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Default version of Excel
Hi All........
I have several versions of Excel on my computer at work and each time I get a new higher version number....it seems to automatically become the default version that files that I click on open in. This was tolerable untill XL2007 came along. Now, everything opens in 2007 and I don't want that.....I want to set the default back to some earlier version, say 2000. I tried changing the set up in FolderOptions but it didn't seem to take. Any help would be appreciated. TIA Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 |
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hi
for some reason excel recognizes the LAST version instaled as the default version. if you want to have another version(earlier?) as the default version then you may have to reinstall THAT version so that excel will recognize that version as the last version installed and therefore the default version. yeah, i know....stupid..... talk to microsoft. regards FSt1 "clr" wrote: Hi All........ I have several versions of Excel on my computer at work and each time I get a new higher version number....it seems to automatically become the default version that files that I click on open in. This was tolerable untill XL2007 came along. Now, everything opens in 2007 and I don't want that.....I want to set the default back to some earlier version, say 2000. I tried changing the set up in FolderOptions but it didn't seem to take. Any help would be appreciated. TIA Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 |
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not sure if 2000 has this, but in 2003, i go to help and run detect and repair.
this should reset the default version to open the file type. the usual disclaimers when editing the registry. you can search and find some command line strings that will do this, too. then i create reg keys for the newer versions of office so they won't take control. word 2007, for example, add this key and give it a value of 1: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options\N oReReg then do it for each office app you have installed, like this for excel: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\Options\ NoReReg for 2010, use: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Options\N oReReg this should keep the newer versions from re-registering the file type. -- Gary Keramidas Excel 2003 "clr" wrote in message ... Hi All........ I have several versions of Excel on my computer at work and each time I get a new higher version number....it seems to automatically become the default version that files that I click on open in. This was tolerable untill XL2007 came along. Now, everything opens in 2007 and I don't want that.....I want to set the default back to some earlier version, say 2000. I tried changing the set up in FolderOptions but it didn't seem to take. Any help would be appreciated. TIA Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 |
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I'd try to reregister the version of excel you want as the default before
re-installing. Close Excel and Windows Start Button|Run "C:\yourpathtowhateverversionofexcelyouwant\excel. exe" /regserver The /regserver stuff resets some of the windows registry to excel's factory defaults. clr wrote: Hi All........ I have several versions of Excel on my computer at work and each time I get a new higher version number....it seems to automatically become the default version that files that I click on open in. This was tolerable untill XL2007 came along. Now, everything opens in 2007 and I don't want that.....I want to set the default back to some earlier version, say 2000. I tried changing the set up in FolderOptions but it didn't seem to take. Any help would be appreciated. TIA Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 -- Dave Peterson |
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you need to add the norereg keys, or else when a newer version is launched, it
will reset anything that was done previously. -- Gary Keramidas Excel 2003 "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... I'd try to reregister the version of excel you want as the default before re-installing. Close Excel and Windows Start Button|Run "C:\yourpathtowhateverversionofexcelyouwant\excel. exe" /regserver The /regserver stuff resets some of the windows registry to excel's factory defaults. clr wrote: Hi All........ I have several versions of Excel on my computer at work and each time I get a new higher version number....it seems to automatically become the default version that files that I click on open in. This was tolerable untill XL2007 came along. Now, everything opens in 2007 and I don't want that.....I want to set the default back to some earlier version, say 2000. I tried changing the set up in FolderOptions but it didn't seem to take. Any help would be appreciated. TIA Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 -- Dave Peterson |
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Hi,
If you need to load specific workbooks in specific installed Excel versions, maybe this utility can useful for you: http://orlando.mvps.org/ExcelFreeMor...IdC=Orlmorewin Regards, On Oct 10, 11:01*pm, "clr" wrote: Hi All........ I have several versions of Excel on my computer at work and each time I get a new higher version number....it seems to automatically become the default version that files that I click on open in. *This was tolerable untill XL2007 came along. *Now, everything opens in 2007 and I don't want that.....I want to set the default back to some earlier version, say 2000.. I tried changing the set up in FolderOptions but it didn't seem to take. Any help would be appreciated. TIA Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 |
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Thanks everyone.......it seems there is more to this than I had
hoped........I reckon I'll do some experimenting...... Thanks again, Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 "clr" wrote in message ... Hi All........ I have several versions of Excel on my computer at work and each time I get a new higher version number....it seems to automatically become the default version that files that I click on open in. This was tolerable untill XL2007 came along. Now, everything opens in 2007 and I don't want that.....I want to set the default back to some earlier version, say 2000. I tried changing the set up in FolderOptions but it didn't seem to take. Any help would be appreciated. TIA Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 |
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