InfoPath Dev

We have a user who was able to open InfoPath forms in a web browser through the Datasheet view. She just received a new computer and can no longer do so. It wants to open in the client which is not installed. After looking at other pc's in our organization, we found no one else can either. Does anyone know what setting may have allowed her to open InfoPath forms in a web browser through the Datasheet view? Our PC specs are as follows:

 Windows XP Pro SP2, IE 7 and Office 2007.

is there a reason why she or anyone wants to open browser forms from Datasheet view?  what scenario leads to that requirement?  It is not a good practice to do that, and I'm not so sure she ever was actually able to do that.  It definitely opens the XML file if you click on the XML form title (that's expected behavior), and as you know, it behaves that way for _every_ user. 

I tested it to make sure, and it does not ever open in the browser when I try from Datasheet view, and that's true for both the filename and InfoPath type icon.  Are you absolutely certain she was able to do that previously?

SharePoint automatically opens forms in the browser if the user doesn't have InfoPath, but that's an integration function of Forms Services, and that function is not available in Datasheet view, it appears.

She has to review the form then edit a field in the list. She does this for dozens of line items at a time so it is much more productive to do so from the datasheet view. I'm able to verify that she WAS able to do so as I still have her old pc and I can get the forms to open in the browser on that pc.

And that old PC has InfoPath 2007 installed?  I cannot replicate what you're saying - it does not happen in my environment. You said no other PC in the org behaves that way, so it would seem it's something strange that is specific to the old PC.  It could be the version of InfoPath installed (or not installed) or a browser/security setting.  I'm not sure.

We can't replicate it either - so frustrating. No one has the client installed except for a few select users who design the forms. Thanks for trying to help.

Hi, i'm having a similar issue. I have the Type column on both the standard view and a datasheet view. If I click on the icon from the Standard View the form will launch in the browser but from the Datasheet view it brings up the File Download dialog box and asks me to Open or Save. Open has the file open in Infopath instead of the browser. I remember at one point I was able to click on the Type icon for a form and it would launch in browser but I don't know what causes it to not work properly now. Using Internet Explorer 8 on Windows XP. Thanks!

Which version of SharePoint are you using?

Infopath 2007

so that's MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 or what?

Whoops, misread your question...Sharepoint 2007