Making 2003 the default startup

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rebecca

I have both PowerPoint 2002 and 2003 installed. I really only want to
use 2003 (unless there is a good reason to keep both?) but PowerPoint
always starts up in 2002. I don't seem to be able to simply uninstall
it, either - it does not show up on the list of programs I can
uninstall, just updates. I am afraid to just trash it for fear of
causing issues with 2003 as it was an upgrade to 2002.
 
Most of the time I am starting up a previously-created presentation or
one sent to me by someone else. If I go to my start menu I can choose
from either version to start from. I'd rather it was just one.
 
Right click xp in the start menu > remove from list

Right click a powerpoint file icon > properties > opens with > change >
browse (to 2003 powerpoint, probably in program files> msoft office > office
11)

See if that works
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John Wilson
Microsoft Certified Office Specialist
http://www.technologytrish.co.uk/ppttipshome.html
 
Assuming that Office 2003 was installed in:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11

do the following:
1. Select "Start" | "Run..." menu item.
2. Type in "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\PowerPnt.exe
/regserver".
3. Click OK button.

This should get PowerPoint 2003 to register itself as the default PowerPoint
to launch.


- Chirag

PowerShow - View multiple PowerPoint slide shows simultaneously
http://officeone.mvps.org/powershow/powershow.html
 
I tried the suggestions above, thanks! I got the 2002 icon off the
start menu, but anything I open in PPT that was not saved as a PPT 2003
file still comes up in PPT 2002.
 
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