title: VS2005 - Unable to add reference to Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word (Office 2010)
body: <p>Running WinXP SP3, Visual Studios 2005, .NET 2.0. Recently upgraded machine from Office 2007 to Office 2010 sp1.</p>
  
  <p>I had a project that referenced Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word and when I reopened it the reference was not found. I've checked the Office install CD and ".NET Programmability Support" is selected as installed. If I go to C:\Windows\assembly I see Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word Version 14.0.0.0 installed on the list.</p>
  
  <p>When I go to Add Reference .NET tab, the only Office references I see are Microsoft.Office.Tools.Common, Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel, Microsoft.Office.Tools.Outlook, Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.</p>
  
  <p>I can go to the COM tab and add Microsoft Office 14.0 Object Library to get the reference to Microsoft.Office.Core. However I have been unable to find a way to reference the Interop assembly.</p>
  
  <p>Doing a file search on my machine for Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.dll also finds no matches.</p>
  
  <p>I've repaired the Office install and still no luck. I also tried to install the PIAs directly, same behavior.</p>
  
  <p>Could this be an issue with trying to use Office 2010's interop assembly with VS2005? I saw online that the directory the dll is found in is usually under Program Files\Visual Studios 10. </p>
  
  <p>Any thoughts on what step I'm missing?</p>