Problem with file association
I have read on this forum that people have problem with the file association when they haved installed StarOffice 8. I have the same problem.
I install StarOffice on a computer as network administrator - every thing looks fine. When i then log off and log on as a usual user the file association for MS Office files (.doc, .xls, .ppt) are gone. I will not have the users to change the file association by their own because they don't know how to do.
I know we have the same problem when we first install StarOffice 7. I got a register hack that changed the association. Now i have tried to change the path's in the registerhack and run it again - but it wont work for SO8. :(
Is there anyone out here who know a solution for this problem?
As i mention earlier I have seen many people in the forum with the same problem - but I haven't seen a solution for it.
// Stefan
# 1
Hi Stefan,
the problem is ,that each user needs to install Staroffice for the fileextension, that was the same for Staroffice 7.
After a "normal" installation as administrator, the users should have the desktop integration, if it is unabled during the installation.
Mean, the users should go to Start/Programm/Staroffcie 8 .....another way should be to go to the userinstallation folder which should be in the installation path of the administrator files.
# 3
I came across the same problem on windows XP SP2 machines.
I created a registry key that forces the file associations as follows:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.doc\shell]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.doc\shell\open]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.doc\shell\open\command ]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Sun\\StarOffice 8\\program\\soffice.exe\" \"%1\""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.xls\shell]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.xls\shell\open]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.xls\shell\open\command ]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Sun\\StarOffice 8\\program\\soffice.exe\" \"%1\""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.ppt\shell]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.ppt\shell\open]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.ppt\shell\open\command ]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Sun\\StarOffice 8\\program\\soffice.exe\" \"%1\""
