File associations in Vista
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File associations in Vista
21-10-2008 2:54 PM
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Anyone know how to persuade IE7 on Vista to do as it is told and open a DOC with Word?
Re: File associations in Vista
21-10-2008 3:09 PM
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];162059
The forum software screws up the link so you will need to copy and paste
Re: File associations in Vista
21-10-2008 4:11 PM
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Re: File associations in Vista
21-10-2008 4:19 PM
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Re: File associations in Vista
21-10-2008 4:38 PM
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The more I see of Vista the more I hate it
Re: File associations in Vista
21-10-2008 6:01 PM
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I'll stick with NT 5.1 for as long as I can
Re: File associations in Vista
22-10-2008 8:22 AM
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Re: File associations in Vista
22-10-2008 10:30 AM
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Round of applause for open source software.
Re: File associations in Vista
22-10-2008 11:12 AM
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That's theory though, I only ever use IE for setting our work routers, cause they are old and crap and the web admin on them don't support real browsers like FF or Opera
Re: File associations in Vista
22-10-2008 4:06 PM
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Re: File associations in Vista
22-10-2008 4:13 PM
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On the basis that they deal with protocols adhering to standards, you would expect them to code an interface that adhered to internet standards, rather than the dodgy non-standard Microsoft offerings.
Remember; Popularity != Quality
Re: File associations in Vista
22-10-2008 4:22 PM
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My point was that router web interfaces are designed to do a job which is of course to allow people not familiar with CLI to stick them in a rack and get them up and running.
As the Windows OS is pretty much built around IE and IE does not adhere to standards but is going to be present on the vast majority of machines that your customer is running so hence they code for IE as in reality you cant really ask your customer to install another browser to configure a piece of equipment they've just paid x thousand pouinds for can you as not every customer is going to have someone who is familiar with networking device CLI
I fear we are digressing, I'll have a tinker on a Vista system tomorrow when I'm at work and see if I can come up with anything to help the OP
Re: File associations in Vista
22-10-2008 4:24 PM
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If the WI was built to adhere to standards, it wouldn't matter which browser you used.
If its built to only work in IE, you have only one option.
Re: File associations in Vista
22-10-2008 4:34 PM
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Interface design seems to be more about flashy presentation rather than getting the job done which is probably why the decision was made to code for IE
Re: File associations in Vista
23-10-2008 12:51 PM
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Quote from: techguy I fear we are digressing, I'll have a tinker on a Vista system tomorrow when I'm at work and see if I can come up with anything to help the OP
Thanks, but the OP doesn't care any more! I'm quite happy to tell people to use Firefox instead. Stuff IE7, that's what I say
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