XLS files open in browser instead of Excel

[Steve]

Does anyone know of a way to prevent IE from opening an
XLS file itself and instead have it fire up Excel when I
click on an XLS file link?

One machine I use does it that way but the others open
the file directly in the browser window, but with no tool
bars, etc. That makes it very hard to use.

 

[war17]

Right click on the xls file and select Open With. Select Excel program.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

Does anyone know of a way to prevent IE from opening an
XLS file itself and instead have it fire up Excel when I
click on an XLS file link?

One machine I use does it that way but the others open
the file directly in the browser window, but with no tool
bars, etc. That makes it very hard to use.

Office Documents Open in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=162059

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[Steve]

This fixed the problem.

-----Original Message-----


Office Documents Open in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=162059

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[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

This fixed the problem.

Thanks for the feedback.

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