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Can't open files but can open programs! Is this normal??

July 1, 2008 12:25:38 PM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums
Clicking on icons in Object Dock works fine with .exe programs but it refuses to open a file. If I drag, say, actions.xls onto ObjectDock it looks fine BUT click it and it only opens Excel not the file itself. However if I right click and then Open it work fine. Just a bit of a pain.

Any ideas????
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Reply #1 July 1, 2008 1:33:18 PM
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What OS?

What version of OD?
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Reply #2 July 1, 2008 1:34:03 PM
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Works fine for me..........I have several .xls files on a dock
checking my Dock Entry properties...all I have is the Title & Link.
Arguments is empty, Start In is empty and Run says Normal Window

I use the Plus version on XP Pro SP3....I'm not aware of any of the settings which would make a difference.
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Reply #3 July 1, 2008 9:42:48 PM
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OD free and works here

created one
saved it
dragged the file onto Odock
clicked it once, file opened
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Reply #4 July 2, 2008 4:28:41 AM
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I think that is where the problem lies as my OS is Win 2000. Latest version of OD, downloaded yesterday and it often just closes down all by itself. I wil try it on an XP machine and see what happens there.
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Reply #5 July 3, 2008 3:37:37 PM
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i have XP and have no problem!

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Reply #6 July 4, 2008 4:16:24 AM
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Yeah, works fine on XP but more limited on win 2000, like Show Desktop does not work either.


Hmm, will have to ask boss for an upgrade!!
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