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How do I set the default Excel app. to launch (2003 vs 2007)?
My box has Office 2003 as well as Office 12 (beta). I want my Excel 2003 app. to be the default program and NOT Office 12 version. I'm assuming it's a registry value but I wouldn't know where to start...suggestions? -- Air_Cooled_Nut ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Air_Cooled_Nut's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=15730 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=558508 |
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How do I set the default Excel app. to launch (2003 vs 2007)?
Try this first...........
Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar StartRun ""C:\program files\microsoft office\office11\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)OK. See the space between exe and /regserver If no joy with the above...................... Go to StartSettingsFolderOptionsFile Types. If using WinXP OS you would scroll down to .XLS then "Advanced"OpenEdit. In Command line the path should be similar to this.... "C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE" /e (delete the <sp/e if you want Book1 to open. You must have the double quotes. Below have "use DDE" checked and this in the DDE message box....[open("%1")] Application should read "Excel"(no quotes) Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Wed, 5 Jul 2006 11:16:31 -0500, Air_Cooled_Nut <Air_Cooled_Nut.2ahd3c_1152116402.4325@excelforu m-nospam.com wrote: My box has Office 2003 as well as Office 12 (beta). I want my Excel 2003 app. to be the default program and NOT Office 12 version. I'm assuming it's a registry value but I wouldn't know where to start...suggestions? Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP |
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How do I set the default Excel app. to launch (2003 vs 2007)?
Thanks guys for the help :-) Nick, your method didn't work. There was no option to restore links at all for Office 12 restoring/repairing. So I tried the next thing that I was very aprehensive about and that was changing the File Type information. It worked and I see that Gord suggested it as his second fix. Gord, your second method works just fine as I just found out before coming back here :-) Thanks for the help from both of you, I really appreciate it. Gord Dibben Wrote: Try this first........... Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar StartRun ""C:\program files\microsoft office\office11\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)OK. See the space between exe and /regserver If no joy with the above...................... Go to StartSettingsFolderOptionsFile Types. If using WinXP OS you would scroll down to .XLS then "Advanced"OpenEdit. In Command line the path should be similar to this.... "C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE" /e (delete the <sp/e if you want Book1 to open. You must have the double quotes. Below have "use DDE" checked and this in the DDE message box....[open("%1")] Application should read "Excel"(no quotes) Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP -- Air_Cooled_Nut ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Air_Cooled_Nut's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=15730 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=558508 |
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How do I set the default Excel app. to launch (2003 vs 2007)?
Aw darn! Nick, my appologies...I mis-read your response :-( I was trying it on 2007 and not 2003 DOH! So if anyone else has this issue I'd recommend Nick's possible solution, but make sure you do it for 2003! LOL :-D -- Air_Cooled_Nut ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Air_Cooled_Nut's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=15730 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=558508 |
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How do I set the default Excel app. to launch (2003 vs 2007)?
Nick's method is quite a bit easier but I don't trust Windows to change file
associations properly all the time when using that method. Just my preference...........some of those associations are hard to get rid of or change. Gord On Wed, 5 Jul 2006 15:58:49 -0500, Air_Cooled_Nut <Air_Cooled_Nut.2ahq20_1152133202.7012@excelforu m-nospam.com wrote: Aw darn! Nick, my appologies...I mis-read your response :-( I was trying it on 2007 and not 2003 DOH! So if anyone else has this issue I'd recommend Nick's possible solution, but make sure you do it for 2003! LOL :-D |
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How do I set the default Excel app. to launch (2003 vs 2007)?
Gord
Interestingly, neither do I really, it's just I find it works about 80% of the time and was the easiest to try for the OP. Sometimes I have to try three or four routes to get it to stick ;-) -- HTH Nick Hodge Microsoft MVP - Excel Southampton, England www.nickhodge.co.uk HIS "Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca wrote in message ... Nick's method is quite a bit easier but I don't trust Windows to change file associations properly all the time when using that method. Just my preference...........some of those associations are hard to get rid of or change. Gord On Wed, 5 Jul 2006 15:58:49 -0500, Air_Cooled_Nut <Air_Cooled_Nut.2ahq20_1152133202.7012@excelforu m-nospam.com wrote: Aw darn! Nick, my appologies...I mis-read your response :-( I was trying it on 2007 and not 2003 DOH! So if anyone else has this issue I'd recommend Nick's possible solution, but make sure you do it for 2003! LOL :-D |
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How do I set the default Excel app. to launch (2003 vs 2007)?
Some are so persistent it is necessary to go in and delete the file type
completely then re-build from scratch. Gord On Wed, 5 Jul 2006 22:43:51 +0100, "Nick Hodge" wrote: Gord Interestingly, neither do I really, it's just I find it works about 80% of the time and was the easiest to try for the OP. Sometimes I have to try three or four routes to get it to stick ;-) Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP |
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