completion of repair process, software displays the notification that Word file repair has been completed successfully
• Use preview option to view fixed Word file
• After previewing it you can save it to the respective drive present in your PC

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