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Preventing IE8 to open .xls with OpenOffice but with Excel

R

Roger

Flightless Bird
How can I prevent IE8 to open an .xls file with OpenOffice but with Microsoft
Excel? Thx
 
L

Leonard Grey

Flightless Bird
Change the default application for .xls to Excel.

My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > File Types

-or-

Right-click an .xls file > Open With... > select Excel > check mark in
'Always use the selected program to open this type of file'
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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Roger wrote:
> How can I prevent IE8 to open an .xls file with OpenOffice but with Microsoft
> Excel? Thx
 
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