Microsoft KB Archive/156584

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Preventing Internet Explorer from Hosting MS Office Documents
Last reviewed: February 12, 1997

Article ID: Q156584

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.0 for Windows 95

SYMPTOMS
When you click an HTML link that calls a Microsoft Office file (such as a Microsoft Word for Windows document), Internet Explorer hosts the file within Internet Explorer. By default, Internet Explorer opens the file for viewing within the browser instead of opening the Microsoft Office program.

CAUSE
Internet Explorer is set by default to host documents for Microsoft Office programs installed on the computer.

RESOLUTION
To set Internet Explorer to open installed Microsoft Office programs instead of hosting the documents, follow these steps:

 Click the Start button, and then click Run.  In the Open box, type the following line, and then click OK: c:\windows\system\regsvr32 /u c:\windows\system\docobj.dll   When you receive the following message, click OK: DllUnregisterServer in c:\windows\system\docobj.dll succeeded. 

MORE INFORMATION
If you later decide that you want Internet Explorer to host Microsoft Office documents, repeat the steps above. In step 2, do not type the two characters "/u." This causes Internet Explorer to host Microsoft Office documents once again.

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