1. Sharepoint Open Documents Addon
2. Sharepoint Opendocuments 4

SymptomsConsider the following scenario:.You configure a Region and Language locale other than English (United States) on a computer that is running Windows 8.You install Office 2013 on the computer.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 the issue install the following update:Description of the Office 2013 hotfix package (Owssupp-x-none.msp): June 11, 2from link.

• Aug 07, 2013  This issue occurs when the documents are contained in a SharePoint 2010 document library. The document could not be opened for editing. A Microsoft SharePoint Foundation compatible application could not be found to edit the document.
• A Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation compatible application could not be found to Edit the document.' So i searched through all the articles on Google but all of these were for Sharepoint 2007 with office 2007 or earlier, which did not solve my problem.

You get the following error when trying to open a document stored on SharePoint in Microsoft Office 2010:'The document could not be opened for editing. A Microsoft SharePoint Foundation compatible application could not be found to edit the document.'

Sharepoint Open Documents Addon

Here are some things to check:. Internet Explorer is recommended for best compatibility.

The document could not be opened for editing. A Microsoft SharePoint foundation compatible application could not be found to edit the document. Make sure 'SharePoint OpenDocuments Class' add-on is enabled in Internet Explorer's manage Addons page! Also under the 'SharePoint open document class', click on 'More information' then click 'Allow on all sites' button. Try re-registering 'owssupp.dll' file - run 'Regsvr32 owssupp.dll'.

However if you’re using Firefox, there are some steps you can take as outlined in KB979634. Make sure you’re using 32 bit Internet Explorer. Verify the Internet Explorer Add-on “SharePoint OpenDocuments Class” is installed and enabled (be sure to Show All add-ons). If it’s not installed, do a repair install of Office and check again.8/26/2013 Addendum:Thought I'd update with what I've found for Office 2013, but not tried at this point.

Sharepoint Opendocuments 4

See this:. Office 2013 June CU. Registry changes to add a US local key as mentioned in the forum linked above.