A new application window opens when you try to view an Office 2010 document in Internet Explorer 7 or in Internet Explorer 8

When you try to open a Microsoft Word 2010 document, a Microsoft Excel 2010 document, or a Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 document in Windows Internet Explorer 7 or in Internet Explorer 8, the document may not open in the same window as Internet Explorer. Instead, the document opens in a new Word 2010 application window, a new Excel 2010 application window, or in a new PowerPoint 2010 application window.

This behavior occurs if the BrowserFlags DWORD value was added to the registry. For more information about the BrowserFlags DWORD value, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
To resolve this behavior, follow these steps:

1. Start Notepad.
2. Copy and then paste the following text to Notepad:

   Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Word.Document.8]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000024
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Word.RTF.8]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000024
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Word.Document.12]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000024
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Word.DocumentMacroEnabled.12]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000024
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Excel.Sheet.8]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000A00
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Excel.Sheet.12]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000A00
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Excel.SheetMacroEnabled.12]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000A00
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Excel.SheetBinaryMacroEnabled.12]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000A00
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.Show.8]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:800000A0
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.Show.12]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:800000A0
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.ShowMacroEnabled.12]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:800000A0
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.SlideShow.8]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:800000A0
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.SlideShow.12]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:800000A0
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.SlideShowMacroEnabled.12]
   "BrowserFlags"=dword:800000A0
   

3. Save the file as FileName.reg.
4. Double-click FileName.reg to run this registry script.
5. Start Internet Explorer 7.

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For more information about how to configure Internet Explorer to open Office documents in the appropriate Office program instead of in Internet Explorer, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: