Yes, there is a way.
First, create a restore point, and use regedit.exe to back up the key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office and all its contents
according to the instructions at
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...p-the-registry
(the same instructions work for Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7).
In regedit.exe, go to the key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\W ord\Options.
Right-click the blank area on the right, and click New DWORD Value.
Type in the name NoReReg . Then double-click that name and enter the
value 1.
Repeat the same steps in the key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\W ord\Options. Then
close regedit.
These two entries will prevent each version of Word from changing the
registry on each startup to make itself "the" Word program on the
computer.
Finally, click Start menu Run and enter
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\winword.exe" /r
including the quotes. Click OK. This causes Word 2003 to reregister
itself as the handler for .doc files.
To reregister Excel 2003, click Start menu Run and enter
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\excel.exe" /o
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Regards,
Jay Freedman
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On Fri, 5 Feb 2010 14:47:30 -0800 (PST), PT
wrote:
I've always used the Office 2003 programs. But recently, I decided to
switch Outlook to the 2007 version. In the process. Office 2007 also
installed the 2007 versions of Excel, Word, etc.
So now I have both Excel 2003, and Excel 2007 on my Windows 7 home
premium computer.
I don’t care at all for the ribbon and other features of Word or Excel
2007. But now my opening an old Word or Excel file brings up 2007
Word or Excel
I know there’s a setting to create an association between .XLS, .DOC
etc.. and a particular program, in this case Excel 2003. I tried to
make the change using Ctrl Panel. But the Office 12 (2007) programs
seem “locked” and won’t change.
Is there any way to make the change so the default programs ore Office
11 (2003)?