Open link in excel rather than explorer

We have intranet links to .xls documents. Today they are opened in internet
explorer rather than excel. How can I control this where they should be
opened?

How to Configure Internet Explorer to Open Office
Documents in the Appropriate Office Program Instead of in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=162059

AeS wrote:
>
> We have intranet links to .xls documents. Today they are opened in internet
> explorer rather than excel. How can I control this where they should be
> opened?

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Dave Peterson