I noticed you can't set Desktop apps as the the default program. Open the default programs applet (Start Screen, type default, click on default Programs) If you click on Set your Default Programs, you will only see Metro Apps listed - no Chrome, Firefox, or Microsoft Office listed. Tried double clicking on a docx file as a test and it opens a dialog screen asking what program to use. You can then select your Office Program and it will be the default but this is a lot clumsier than the old way. I set Chrome as the default browser in Chrome but IE opens when I click on a link.
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2012-03-16 13:42Microsoft wants to move you to Metro Apps
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2012-03-16 14:06That would probably be because Chrome has not been updated to know anything about Windows 8.
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2012-03-16 14:28Joe, you are right about Chrome but it doesn't explain why no non Metro apps appear in the default programs list.
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2012-03-16 15:25This is not unusual of beta applications.
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2012-03-16 17:10I would suspect that until the installer for the programs is made aware of any Windows 8 conventions that they would not show up.
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2012-03-17 07:25Good morning. Speaking of apps, I am trying, really, to see what can be done with them. I tried Reader and got to "Documents" but the path is so long to the folder that I can not see where it ends. I would like to path it to C:\Documents. Where/how can I do this in a GUI way ? I am no DOS person ! The folder that Reader takes me to, has nothing in it. All my .docs, rtfs and such are in C:\Documents, I can see them when I get to the Desktop à la Win-7. Thanks. Jean.
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2012-03-17 10:52Existing installers like Microsoft Office 2007 are not going to rewrite their install routines for Windows 8.I would suspect that until the installer for the programs is made aware of any Windows 8 conventions that they would not show up.
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2012-03-17 14:13Jerry, very strange. >>> Existing installers like Microsoft Office 2007 are not going to rewrite their install routines for Windows 8.
I use Office 2k both in W-7 and this W-8 trial. Also used it in XP and vista. Ran to beat the band. Why is Office 2007 not installing ? Very strange indeed. Jean.
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2012-03-17 16:25Jean, I was answering Joe's statement. The Office apps install and work in Win 8 cp. They just don't appear in the Set Default Programs list. You can still associate default program extensions one at a time, but its a pain compared to previous Windows versions.
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2012-03-17 20:55It may not be a need to rewrite but only to recompile with Windows 8 install components. It may be more complicaqted too. OTOH, Office 2007 is old enough that Microsoft may not want to go through the effort. After all they will have a new version Office soon too. Originally Posted by jwitalka
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2012-03-18 11:02There really should be no reason to recompile. Widows 8 should recognize existing desktop apps in the set defaults applet as it has in previous OS's. I stiil think it's one more step their intention to move us to Metro apps. They obviously want all new apps to use the Metro interface and i think its a loss for the desktop as Windows explorer Metro vs Windows Explorer dsktop shows (Loss of flash support, etc.)
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2012-03-18 12:34While that may be Microsoft's ultimate objective, saying that there should be no reason to compile ignores the possibility that the mechanism for registering programs may have changed completely. Microsoft makes design decisions with every Windows release that causes some subset of software vendors to make changes. BTW, I don't mean recompiling the application on the installer. Originally Posted by jwitalka
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2012-03-18 12:59That's possible but this would be a first. I still have hope they will fix this in the release version.
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