Warren Fitzpatrick wrote:
> I'm got OpenOffice.org 2.0.2 and Windows Internet Explorer.
> When I right click a .doc through this browser, the Open
> function recognizes the .doc as WordPad (and asks if I want to
> open it). There is no Open As option here.
>
> No problem with a non-browser accessed .doc. A .doc from
> Outlook or My Documents always opens in OpenOffice Writer,
> which is what I want.
>
> Warren
The .doc association for IE is set in the registry. There is a
way of changing it without using the registry editor, ***but you
do it at your own risk****
1 Open a command prompt window. I think that's on Accessories in
WindowsXP.
2 Type:
assoc .doc
Note the dot in the above line.
Depending on your Office version, you should get something like:
.doc=Word.Document.8
3 Now repeat it to find the openoffice association, i.e.
assoc .odt
You should get:
.odt=opendocument.WriterDocument.1
4 Now change the association of the .doc:
assoc .doc=opendocument.WriterDocument.1
This changes the association even for Internet Explorer, so if
you use IE to open a .doc file on the internet, instead of
opening in Word or Wordpad, it should open in ooo.
--
John
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