Sir Paul --

You were right on the money. The solution pertaining to the registry change did the trick. Not being versed in registry alterations, I had to make some guesses as to what some of the symbols implied, but it all worked out. My thanks for your taking the time to respond to my question.

On another subject (while you are a captive audience and an MVP?), I installed Office 2010 on a desktop with a 64-bit Vista platform. The installation was installed for a 32-bit system, although I did not request such (nor was asked to) during the installation. I share Office files with a Dell laptop that I have that uses a 32-bit Vista platform.

Technically, should I uninstall Office and install the 64-bit version? Will this create compatibility problems when the files are used on my 32-bit system on the laptop? If the 64-bit version is a preferred install, how does one indicate at the time of installation that this is the route to be taken, as opposed to the 32-bit route(perhaps a default?)?

Many thanks!

Gordon