[AT] Off topic Open Office and computer associations.

[charlie hill]

Thanks Vaughn.  I didn't know how to find the right menu.  Now let's hope I 
got them all correct.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vaughn Miller" <vemiller at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Off topic Open Office and computer associations.


> Open Windows Explorer, and go to Tools -> Folder Options.  Click on
> the File Types tab to get to your file associations.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Vaughn Miller
> Dillsburg PA
>
> On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 3:29 PM, charlie hill
> <charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>> I just downloaded the OpenOffice open source, freeware version of 
>> Microsoft
>> Office.  I'll let you know how it works out.  If anyone wants it go to
>> OpenOffice.org.
>>
>> My question is how, with Windows XP, do you set up the software
>> associations?  In other words how do you tell the computer what software 
>> you
>> want it to use to open a file?  Somehow mine has gotten screwed up.  Even
>> before I downloaded OpenOffice when I try to open a PDF file the computer
>> will ask me what I want to use to open it.  I have Adobe reader V. 9 
>> loaded
>> but the computer isn't finding it.  If I try to open a Powerpoint
>> presentation I get the same question.  Before I was using Microsofts
>> Powerpoint viewer but the machine won't find it.  In both cases I have to
>> store the file, open the application and then open the file from inside 
>> the
>> application.  I know that's not right.
>>
>> I hoped that when I loaded this Open Office package that the problem 
>> would
>> go away but it's still the same.
>>
>> Thanks for any help you guys can share.  Sorry for the O/T.  Please spare
>> yourself the trouble of telling me to buy a Mac or load Linux or Red Hat 
>> or
>> whatever.  I want to work with what I have.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
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