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

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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 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What OS?

What version of OD?
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
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 from WinCustomize Forums Top
OD free and works here

created one
saved it
dragged the file onto Odock
clicked it once, file opened
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
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.
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
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!!