Excel File Extension Problem

[Guest Albert]

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]

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]

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]

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.

>>

>>