Bug 68163 - Other: "Open with" explorer context menu does not list LibreOffice for office documents
Summary: Other: "Open with" explorer context menu does not list LibreOffice for office...
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
4.1.0.4 release
Hardware: Other Windows (All)
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Reported: 2013-08-15 21:09 UTC by Marcin Wisnicki
Modified: 2014-03-02 15:45 UTC (History)
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Description Marcin Wisnicki 2013-08-15 21:09:28 UTC
On a system with existing MS Office 2007, I have installed LibreOffice without associating it with Microsoft file formats.

When I right-click on MS Office document in Windows Explorer, "Open With" submenu does not list LibreOffice.

Furthermore, if I click "other program...", there is no LibreOffice neither in the list of recommended programs nor in other programs.

Additionally, for Excel documents, even if I navigate to scalc.exe (and uncheck "Always use this program..."), LibreOffice will not be added to "Open With" submenu which is a different behaviour than just about any other application.

I would expect LibreOffice to register itself as a recommended (but not default) editor of Microsoft document formats.

Additionally, it should be possible to enable or disable default association in LibreOffice options (without reinstalling).
Operating System: Windows 7
Version: 4.1.0.4 release
Comment 1 retired 2014-03-02 10:38:15 UTC
Is this bug still valid / reproducible with the latest LO release?  Currently 4.2.1: http://www.libreoffice.org/download/

Please also try resetting your user profile and let us know if that helps: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/UserProfile

Should this be still reproducible for you with the latest LO release please set this bug back to UNCONFIRMED. Should this issue be solved set it to WORKSFORME.

Setting to NEEDINFO until more detail is provided.
Comment 2 Marcin Wisnicki 2014-03-02 15:44:59 UTC
I've tried latest version and it seems to be fixed.