On 8/24/02 8:58 PM, Dennis B. Swaney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 22:24 -0500 8/23/02, John Haumann wrote: >> On Friday, August 23, 2002, at 10:09 PM, Dennis B. Swaney wrote: >> >>> The recommended solution to correct >>> the problem is to completely remove Office X (which is on a separate >>> partition) from the Mac and rebuild desktop. User does that but the >>> icons stay Office X and the error message still appears. >>> >>> Here is my question: >>> In this case, if the OSes had been on separate partitions would this >>> have happened? >>> >> >> Probably so. I'm wondering why the correction procedure isn't to just >> open the File Exchange control panel and reset the mappings for those >> files for the entire system right there. I think the Office X >> installation makes the change to "help" you out. Removing Office X is >> just going to result in the mappings being "helpfully" changed right >> back again when it's reinstalled. Make the change using the control >> panel -- that's what it's for. > > John, I'm unclear about this. When I opened the File Exchange Control > Panel it only showed PC file mappings. The files are all Microsoft > Word 98 For Macintosh. If you set PC .doc files to open with MS Word > 98 For Mac, how does that affect files that are already Mac files?
I don't think it affects files that are already Mac files. It will affect files new to the system that do not contain the resource fork (creator code, file type). If a file does not have those things, the machine checks its three-digit suffix, checks File Exchange and assigns the creator code and file type. Eddie Hargreaves -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
