How do I set Office 2007 as default program to open files?

[Guest]

I have Microsoft Works as an OEM program and it is the default program to
open files. I have recently installed Office 2007 and it won't open the
files unless you right click the file to open it specifically with MS Office
07. I would like to keep MS Works rather than uninstall it completely, so
how do i set 07 to be default file opener?

 

[Graham Mayor]

Which files do you want to open? Works files? Old Word documents?
Office 2007 has its own file format.

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[Guest]

Thank you for answering!
I am probably opening old Office 2000 files which I created on my other
computer and am working with now on my new computer, carried over to the new
computer by a USB memory chip. Because OfficeWorks was bundled with the new
computer,it automatically tries to open the files and, as you said, one has
to right click to open the file. I just thought that there'd be a way to
disable OfficeWorks' defaults without uninstalling it.

 

[Jay Freedman]

In Windows Explorer, go to Tools > Folder Options > File Types. Select the
DOC extension in the list. Where it says "Opens with" and lists the Works
program, click the Change button and select Word.

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Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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