Hi, Bill.
> The wife has a spreadsheet she uses a number of
> time a week. A few days ago when she tried to open it Windows Media
> Player opened instead of QuatroPro. So the file association had been
> changed, I suspect by the last updates. Fixed that but now QuatroPro
> no longer works.
If you had said that in the beginning, you probably would have had some
helpful responses by now. ;^}
It has been at least a decade since I used Quattro Pro and I don't recall
its file extensions (and I'm too lazy to look it up, even though I'm still a
youngster a couple of months shy of 75). WMP uses files with several
extensions, so probably one of them conflicts with the QP extension. Char
Jackson's suggestion makes sense to me: Start QP, then use its File menu to
Open the spreadsheet.
Have you tried to press Start | Control Panel | Default Programs? Here you
probably can find the QP file extension and change its "Current Default"
from WMP to QP.
RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
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> "peter" <peter@nowhere.net> wrote:
>
>>I switched from XP to W7 on a 5 year old system without any problems.
>>If an old guy like me can do this and learn new stuff in the process one
>>wonders
>
> Wonder away Peter I am 77 years old I guess that is not the problem.
> Ya us old guys can learn the new stuff.
>
>>what the education system nowadays is producing or maybe its just you???
>>Every new OS has a learning curve but one must be capable of learning!!
>
> I have learned any number of systems over the years, ran a BBS for 13
> years, currently maintain a few local business offices networks. Any
> other questions on learning abilities?
>>
>
>
> I had no problem with learning the system it is a problem with the ,
> shall I say bugs? The wife has a spreadsheet she uses a number of
> time a week. A few days ago when she tried to open it Windows Media
> Player opened instead of QuatroPro. So the file association had been
> changed, I suspect by the last updates. Fixed that but now QuatroPro
> no longer works. Typical stuff. There are other issues but I will
> not bore you with them.
>
> Bill - NM