Internet Explorer 7.0 - force open office docs (XLS, PPT etc) - in browser window

using: XP, IE 7.0, Office 2010, working within a company INTRAnet

HomePage created in Word & saved as html, with links to other Office files

I want these office files to open within the browser frame, but no matter what I try (including the target frame settings in MS word..edit hyperlinks) the files launch into new Excel, Powerpoint, or Word windows. Any way to fix this ?

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I achieved the desired behavior on my personal machin开发者_开发知识库e by setting WindowsExplorer==>FolderOptions==>Advanced==> (pick XLS) ==> check "Browse in Same Window", but I can't control that setting on other users' machines. I can fiddle with the HTML and insert VBA if nec, but am not in control of user settings/registry settings.

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Right, a few bits of information:

1. IE9 is not and will not be released for Windows XP, so your specifications must be wrong

2. Office documents are not web-compatible file types, they will not open up in a browser

3. If you wish to provide Office documents via an intranet, they will either have to be:

   a. Downloaded and opened in the appropriate Office program

   b. Accessed using Office Web Apps

   c. Similarly setup files on Google Docs

   d. Setup a SharePoint Server

   e. Converted to PDFs or HTML form