On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:35:27 -0700 NoOp wrote: > On 06/28/2008 04:36 AM, The Beaver wrote: > > Hi, > > I installed OOo3 and chose not to automatically open MS docs with > > OOo. No file associations were setup during the install. The > > programs works in that I can of course open .doc or .odt from within > > OOo but if I click on an odt file, Vista will not open it. I go > > into the control panel to setup the file association but .odt is not > > one of the choices. Vista Home does not have a way to add a file > > type that I can see. Right clicking on the file does not offer a > > choice related to how to open. How can I tell vista to use > > OpenOffice to open writer, calc, base, draw, & math files? > > Thanks in advance, > > Floyd > > OOo 3.0 Beta (Mx) is a development version and therefore file > association has been disabled on purpose. See: > http://www.oooninja.com/2008/05/openofficeorg-30-beta-faq.html >
Having read NoOps FAQ, if you still wish to set OO.o 3 as the default for ODT etc. in Vista the technique is here. http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-6172036.html -- Michael All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well - Julian of Norwich 1342 - 1416 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
