Bug 65999

Summary: Installer does not register LO as a program in Windows "Open with..."
Product: LibreOffice Reporter: Kumāra <kumara.bhikkhu>
Component: InstallationAssignee: Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME    
Severity: normal CC: thomas-libo
Priority: medium    
Version: 4.0.4.2 release   
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)   
OS: Windows (All)   
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Description Kumāra 2013-06-21 08:08:45 UTC
The installer fails to register LO as a program in Windows. Effect: You can't make DOC "Open with..." LO, as it is not listed among the registered applications.
Comment 1 Thomas Arnhold 2013-10-16 00:34:38 UTC
NOT reproducible on Windows 7 with

Version: 4.1.2.3
Build ID: 40b2d7fde7e8d2d7bc5a449dc65df4d08a7dd38


Kumāra: Which Windows version are you using?
Comment 2 Kumāra 2013-10-16 06:51:45 UTC
Windows 7 HP 64bit.

I've found a solution since I reported this. To make the installer register LO as a program in Windows "Open with...", I have to indicate to have LO open MS doc files with LO at the end of of the installation process. If I don't, I would not be able to associate DOC/DOCX/etc with LO later on with "Open with...".
Comment 3 Thomas Arnhold 2013-10-16 09:49:26 UTC
You're able to associate any program with e.g. DOCX file format later:

Open with -> Choose default program -> Browse for the application. You could uncheck the option that this program should be the default application for DOCX, but Windows should popup under Open with the next time.

If not: Choose Libo as default app. Then reset it to MS Word. So it's anyhow in the list.