Guest Albert Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 Hello! I have on my computer Excel 2003 AND Excel 2007. I need to have them both because I'm a developer and I like to try my programs on both versions. However, I prefer to use Excel 2003 as the default option. Since a few days ago, when I open an XLS file from a shortcut outside Excel, it opens the files in Excel 2007. I went to the file manager options to set the default application for .XLS files to be Excel 2003, but I now get a message saying "___.xls is not a valid win32 application" when I click on the shortcut. I can still access the files from within Excel 2003, but its kind of annoying that my shortcuts will only work for Excel 2007. Any tips? I thank you in advance, Albert C.
Guest Gord Dibben Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 Re: Excel File Extension Problem Register 2003 version as the default. If 2007 decides it wants to be the default, de-register 2007 and re-register 2003 Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar Start>Run "C:\yourpathto2007\excel.exe" /unregserver See the space between exe and /unregserver. Then register 2003 Start>Run "C:\yourpathto2003\excel.exe" /regserver This process should make Excel 2003 the default for opening files. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:57:04 -0700, Albert <Albert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >Hello! >I have on my computer Excel 2003 AND Excel 2007. I need to have them both >because I'm a developer and I like to try my programs on both versions. >However, I prefer to use Excel 2003 as the default option. >Since a few days ago, when I open an XLS file from a shortcut outside Excel, >it opens the files in Excel 2007. >I went to the file manager options to set the default application for .XLS >files to be Excel 2003, but I now get a message saying "___.xls is not a >valid win32 application" when I click on the shortcut. >I can still access the files from within Excel 2003, but its kind of >annoying that my shortcuts will only work for Excel 2007. >Any tips? >I thank you in advance, >Albert C.
Guest Albert Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 Re: Excel File Extension Problem Thank you Sir! Great successssss!!!!! "Gord Dibben" wrote: > Register 2003 version as the default. > > If 2007 decides it wants to be the default, de-register 2007 and re-register > 2003 > > Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar > > Start>Run "C:\yourpathto2007\excel.exe" /unregserver > > See the space between exe and /unregserver. > > Then register 2003 > > Start>Run "C:\yourpathto2003\excel.exe" /regserver > > This process should make Excel 2003 the default for opening files. > > > Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP > > On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:57:04 -0700, Albert > <Albert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > >Hello! > >I have on my computer Excel 2003 AND Excel 2007. I need to have them both > >because I'm a developer and I like to try my programs on both versions. > >However, I prefer to use Excel 2003 as the default option. > >Since a few days ago, when I open an XLS file from a shortcut outside Excel, > >it opens the files in Excel 2007. > >I went to the file manager options to set the default application for .XLS > >files to be Excel 2003, but I now get a message saying "___.xls is not a > >valid win32 application" when I click on the shortcut. > >I can still access the files from within Excel 2003, but its kind of > >annoying that my shortcuts will only work for Excel 2007. > >Any tips? > >I thank you in advance, > >Albert C. > >
Guest Gord Dibben Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 Re: Excel File Extension Problem Good to hear Thanks for the feedback Gord On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:41:01 -0700, Albert <Albert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >Thank you Sir! >Great successssss!!!!! > >"Gord Dibben" wrote: > >> Register 2003 version as the default. >> >> If 2007 decides it wants to be the default, de-register 2007 and re-register >> 2003 >> >> Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar >> >> Start>Run "C:\yourpathto2007\excel.exe" /unregserver >> >> See the space between exe and /unregserver. >> >> Then register 2003 >> >> Start>Run "C:\yourpathto2003\excel.exe" /regserver >> >> This process should make Excel 2003 the default for opening files. >> >> >> Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP >> >> On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:57:04 -0700, Albert >> <Albert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> >> >Hello! >> >I have on my computer Excel 2003 AND Excel 2007. I need to have them both >> >because I'm a developer and I like to try my programs on both versions. >> >However, I prefer to use Excel 2003 as the default option. >> >Since a few days ago, when I open an XLS file from a shortcut outside Excel, >> >it opens the files in Excel 2007. >> >I went to the file manager options to set the default application for .XLS >> >files to be Excel 2003, but I now get a message saying "___.xls is not a >> >valid win32 application" when I click on the shortcut. >> >I can still access the files from within Excel 2003, but its kind of >> >annoying that my shortcuts will only work for Excel 2007. >> >Any tips? >> >I thank you in advance, >> >Albert C. >> >>
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