FILEs Won't open

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Since a couple of months ago, Word files and Excel files don’t open first pop.

I might open a folder, double click a file and instead of the program opening followed by the file, only the program opens. I gotta go back to the folder and click the file again, then the file opens! Sometimes I get a message saying Windows cant’ find the file and shows the path it was using - which is correct - and, as I said, when I click the file again, it opens. This ritual above does not happen every time but enough to be annoying.
Anyone??? : o )

XP PRO OFFICE 2003

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This might be because of you are using an old version of MS? Have you tried upgrading your program?

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By MS you could mean word or you could mean windows, but either way no, Outlook Express does it too, and it is a relatively new phenomenon after years of use without this annoyance.