Hi David,
I had the same problem as you describe and searched high and low for an easy
answer. The only answer I could find involves a one-off modification at each
client PC unfortunately.
The following applies to any file type opening up in the IE browser. The
exact details will vary depending on the version of your operating system
but in general do the following...
These details are for MS Word on Win98 but will be very similar for other MS
OS versions and file types,
[1] Open up WINDOWS Explorer (i.e. NOT Internet Explorer),
[2] Choose Menu option "View" then "Folder Options" then "File Types"
[3] Scroll down to and select "Microsoft Word Document"
[4] Choose to 'Edit' your choice
[5] Unclick the check-box labelled 'Browse in same Window'
[6] Click OK
[7] Repeat steps 3 to 6 for any other file types you need to allow for -
apart from MS Word, I also allow for 'Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation' and
'Microsoft Excel Worksheet'
[8] Have a cup of coffee and ponder over the hours you wasted trying to cure
this yourself - as I did :-)
If you find any way to cure this without visiting each client please let me
know.
One further point I found annoying is when you open up MS Office documents
via the web in the manner you are doing - the client program, e.g. MS Word,
by default seems to always open up non-maximised. Maximising your Word
window and closing does not save this information - the next time you open
up a document over the web the same 'small' window opens up and you have to
keep maximising it. This may seem trivial but my end-users pestered me for
some time until I found a simple cure. When the 'small' window opens don't
maximise it - simply stretch the corners of the window until they fill the
screen and then close the window. For some reason Word, via the web,
remembers where you stretched the opening window to and opens any subsequent
documents in the same manner (this 'bug' doesn't appear when you use Word
ordinarily on your PC). You will need to perform this 'stretching' operation
for each separate program (Word, Excel, etc). I tell you this now because if
you decide to visit each of your client PCs to cure your current problem
then it is obviously much easier to do all the work in one visit rather than
having to go back a second time after users get fed up with the 'small'
window.
I got the first part of the above information from the Microsoft Knowledge
Base back in April of this year - I have enclosed the full text from my
search in an attached file if you need further details. The second part of
the information ('small' window problem) was obtained through good luck :o)
Hope this is of some help.
Best regards, Billy.
Problem:
Return an Excel spreadsheet from a server to a user's web browser, IE. I do
not want to allow the spreadsheet opening in the browser window, rather I
...
Office Documents Open in Internet Explorer
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The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1, 4.01
Service Pack 2, 5, 5.5 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.01 Service Pack 2, 5, 5.5 for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1, 4.01
Service Pack 2, 5, 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Windows 98
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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you
edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For
information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in
Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.
SYMPTOMS
When you click a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) link to a Microsoft Office file
(such as a Microsoft Excel document), Internet Explorer may open the file in Internet
Explorer, instead of opening the file in the appropriate Office program.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if Internet Explorer is configured to host documents for
Office programs that are installed on the computer. By default, Internet Explorer is
configured to host documents for Office programs.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, follow the steps in the appropriate section to configure
Internet Explorer to open Office files in the appropriate Office program instead of in
Internet Explorer.
Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft Windows 98
NOTE: If you are running Internet Explorer version 3.0, you cannot use the following
procedure to configure Internet Explorer to open Office files in the appropriate
Office program. If you are running Internet Explorer 3.0, upgrade to Internet Explorer
3.02 or later. For information about how to obtain the latest version of Internet
Explorer, view the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/ie/download
To configure Internet Explorer to open Office files in the appropriate Office program
on a computer that is running Windows 95 or Windows 98:
Double-click My Computer.
On the View menu, click Options (or Folder Options).
Click the File Types tab.
In the Registered file types list, click the specific Office document type (for
example, Microsoft Excel Worksheet), and then click Edit.
In the Edit File Type dialog box, perform one of the following steps, depending on the
the version of Internet Explorer that you are running:
If you are running Internet Explorer 3.01, 3.02, or 3.02a: click to clear the Open Web
documents in place check box.
NOTE: The Open Web documents in place check box is not available if you are running
Internet Explorer version 3.0. If you are running Internet Explorer 3.0, upgrade to
Internet Explorer 3.02 or later.
If you are running Internet Explorer 4.0, 4.01, or 5: click to clear the Browse in
same window check box.
Click OK.
Microsoft Windows NT
To configure Internet Explorer to open Office files in the appropriate Office program
on a computer that is running Windows NT, you need to edit the registry.
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require
you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems
resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor
at your own risk.
For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values"
Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the
Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should
back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT or Windows
2000, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).
To configure Internet Explorer to open Office files in the appropriate Office program
on a computer that is running Windows NT:
Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
Locate the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes
Under this key, locate the subkey for the specific Office document type. The following
table lists the subkeys for several common Office document types.
Document Type Subkey
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Microsoft Access 7.0 database application Access.Application.7
Microsoft Access 97 database application Access.Application.8
Microsoft Access 2000 database application Access.Application.9
Microsoft Excel 7.0 worksheet Excel.Sheet.5
Microsoft Excel 97 worksheet Excel.Sheet.8
Microsoft Excel 2000 worksheet Excel.Sheet.8
Microsoft Word 7.0 document Word.Document.6
Microsoft Word 97 document Word.Document.8
Microsoft Word 2000 document Word.Document.8
Microsoft Project 98 project MSProject.Project.8
Microsoft Powerpoint 2000 document PowerPoint.Show.8
To locate the subkey for a document type that is not included in this table, find the
subkey for the extension that is associated with the document type. The (default)
value for that subkey contains the name of the subkey for that document type. For
example, the .xls extension is associated with Excel worksheets. Under the .xls
subkey, the (default) value contains the string "Excel.Sheet.5." Therefore, the subkey
for the Microsoft Excel Worksheet document type is the following subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Excel.Sheet.5
After you identify the subkey for the specific Office document type, click the subkey,
click Add Value on the Edit menu, and then add the following value:
Value name: BrowserFlags
Data type: REG_DWORD
Value: 8
Click OK, and then quit Registry Editor.
Additional query words: ie301 Doc Obj Hosting in-place activation 4.00 5.0 5.00 5.50
separate window
Keywords : msiew95 msient msiew98
Issue type : kbprb
Technology :
Last Reviewed: March 8, 2001
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