Can someone who has NOT installed FrontPage 2003 please tell me what =
your reg keys say in the following:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\xmlfile
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xml

Or at least tell me in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder options... | =
File Types | xml what you have for the default behavior? Thanks.

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George Hester
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"George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Can someone who has NOT installed FrontPage 2003 please tell me what your
reg keys say in the following:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\xmlfile
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xml

Or at least tell me in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder options... | File
Types | xml what you have for the default behavior? Thanks.

--
George Hester
__________________________________

If you right click on an xml file and choose 'Open with...' you can then
select IE and check the box 'Always open with' before opening.

--
Joe (MVP - xml)

Actually that doesn't work right. But that's OK. I happened to have =
saved a HKCR from just after I installed Office 2003. And had the =
correct association. Let me explain to you why your suggestion although =
"correct" doesn't work.

First you will need to remove this key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\xmlfile\shell\open

Make sure you back it up first. Now you will still have an icon =
association for xml file but of course no Open method. Mine had been =
changed to:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\xmlfile\shell\open\command]
@=3D"\"C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft =
Shared\\OFFICE11\\MSOXMLED.EXE\" /verb open \"%1\""

and that was the problem. Notice no subkeys. Now go ahead and do your =
suggestion. Choose Microsoft Internet Explorer for the application you =
want to use to open xml files with. And check "use always."

After this go to Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options... | File =
Types | select XML | Advanced | select Open which should be bolded =
signifying this is the default behavior | Edit... | is DDE checked? No =
- that will not happen using the method you suggested. And it should =
be. Complete with all the options there when DDE is selected.

I learned long ago that this method of association has its deficiencies. =
And this is one of them.

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George Hester
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"Joe Fawcett" <joefawcett@hotmail.com> wrote in message =
news:OEvkE1a3DHA.2000@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> "George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eE9yXkY3DHA.1652@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Can someone who has NOT installed FrontPage 2003 please tell me what =
your
> reg keys say in the following:
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> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\xmlfile
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xml
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> Or at least tell me in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder options... | =
File
> Types | xml what you have for the default behavior? Thanks.
>=20
> --=20
> George Hester
> __________________________________
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> If you right click on an xml file and choose 'Open with...' you can =
then
> select IE and check the box 'Always open with' before opening.
>=20
> --=20
> Joe (MVP - xml)
>=20
>