The document could not be opened for editing. A Microsoft SharePoint Foundation compatible application could not be found to edit the document

2015-10-01

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_{Thursday, October 1, 2015 12:18 PM}

Hello

I have installed Office 2013. I am receiving the following error when I click on a document in a SharePoint library and click "Edit in Microsoft Word";

The document could not be opened for editing. A Microsoft SharePoint Foundation compatible application could not be found to edit the document.

I have tried the following:

Checking the "SharePoint OpenDocuments Class" add-on is enabled.
Manually re-registering OWSSUPP.DLL
Repairing Microsoft Office
Create additional key in registry HKCR\Installer\Components\55EAFA0B8A4403B428FDE038B252C621\x86\2057""

I am running the following on my client:

Windows 10 (x64)
Office 365 Pro Plus

If anyone has any ideas I would greatly appreciate this.

Regards

Abhishek

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_{Wednesday, October 14, 2015 2:05 AM ✅Answered}

Hi ABhishekAg,

What error did you met when registering OWSSUPP.DLL?

The OWSSUPP.DLL links to your SharePoint OpenDocument Class internet Explorer Add-On and is the integrated Add-On for opening documents from SharePoint.

Please rename the problematic OWSSUPP.DLL, then make sure you enable “Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Support” for your office (Control Panel->Office->Change->Add or Remove Featurs)and then repair Office so that the OWSSUPP.DLL gets registered.

Thanks,

Wendy

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_{Friday, October 2, 2015 7:38 AM}

Hi Abhishek,

From a KB article:

You try to use Office 2013 to open multiple documents from a document library in Microsoft SharePoint 2010.

In this scenario, you receive the following error message:
The document could not be opened for editing. A Microsoft SharePoint Foundation compatible application could not be found to edit the document.

To resolve this issue, please install the Office 2013 hotfix package (Owssupp-x-none.msp): June 11, 2013.

More information:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2823322

Thanks,

Wendy

_{Monday, October 5, 2015 7:55 AM}

Hi Wendy,

Thanks for your quick reply. I applied this hotfix but this update is already installed.

I am still facing the same issue

Thanks

Abhishek

_{Wednesday, October 7, 2015 9:32 AM}

Hi Abhishek,

Did you install Office 2013 and Office 365 Pro plus on a same machine?

Please test on other machines which only install Office 2013, compare the result.

Thanks,

Wendy

_{Wednesday, October 7, 2015 10:03 AM}

Hi Wendy,

I have only installed Office 365 Pro plus 32 bit on my machine.

Thanks,

Abhishek

_{Friday, October 9, 2015 7:22 AM}

Hi Abhishek,

Are you using other Office products in the same machine?

In general, this issueoccurs on computers on which you have installed more than one version of Office.

Please check if the blog is useful for you:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/emeaoffice/archive/2013/04/29/you-get-an-error-message-when-you-open-an-office-file-from-sharepoint-on-a-computer-on-which-you-installed-more-than-one-version-of-office.aspx

Thanks,

Wendy

_{Tuesday, October 13, 2015 1:12 PM}

Hi Wendy,

I didn't install any office version before Office 365 installation. I am still facing the same issue. But One thing I noticed while registering owssupp.dll, it gives a error.

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