On Wednesday 05 October 2005 03:08 pm, Gregory Forster wrote:
> When I installed previous versions of OpenOffice, i.e.
> 1.9.125 and before that, every Microsoft Office type
> file displayed in Windows Explorer, i.e. .doc, .xls,
> .ppt would have a corresponding OpenOffice icon
> displayed to the left of the file, much like my Word
> Perfect documents (.wpd) display a Word Perfect icon
> to the left of the file, or any .mp3, .wav file
> displays a Windows Media player icon to the left of
> the file. When I'd click on that file, the
> corresponding application would open it.
>
> Since I installed OpenOffice 2.0rc, the Microsoft
> Office files no longer display the Corresponding icon.
> When I click the file, I am asked which application I
> want to open it.
>
> How do I get that Microsoft default back?
>
> Greg
It is all about file associations. Follow the directions on page 27
in the setup guide that came with OOo. (setup_guide.pdf)
Dan
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