[Ham-Computers] File problem with IE8

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

Yes, I'm using XP.  Sorry that I forgot to state that.

In the Control Panel, opening Folder Options brings up a window with a File 
Types tab.  Clicking that brings up the list of file types.  Selecting .DOC 
or .XLS and clicking the Advanced button does bring up a display showing a 
choice named "Browse in same window" with a check box that was checked.  
Unchecking the check box and then clicking on an .XLS file in the Files section 
of one of my Yahoo groups displays the data in a different window (so you 
don't have to use the BACK button to get back to the file list.  But IE8 is 
still doing the display, not Excel (or Word for .DOC).  And for PDF, the 
"Browse in same window" line is grayed out.

Thanks,
Robert D

In a message dated 11/17/2012 14:13:20 PM Central Standard Time, 
danki6x at socal.rr.com writes: 
> Sounds like you have Win XP.  I seem to remember it was in the Windows 
> File
> Types section where you choose what you want to open each filetype with.  
> Go
> to, for example, ".doc" and edit.  There was an advanced button.  In there
> you could UNCHECK something like "open in same browser window".  Been a
> while now with XP that I may not have it completely correct.  Need to do 
> the
> same for all extensions you want this to happen.
> 
> Dan KI6X
> 
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> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 8:25 PM
> To: Ham-Computers at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Ham-Computers] File problem with IE8
> 
> I recently converted from IE7 to IE8 on one of our workstations by
> installing 8 over 7.  Virtually nothing looks different and in general I 
> see
> no performance changes (neither faster nor slower).  However, the way in
> which 8 handles opening files on websites is totally different.
> Specifically DOC, JPG, PDF, TXT and XLS.  Under 7, when I clicked or
> double-clicked (as
> appropriate) on a file, IE apparently called the associated viewer of 
> record
> to open the file.  8 on the other hand seems to open the file itself and
> does a PP job of it.  No paging forward or back.  No zoom or fit to page
> capability.  
> And you don't close the file when done, you have to remember to hit the 
> Back
> button.  Etc.  Does anyone know whether there is a way in which to force 
> it
> back to the previous response (i.e., use the program that presumably knows
> how to properly open the file type)?  I have looked but cannot find 
> anything
> that pertains to file types except 
> 
> Robert Downs - Houston
> wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
> MVPA 9480
> 

Robert & Susan Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480