[dba-Tech] Excel

[Rocky Smolin]

I have 2010 as the default for Excel and I want ti to open in 2010 but I
may have to go to 2021 with Excel. WOrd, Powerpoint, and Access still open
in 2010 by double-clicking the file.

r

On Sat, Oct 22, 2022 at 1:19 PM Stuart McLachlan <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
wrote:

> If it is still opening opening Execl 2010 when you have installed 2021,
> there was a problem
> with the installation.
>
> Check that
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xlse\
> has a Default value
> Excel.Sheet.12
> and
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.12\shell\Open\command
> has a Default value of
> "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "%1"
>
> (Open RegEdit as Admsinistrator)
>
> Sounds like it is is pointing to an earlier installation and is missing
> the "%1"
>
>
> On 22 Oct 2022 at 12:11, Rocky Smolin wrote:
>
> > I don't use excel much but since I installed that $50 copy of Office
> > 2021, when I double click an excel file, it opens excel (2010, the
> > default)  but doesn't load the file. So I have to go to File and open
> > it there.  Since mostly I opening excel files that I use from time to
> > time - time sheets, journals, mail lists, etc -  they're on the
> > recently used list so I don't have to navigate to file with the open
> > file dialog box.
> >
> > But it's an annoyance and if there's a workaround I sure would
> > appreciate it.
> >
> > MTIA
> >
> > Rocky
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