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1 Replies Last post: Mar 25, 2008 11:27 AM by etung  

Run Windows Application automatically when opening documents posted: Mar 25, 2008 10:28 AM

Click to view ifthecar's profile Lurker 1 posts since
Mar 25, 2008
I would like to open MS Word for Windows when I double click on a .doc//docx file automatically when I double click on the document. How do I do this?
Click to view etung's profile Guru VMware Employees 11,255 posts since
Oct 15, 2006
Fusion doesn't currently support cross-platform file associations, so you can't do that. The developers are aware the people would like this functionality, but VMware policy is to not comment on unannounced features, products, timelines, etc. so I can't say more.

Well, you can do what you literally said, but Windows Word wouldn't open the document, which I suspect is what you're really asking.

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