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Word 2007 Configuring Every Time - Quick Fix:
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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.

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MabelAmber commented Feb 25, 2025 •
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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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avinashsingh03 commented Jul 20, 2025

Miraculous Solution! I was too much worried about this issue. Thanks..
Create DWORD of 32 bit, even your system is of 64 bit.

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