MSWord yuk

Shan · Post by **Shan** » Thu Mar 29, 2018 2:37 pm

The problem I have is that MSWord is intrusive and attempts to override my Atlantis default.
If I download an MSWord file it presents me with MSWord Viewer as default. (I have to have this horrible thing in order to read a small number of files from my professor.). If I accept this to open one file it takes over as default completely. I have to get deep into Win10 settings to correct it.

The download dialogue does show some alternatives: Wordpad. But not Atlantis.
There is a Browse button.
But when I use it I cannot locate Atlantis.
I have a folder called Atlantis with Atlantis.ini inside and subfolders like Backup, Clip Library etc There is no exe file.
In the level above that (My Documents) there is no Atlantis.exe

I have Hidden data enabled in Explorer and I can locate other exe files.

I am using the older Atlantis. I did pay for the upgrade because you asked me to, but I never installed it because I don't want to learn new systems and have things disturbed. I hate upgrade disturbance. Atlantis is already very comfortable and useful.

Shan · Post by **Shan** » Thu Mar 29, 2018 3:03 pm

The problem seems to be that Win10 will not allow me to change the default for .docx as MSWord Viewer.
In settings or Control Panel I can access a list of file types.
.docx shows MSWord Viewer but clicking it does not allow any alternative.

I can open .docx from inside Atlantis. But I cannot download .docx as an Atlantis file.
Once I allow MSWord anything - it takes control.

Post by **Robert** » Thu Mar 29, 2018 8:03 pm

The Atlantis Word Processor main executable is named “awp.exe”, not “Atlantis.exe”. It is located in either "C:\Program Files\Atlantis" in 64-bit systems, or "C:\Program Files (x86)\Atlantis" in 32-bit systems.
Please have a look at How to set default programs and file types in Windows 10.
You might also want to try File Association Fixer v2 for Windows 10.
HTH.
Robert