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How do I set Office 2007 as default program to open files?
I have Microsoft Works as an OEM program and it is the default program to
open files. I have recently installed Office 2007 and it won't open the files unless you right click the file to open it specifically with MS Office 07. I would like to keep MS Works rather than uninstall it completely, so how do i set 07 to be default file opener? |
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How do I set Office 2007 as default program to open files?
Which files do you want to open? Works files? Old Word documents?
Office 2007 has its own file format. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Ian wrote: I have Microsoft Works as an OEM program and it is the default program to open files. I have recently installed Office 2007 and it won't open the files unless you right click the file to open it specifically with MS Office 07. I would like to keep MS Works rather than uninstall it completely, so how do i set 07 to be default file opener? |
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How do I set Office 2007 as default program to open files?
Thank you for answering!
I am probably opening old Office 2000 files which I created on my other computer and am working with now on my new computer, carried over to the new computer by a USB memory chip. Because OfficeWorks was bundled with the new computer,it automatically tries to open the files and, as you said, one has to right click to open the file. I just thought that there'd be a way to disable OfficeWorks' defaults without uninstalling it. "Graham Mayor" wrote: Which files do you want to open? Works files? Old Word documents? Office 2007 has its own file format. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Ian wrote: I have Microsoft Works as an OEM program and it is the default program to open files. I have recently installed Office 2007 and it won't open the files unless you right click the file to open it specifically with MS Office 07. I would like to keep MS Works rather than uninstall it completely, so how do i set 07 to be default file opener? |
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How do I set Office 2007 as default program to open files?
In Windows Explorer, go to Tools Folder Options File Types. Select the
DOC extension in the list. Where it says "Opens with" and lists the Works program, click the Change button and select Word. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Ian wrote: Thank you for answering! I am probably opening old Office 2000 files which I created on my other computer and am working with now on my new computer, carried over to the new computer by a USB memory chip. Because OfficeWorks was bundled with the new computer,it automatically tries to open the files and, as you said, one has to right click to open the file. I just thought that there'd be a way to disable OfficeWorks' defaults without uninstalling it. "Graham Mayor" wrote: Which files do you want to open? Works files? Old Word documents? Office 2007 has its own file format. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Ian wrote: I have Microsoft Works as an OEM program and it is the default program to open files. I have recently installed Office 2007 and it won't open the files unless you right click the file to open it specifically with MS Office 07. I would like to keep MS Works rather than uninstall it completely, so how do i set 07 to be default file opener? |
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