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Enabling File Direct Editing within Internet Explorer

This document describes how you set up Microsoft Word and other Microsoft Office documents to be opened in their own applications and not with a plug-in within Internet Explorer.

Windows XP

Step list

Launch Windows Explorer.

Note that this does not refer to Internet Explorer.

Select any folder.
Select Tools > Folder Options.
In the Folder Options dialog box, select the File Types tab.
Identify the office file type (for example Microsoft Word Document DOC) and click Advanced.
From the Edit File Type screen, deselect the Browse in same window check box, which toggles whether a Word document is launched outside of Internet Explorer.
Click OK to close the dialog boxes.

Extract från MS support artikel (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/178222)

MORE INFORMATION

The following two basic approaches to controlling the behavior will be discussed:

•	As a user, you can set client options through Windows Explorer. The advantage of this approach is that the user retains control of the browser's behavior.
•	As a Web author, you can write client-side script. The advantage of this approach is that you can customize the client behavior from a central location. However, there is a caveat: implementing this method requires a client-based installation of Office 97 and is inherently slow.

Use the following steps for the first approach--setting client options through Windows Explorer:

Launch Windows Explorer.

If you are running Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, follow these steps:

a.	On the View menu, click Options. If Internet Explorer 4.0 is installed, click Folder Options.
b.	In the Options dialog box, click the File Types tab.
c.	In Registered file types, click Microsoft Word Document, and then click Edit.

If you are running Microsoft Windows 2000 or a later version of Windows, follow these steps:

a.	On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
b.	In the File Options dialog box, click the File Types tab.
c.	In Registered file types, click Microsoft Word Document, and then click Advanced.

From the Edit File Type screen, click to clear the Browse in same window check box, which toggles whether a Word document is launched outside of Internet Explorer.

Click OK to close the dialog boxes.

Note that behind the scenes, simple Registry flags are being set, which means that someone with experience in creating .Reg files can automate this change.

Windows Vista
Link to the “How to configure Internet Explorer to open office documents in the appropriate Office program instead of in Internet Explorer”:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/162059/en-us

Follow section “Method 2: Edit the Windows registry” for the settings necessary to apply for Windows Vista specifically.

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