Backing up my file configurations
I had a few custom things set up so that I could open .DOC files in
Wordpad by default, or right click and choose "Open with OpenOffice". I just decided to move my office suite from the installation of Windows 95 under Virtual PC on my old Powermac 6500 to a Windows 98SE computer so I could try to work with Access. That wiped out my custom "Open with OpenOffice" while changing my settings to use the office apps without asking me. Since Wordpad takes a second to load while Office takes time and RAM, I would have preferred to have left things alone. Is there any way to back up such custom things or prevent them from being wiped out? I have an XCOPY of everything on my hard drive from 6 months ago on a Virtual PC 2007 hard drive image on another computer, is there any way to export the file types from that backup and paste it into the real computer? |
Backing up my file configurations
SlickRCBD wrote: I had a few custom things set up so that I could open .DOC files in Wordpad by default, or right click and choose "Open with OpenOffice". I just decided to move my office suite from the installation of Windows 95 under Virtual PC on my old Powermac 6500 to a Windows 98SE computer so I could try to work with Access. That wiped out my custom "Open with OpenOffice" while changing my settings to use the office apps without asking me. Since Wordpad takes a second to load while Office takes time and RAM, I would have preferred to have left things alone. Is there any way to back up such custom things or prevent them from being wiped out? I have an XCOPY of everything on my hard drive from 6 months ago on a Virtual PC 2007 hard drive image on another computer, is there any way to export the file types from that backup and paste it into the real computer? SlickRCBD: Try this: Open Windows Explorer and find any .DOC file point to it and SHIFT + right click on it. Choose Open With... from the pop up menu. A dialog box will open asking which programyou want to use to open the file. There is a pick list of apps and a check box to "Always use this app to open this type of file. Place a checkin the box and you should be good to go. HTH & GL John -- \\\||/// ------------------o000----(o)(o)----000o---------------- ----------------------------()-------------------------- '' Madness takes its toll - Please have exact change. '' John Dulak - 40.4913ºN,79.904ºW - http://tinyurl.com/2qs6o6 |
Backing up my file configurations
John
Been 10 days and no thank you from SlickRCBD So I Thank you for being right One More Time Thank you John Dulak Yours Hot-Text "John Dulak" wrote in message ... SlickRCBD wrote: I had a few custom things set up so that I could open .DOC files in Wordpad by default, or right click and choose "Open with OpenOffice". I just decided to move my office suite from the installation of Windows 95 under Virtual PC on my old Powermac 6500 to a Windows 98SE computer so I could try to work with Access. That wiped out my custom "Open with OpenOffice" while changing my settings to use the office apps without asking me. Since Wordpad takes a second to load while Office takes time and RAM, I would have preferred to have left things alone. Is there any way to back up such custom things or prevent them from being wiped out? I have an XCOPY of everything on my hard drive from 6 months ago on a Virtual PC 2007 hard drive image on another computer, is there any way to export the file types from that backup and paste it into the real computer? SlickRCBD: Try this: Open Windows Explorer and find any .DOC file point to it and SHIFT + right click on it. Choose Open With... from the pop up menu. A dialog box will open asking which programyou want to use to open the file. There is a pick list of apps and a check box to "Always use this app to open this type of file. Place a checkin the box and you should be good to go. HTH & GL John -- \\\||/// ------------------o000----(o)(o)----000o---------------- ----------------------------()-------------------------- '' Madness takes its toll - Please have exact change. '' John Dulak - 40.4913ºN,79.904ºW - http://tinyurl.com/2qs6o6 |
Backing up my file configurations
Hot-text wrote:
John Been 10 days and no thank you from SlickRCBD So I Thank you for being right One More Time Thank you John Dulak Yours Hot-Text Hot-Text: You're Welcome. John -- \\\||/// ------------------o000----(o)(o)----000o---------------- ----------------------------()-------------------------- '' Madness takes its toll - Please have exact change. '' John Dulak - 40.4913ºN,79.904ºW - http://tinyurl.com/2qs6o6 |
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