On Sun, 07 May 2006 10:14:54 -0400 "G. Roderick Singleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am guessing but I think that the file associations are messed up. > Why, I do not know but I do know that you can use Windows Explorer to > fix it. Your problem is the opposite of what most people encounter so > I do hope you will try what I suggest carefully. > > Open Explorer and go to the directory where the files are. Select one > that wants to open in Works and right click. You should get an option > "Open with" and from there you can select OpenOffice.org as the > application of choice. Repeat this until you have OOo opening all the > files that are in appropriate formats. By this I mean anything that is > not a Works file as OOo has no filters for Works. > In addition, in the "Open With" dialogue box is a checkbox to select always open with this program. You have to check that for it to work. Microsoft Word Documents (.doc) will open fine in OpenOffice.org. Microsoft Works Word Processor Documents (.wps) will not. You would need to save these from Works Word Processor as Rich Text Format or similar for OpenOffice.org to load them. > > > On Sat, 2006-05-06 at 15:25 +0100, ray.hanson713 wrote: > > Hi Dan, > > > > Thanks for the below, but this only results in help on finding > > files. > > > > The MS Works online help does not cover it either. Looks like MS > > win on this one and you cannot switch it off. > > > > Cheers > > > > Ray > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dan Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Cc: "ray.hanson713" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 1:49 PM > > Subject: Re: [users] Microsoft Works keeps taking over > > > > > > > On Saturday May 6 2006 06:30 am, ray.hanson713 wrote: > > >> Dear sirs, > > >> > > >> I am a new user and have set Open Office as my default for > > >launching> word files etc. When I double click on a word document > > >it still> launches in Microsoft Works. On the add/remove programme > > >inside the> control panel there is no sight of Microsoft Works. > > >Inside Microsoft> Works there is no option fro switching it off as > > >the default. I am> running under MS XP. > > >> > > >> I would like to use Open Office as my default for all MS Office > > >> components, please advise how I switch off the built in default > > >in MS> Works to enable this. > > >> > > >> Many thanks > > >> > > >> Ray > > > > > > Have you looked in Help? Click the Index tab and enter > > > file associations for Microsoft Office > > > in the search box. Click the Display button at the bottom of the > > > window. > > > > > > Dan > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
