I'm running both 2003 & 2007 versions of excel. How can I make 2007 the
default application? I could have sworn it already was at one time but now
when I click on a file it opens in 2003. I tried changing the file type in
the folder options menu but that didn't work. Any ideas? I also tried
unregistering 2003 but that didn't work either.

I'd try reregistering xl2007:

Close excel (all versions)
windows start button|Run
type your path to excel2007:
"C:\whatevergoeshere\excel.exe" /unregserver
and hit enter
then
"C:\whatevergoeshere\excel.exe" /regserver
and hit enter.

The last version installed or registered should be the default program.

Secret Squirrel wrote:
>
> I'm running both 2003 & 2007 versions of excel. How can I make 2007 the
> default application? I could have sworn it already was at one time but now
> when I click on a file it opens in 2003. I tried changing the file type in
> the folder options menu but that didn't work. Any ideas? I also tried
> unregistering 2003 but that didn't work either.

--

Dave Peterson

Nope didn't work. When I try that with 2007 and then hit enter it opens excel
2007 up. I tried it twice and nothing.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

> I'd try reregistering xl2007:
>
> Close excel (all versions)
> windows start button|Run
> type your path to excel2007:
> "C:\whatevergoeshere\excel.exe" /unregserver
> and hit enter
> then
> "C:\whatevergoeshere\excel.exe" /regserver
> and hit enter.
>
> The last version installed or registered should be the default program.
>
> Secret Squirrel wrote:
> >
> > I'm running both 2003 & 2007 versions of excel. How can I make 2007 the
> > default application? I could have sworn it already was at one time but now
> > when I click on a file it opens in 2003. I tried changing the file type in
> > the folder options menu but that didn't work. Any ideas? I also tried
> > unregistering 2003 but that didn't work either.
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson
>

That technique works with versions before xl2007. I don't have xl2007 on a pc
that has any other version of excel on it. So thanks for posting back.

Have you tried reinstalling xl2007?

Secret Squirrel wrote:
>
> Nope didn't work. When I try that with 2007 and then hit enter it opens excel
> 2007 up. I tried it twice and nothing.
>
> "Dave Peterson" wrote:
>
> > I'd try reregistering xl2007:
> >
> > Close excel (all versions)
> > windows start button|Run
> > type your path to excel2007:
> > "C:\whatevergoeshere\excel.exe" /unregserver
> > and hit enter
> > then
> > "C:\whatevergoeshere\excel.exe" /regserver
> > and hit enter.
> >
> > The last version installed or registered should be the default program.
> >
> > Secret Squirrel wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm running both 2003 & 2007 versions of excel. How can I make 2007 the
> > > default application? I could have sworn it already was at one time but now
> > > when I click on a file it opens in 2003. I tried changing the file type in
> > > the folder options menu but that didn't work. Any ideas? I also tried
> > > unregistering 2003 but that didn't work either.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Dave Peterson
> >

--

Dave Peterson

I ran the Microsoft Office Diagnostics and it fixed it. 2007 is now my
default application. Guess there must have been a bug or something in there.
Thanks for your help Dave!

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

> That technique works with versions before xl2007. I don't have xl2007 on a pc
> that has any other version of excel on it. So thanks for posting back.
>
> Have you tried reinstalling xl2007?
>
> Secret Squirrel wrote:
> >
> > Nope didn't work. When I try that with 2007 and then hit enter it opens excel
> > 2007 up. I tried it twice and nothing.
> >
> > "Dave Peterson" wrote:
> >
> > > I'd try reregistering xl2007:
> > >
> > > Close excel (all versions)
> > > windows start button|Run
> > > type your path to excel2007:
> > > "C:\whatevergoeshere\excel.exe" /unregserver
> > > and hit enter
> > > then
> > > "C:\whatevergoeshere\excel.exe" /regserver
> > > and hit enter.
> > >
> > > The last version installed or registered should be the default program.
> > >
> > > Secret Squirrel wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I'm running both 2003 & 2007 versions of excel. How can I make 2007 the
> > > > default application? I could have sworn it already was at one time but now
> > > > when I click on a file it opens in 2003. I tried changing the file type in
> > > > the folder options menu but that didn't work. Any ideas? I also tried
> > > > unregistering 2003 but that didn't work either.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Dave Peterson
> > >
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson
>