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@maciakl
Created February 26, 2013 16:18
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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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!!

@tamilkhadar
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Thanks. It worked.

@MabelAmber
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MabelAmber commented Feb 25, 2025

Wow! Windows 2007 went through this tedious configuration process each time I opened it - installed on Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC. I pushed the fix you described and it worked instantly!

Thank you so much!

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