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How do I make excel 2007 the default for opening .xls files.

I have excel 2003,2007 and 2010 on my machine for test purposes. How do I make excel 2007 the default for opening .xls files.
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Okay, let's take a slightly more aggressive approach.

 

Open Explorer and locate an .XLS file. Right click it and go down to Open With, then select Choose default program from the menu flyout.

         

If Excel 2007 is specifically listed in the Recommended Programs section, first make sure that Always use the selected program to open this kind of file is checked and double-click Excel 2007. You should be able to tell Excel 2007 from any others by the icon.

If you are unsure which Excel is which, click the Browse button and navigate to,

%PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\Office12

... then locate Excel.exe and double-click it. When you are back at the previous Open With dialog, the Excel 2007 should be selected. Again, ensure that Always use the selected program to open this kind of file is checked and click OK in the lower right.

BTW, that's the correct icon for Excel 2007 in the above graphic.

 

You will likely want to repeat the procedure for .XLM files.

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Last updated November 30, 2022 Views 19,597 Applies to: