set excel 2003 as default excel application

[Guest]

Hi All,

My workbooks with macros are created and work fine with Excel 2003.
The problem started when I tried to install xl2007 on the same OS with
xl2003.
Now when I open a file it opens by default with xl2007 and makes a big mess
with the workbooks created with xl2003.
What I want to do is to have Excel 2003 as default excel application and use
xl2007 for educational purpose only.
Is it possible and does anybody know how to do this?

Thanks,

tim

 

[Dave Peterson]

I'd try reregistering xl2003:

Close excel (all versions)
windows start button|Run
type your path to excel2003:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\excel.exe" /unregserver
and hit enter
then
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\excel.exe" /regserver
and hit enter.

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

 

[Earl Kiosterud]

Tim,

Open a folder. My Documents will do. Tools - Folder Options. File Types tab. Find the
XLS extension, and click Change. It will list Excel, but that'll probably be 2007, who's
commandeered the association since it was installed. You'll have to use Browse, and get to
the Excel 2003 folder in Program Files, and find excel.exe.

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