XP and IE and EXCEL

[Ciril]

When I open excel file with IE 6.0, I don't get full
functionality of excel (menues don't work, status line is
not shown...). When I open it with Netscape it is OK,
because it opens excel in new window. How can I do it
with IE on XP.

 

[Dave Peterson]

There's a setting in Windows that you can change. (I use win98, so it might
slightly be different for you.)

In win98, I can do this:
Start Windows Explorer
View|Folder Options
File Types Tab
scroll down to MS Excel Worksheet
Select it
click the edit button
There's an option to "browse in same window". Uncheck it.

That's where you can toggle the "confirm open after download", too.

How to Configure Internet Explorer to Open Office
Documents in the Appropriate Office Program Instead of in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=162059

Might help you set it up the way you want.