Re: File association oddity

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Before I fiddled with the settings manually, I'd try this:

Do this in each version of excel:
Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)


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Then reregister excel with the version you want to be the default when double
clicking on a file:

Close Excel and
Windows Start Button|Run
Windows Start Button|Run
"C:\yourpathtoexcel2003\excel.exe" /regserver

The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's
factory defaults.

The last version of excel installed or registered should be used as the default
when double clicking.

c mateland wrote:

On my machine, I have both Office 2002 and 2003, which are loaded into
different folders. Xls files I open from Windows Explorer open in
Excel 2002. I changed the association to 2003, but something odd is
now happening. Now, when I double-click an xls file from Windows
Explorer, the correct Excel version opens (2003), but upon opening, it
first alerts me it cannot find several other workbooks and I have to
click OK to each. I think it's pulling them from an old recent used
list or something. Anyway, the desired file finally opens after all
that. Excel opens fine when I start it normally.

Did I do this wrong, or was there a better way to change association
to 2003?

These were my actions to change association: In Windows Explorer
Folder Options, under File Types, I located the xls extention and
clicked the Advanced button. I then clicked the Open action and
clicked the Edit button. There, I changed the path in the "Application
used to perform action" field. (I only changed the path, not the file
name or switches.) This is what it reads:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 2003\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE" /e %1
DDE Message: [open("%1")]
Application: Excel
DDE application not running: [blank]
Topic: system

Thanks,
Chuck

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Dave Peterson
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