You will have to change the registered version back to 2003

This fix below usually works to disable Excel 12(2007)

Since 2007 has decided it wants to be the default, de-register 2007 and
re-register 2003

Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar

StartRun "C:\yourpathto2007\excel.exe" /unregserver

See the space between exe and /unregserver.

Then register 2003

StartRun "C:\yourpathto2003\excel.exe" /regserver

This process should make Excel 2002 the default for opening files.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:43:01 -0700, Wade
wrote:

everytime i try to open my files in 2003 it opens in 2007 on XP

on vista it opens fine

please help