Opening xls files in word

[Rich Niebuda]

When I open an excel file it opens in word. If I open
Excel and then open the file it opens properly. How do I
change the default to open all excel files in excel?

Rich

 

[Eric]

Rich,

Open up Windows Explorer, click the 'Tools' toolbar and
then 'Folder Options...'. Click the 'File Types' tab, and
scroll down to find the XLS file extension.
Highlight "XLS" - I think it will say that it's set to
open with Microsoft Word. If so, click the 'Change'
button and set it to open with Microsoft Excel.

Eric

 

[Dave Peterson]

Another way to reset the association:

Close Excel and
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /unregserver
then
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /regserver

The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's
factory defaults.