Re: Word Document opening with wrong Application

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Hi Alex:

You haven't "uninstalled it" :-) You have dragged it to the trash: that is
an old OS 9 trick, but it does not "uninstall" most software in OS X.

To Uninstall, you would need to run the OpenOffice Uninstaller if they
provide one (they should have provided one with the installer).

To fix this, simply re-run the Office 2008 installer. It won't actually
"install" anything, since the software on your hard disk is newer than the
software on the CD, but it will correct the entries in the Launch Services
Database, which will fix the problem for you.

I can't remember whether the Office 2008 CD forces you to uninstall when you
do this. If it does, simply let it continue, then re-install and re-apply
Updates 12.2.0 and 12.2.3 from the Microsoft website when it has finished.

Cheers

On 27/11/09 9:07 PM, in article C7355563.15459%aph@xxxxxxxxxxxx, "Alex
Hammerstein" <aph@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi,

Hi I am running

OS X10.5. Office 2008 and had to install OpenOffice 3.1 onto my computer.
I then wished to uninstall it, and dragged it to the trash and emptied.
however, whenever I receive a Word (docx) file by email, and try to open it,
OpenOffice is opening it - how when I have uninstalled it?

I saved the Word document and right clicked to open it and Open Office is
showing as the default application to open it. I selected Open With >
Application and selected Word from the Office 2008 application, remembering
to check the always open with this application check box, and the document
opens with Word.

However next time I try and open the same document it is using OpenOffice
again

If I create a Word docx file I have no issues, it is only with files sent to
me via email, and which I know have been created using Office 2007 on a PC.

Does anyone know how to resolve this problem and get rid of OpenOffice once
and for all?

Thanks

Alex


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