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Resetting MS Office as defaults

Discussion in 'Other PC Software' started by geoffnn, 2005/01/01.

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    geoffnn

    geoffnn Inactive Thread Starter

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    I recently installed openoffice.org to have a look at it. Now I find that it has set itself as the default instead of Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc. How can I restore the defaults to MS Office 2002? I am using W2K.

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    Geoffnn
     
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    Miz

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    Either reinstall Office or change the file associations. I think changing file associations is faster.

    Find a doc file, for example, right click on it, go to Open With (if Open With is not there, right click on the file while holding down the Shift key), then click on "Choose Program." Find MS Word in the list, click on it once to select it, check the box at the botton, "Always use the selected program to open this type of file," click OK. All doc files will then open in Word.

    Do that for each Office file type.
     
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    geoffnn

    geoffnn Inactive Thread Starter

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    Thanks for your help.
     
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    You're welcome. I hope you got things sorted out.
     
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