XML document opens as an embedded Word 2003 document (825764)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Word 2003

SYMPTOMS

When you open a Microsoft Office Word 2003 XML document in Microsoft Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer does not display the document by using the default Internet Explorer XML style sheet and does not display the XML code. Instead, Internet Explorer opens the XML document in an embedded Word window in Internet Explorer.

CAUSE

By default, Internet Explorer opens Word XML documents in an embedded Word window.

WORKAROUND

To create an XML document in Word that opens in Internet Explorer and that uses the Internet Explorer default XML style sheet (showing the XML code), change the document in Notepad to remove the following XML code from near the beginning of the document:
 <?mso-application progid="Word.Document"?>

STATUS

This behavior is by design.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:3/23/2006
Keywords:kbXML kbprb KB825764 kbAudEndUser
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