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Open .xls Files with Office Starter (Excel Starter)

Monday, 19 September 2011 18:25

SITUATION:

-have a traditional .xls file on the DESKTOP

-double-click to open it.... nothing

RESOLUTION:

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print?
01.-close out of everything
02.-click START > RUN
03.-type: regedit
04.-click OK
05.-navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.xls\OpenWithProgIDs
06.-it'll probably say: "Excel.Sheet.8"
07.-right-click
08.-click RENAME
09.-change to: "Excel.Sheet.12"
10.-restart computer
11.-click START > CONTROL PANEL > DEFAULT PROGRAMS
12.-click ASSOCIATE A FILE TYPE WITH A PROGRAM
13.-find .xls
14.-double-click
15.-change to: "Microsoft Application Virtualization DDE"
16.-click OK > CLOSE

Yes... that took me about 2 hours to discover. I don't choose to hate Microsoft.... they force me to hate them.

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