Keeping Office 2004 Apps the Default After Installing 2008

On 2/17/08 4:08 PM, in article ee8dcbe.1 RemoveThis @webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,
"jcchristopher@officeformac.com" <jcchristopher RemoveThis @officeformac.com> wrote:

> Thank you Diane. I forgot to mention that I actually tried this with a number
> of Word and Powerpoint docs--2008 seems to override anyway.

Try RCDefaultApp

RCDefaultApp is a preference pane that allows a user to set the default
application used for various URL schemes, file extensions, file types, and
MIME types. MacOS X uses the extension and file type settings to choose the
application when opening a file in Finder, while Safari and other
applications use the URL and MIME type settings at other times for content
not related to a file (such as an unknown URL protocol, or a media stream).

<http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/>


Let me know if this works.
--
Diane, Microsoft Mac MVP (MVPs are not Microsoft Employees)
Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>
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I am having the same problem as jcchristopher. I tried this program and while it looks as though it should work, Office 12.x.x overrides even when you select Office 2004. It is surprising that it "visibly" overrides and changes the application right in front of your eyes!

I am simply frustrated with 2008, but do not want to completely remove it since there are new ppt templates that are a bit more modern than those in 2004.

The quest continues...
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This is apparently "by design". See this post from John McGhie:
http://snipurl.com/229d9

On 3/19/08 3:41 PM, in article ee8dcbe.3.DeleteThis@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "kilk0009"
<kilk0009.DeleteThis@umn.edu> wrote:

> I am having the same problem as jcchristopher. I tried this program and while
> it looks as though it should work, Office 12.x.x overrides even when you
> select Office 2004. It is surprising that it "visibly" overrides and changes
> the application right in front of your eyes!
>
> I am simply frustrated with 2008, but do not want to completely remove it
> since there are new ppt templates that are a bit more modern than those in
> 2004.
>
> The quest continues...

--
Mickey Stevens (Microsoft MVP for Office:mac)
Office & Mac Resources: <http://home.earthlink.net/~mickey.stevens/>
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