not sure if 2000 has this, but in 2003, i go to help and run detect and repair.
this should reset the default version to open the file type.

the usual disclaimers when editing the registry. you can search and find some
command line strings that will do this, too.

then i create reg keys for the newer versions of office so they won't take
control.

word 2007, for example, add this key and give it a value of 1:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options\N oReReg

then do it for each office app you have installed, like this for excel:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\Options\ NoReReg

for 2010, use:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Options\N oReReg

this should keep the newer versions from re-registering the file type.
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Gary Keramidas
Excel 2003


"clr" wrote in message
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Hi All........

I have several versions of Excel on my computer at work and each time I get a
new higher version number....it seems to automatically become the default
version that files that I click on open in. This was tolerable untill XL2007
came along. Now, everything opens in 2007 and I don't want that.....I want to
set the default back to some earlier version, say 2000. I tried changing the
set up in FolderOptions but it didn't seem to take. Any help would be
appreciated.

TIA
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3