On the right track, but on the XP machine I check to open with Excel instead
of a converter that it has as default, and check to always open with Excel,
but it does not change.

On the Vista 64 machine, it opens with the converter and when I browse I
can't find Excel. Seraching it only finds the shortcut in
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\StartMenu, and I can't find that with the browse or
microsoft office.

"Steve Dunn" wrote:

Sounds like the file associations on those machines have lost their default
selection for .xlt files. Try using a program like: FileTypesMan. All
you'll need to do is find .xlt in the list of filetypes, select it,
double-click New in the bottom pane, and make sure Default Action is
selected.

Unfortunately, you'll need to do this on each machine that is having
problems.

http://download.cnet.com/FileTypesMa...-10806311.html

HTH
Steve D.


"widman" wrote in message
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I've put an Excel template (.xlt)(Excel 2003 sp3) in a public folder on a
server that is running server 2008.

I put shortcuts to it on several windows machines and some open it as a
worksheet adding a 1 to the end of the name, as it normally would as a
local
file, but some machines open it as a template.
Windows XP as xls in Excel 2003
Windows XP as xls en Excel 2007
Windows Vista 32, one as xls and one as xlt en Excel 2003
Windows Vista 64 as xlt en Excel 2003

Obviously I need them to open as xls. How?