Office Documents Open in Internet Explorer

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, follow the steps in the appropriate section to configure Internet Explorer to open Office files in the appropriate Office program instead of in Internet Explorer.

Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft Windows 98

NOTE: If you are running Internet Explorer version 3.0, you cannot use the following procedure to configure Internet Explorer to open Office files in the appropriate Office program. If you are running Internet Explorer 3.0, upgrade to Internet Explorer 3.02 or later. For information about how to obtain the latest version of Internet Explorer, view the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://www.microsoft.com/ie/download

To configure Internet Explorer to open Office files in the appropriate Office program on a computer that is running Windows 95 or Windows 98:

1. Double-click My Computer.
2. On the View menu, click Options (or Folder Options).
3. Click the File Types tab.
4. In the Registered file types list, click the specific Office document type (for example, Microsoft Excel Worksheet), and then click Edit.
5. In the Edit File Type dialog box, perform one of the following steps, depending on the version of Internet Explorer that you are running:
   • If you are running Internet Explorer 3.01, 3.02, or 3.02a: click to clear the Open Web documents in place check box.
     
     NOTE: The Open Web documents in place check box is not available if you are running Internet Explorer version 3.0. If you are running Internet Explorer 3.0, upgrade to Internet Explorer 3.02 or later.
   • If you are running Internet Explorer 4.0, 4.01, or 5: click to clear the Browse in same window check box.
6. Click OK.

Microsoft Windows NT

To configure Internet Explorer to open Office files in the appropriate Office program on a computer that is running Windows NT, you need to edit the registry.

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
To configure Internet Explorer to open Office files in the appropriate Office program on a computer that is running Windows NT:

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
2. Locate the following registry key:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes
3. Under this key, locate the subkey for the specific Office document type. The following table lists the subkeys for several common Office document types.

   Document Type                                Subkey
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   Microsoft Excel 7.0 worksheet                Excel.Sheet.5
   Microsoft Excel 97 worksheet                 Excel.Sheet.8
   Microsoft Excel 2000 worksheet               Excel.Sheet.8
   Microsoft Word 7.0 document                  Word.Document.6
   Microsoft Word 97 document                   Word.Document.8
   Microsoft Word 2000 document                 Word.Document.8
   Microsoft Project 98 project                 MSProject.Project.8
   Microsoft Powerpoint 2000 document           PowerPoint.Show.8

   To locate the subkey for a document type that is not included in this table, find the subkey for the extension that is associated with the document type. The (default) value for that subkey contains the name of the subkey for that document type. For example, the .xls extension is associated with Excel worksheets. Under the .xls subkey, the (default) value contains the string "Excel.Sheet.5." Therefore, the subkey for the Microsoft Excel Worksheet document type is the following subkey:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Excel.Sheet.5
4. After you identify the subkey for the specific Office document type, click the subkey, click Add Value on the Edit menu, and then add the following value for all subkeys except Excel.Sheet.8:
   Value name: BrowserFlags
   Data type: REG_DWORD
   Value: 8
   For Excel.Sheet.8, add the following value:
   Value name: BrowserFlags
   Data type: REG_DWORD
   Value: 9
5. Click OK, and then quit Registry Editor.