Microsoft KB Archive/157239

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How to Disable/Enable In-Place Activation of Office Programs
Last reviewed: March 13, 1997

Article ID: Q157239

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 2.0, 3.0 for Windows 95

SUMMARY
This article describes how to enable or disable in-place activation for Microsoft Office programs.

MORE INFORMATION
Internet Explorer 3.0 uses in-place activation to open program files, and displays the toolbar from the active program. To disable in-place activation for Microsoft Office programs, use the following steps. These steps prevent Microsoft Office files from opening inside Internet Explorer 3.0:

 Click the Start button, and then click Run.  In the Open box, type the following line, and then click OK: regsvr32 docobj.dll /u 

You should receive the message "DllUnregister Server in docobj.dll succeeded." Docobj.dll is the file that allows Office programs to open inside Internet Explorer. This setting removes the registry settings for Docobj.dll so that Office programs are opened as standalone programs.

To enable in-place activation of Microsoft Office files, follow these steps:

 Click the Start button, and then click Run.  In the Open box, type the following line, and then click OK: regsvr32 docobj.dll 

You should receive the message "DllRegister Server in docobj.dll succeeded."