--- lib/mc.ext.in
+++ lib/mc.ext.in
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ shell/.xpm
 	View=sxpm %f
 
 include/image
-	Open=if [ "$DISPLAY" = "" ]; then zgv %f; else (ee %f &); fi
+	Open=if [ "$DISPLAY" = "" ]; then asciiview %f; else (xv %f &); fi
 	View=%view{ascii} identify %f
 	#View=%view{ascii} asciiview %f
 
@@ -305,11 +305,11 @@ regex/\.([Hh]tml?|HTML?)$
 
 # StarOffice 5.2
 shell/.sdw
-	Open=(ooffice %f &)
+	Open=(OOo %f &)
 
 # StarOffice 6 and OpenOffice.org formats
 regex/\.(sxw|stw|sxc|stc|sxi|sti|sxd|std|sxm|sxg)$
-	Open=(ooffice %f &)
+	Open=(OOo %f &)
 
 # AbiWord
 shell/.abw
@@ -317,15 +317,15 @@ shell/.abw
 
 # Microsoft Word Document
 type/^Microsoft\ Office\ Document
-	Open=(abiword %f >/dev/null 2>&1 &)
+	Open=if which abiword ; then (abiword %f >/dev/null 2>&1 &); else (OOo %f >/dev/null 2>&1 &); fi >/dev/null
         View=%view{ascii} wvText %f - || strings %f
 
 type/^Microsoft\ Word
-	Open=(abiword %f >/dev/null 2>&1 &)
+	Open=if which abiword ; then (abiword %f >/dev/null 2>&1 &); else (OOo %f >/dev/null 2>&1 &); fi >/dev/null
         View=%view{ascii} wvText %f - || strings %f
 
 regex/\.([Dd]ot|DOT|[Ww]ri|WRI)$
-	Open=(abiword %f >/dev/null 2>&1 &)
+	Open=if which abiword ; then (abiword %f >/dev/null 2>&1 &); else (OOo %f >/dev/null 2>&1 &); fi >/dev/null
         View=%view{ascii} wvText %f - || strings %f
 
 # RTF document
@@ -334,16 +334,12 @@ regex/\.(rtf|RTF|Rtf)$
 
 # Microsoft Excel Worksheet
 regex/\.([Xx]l[sw]|XL[SW])$
-	Open=(gnumeric %f >/dev/null 2>&1 &)
+	Open=if which gnumeric ; then (gnumeric %f >/dev/null 2>&1 &); else (OOo %f >/dev/null 2>&1 &); fi >/dev/null
 	View=%view{ascii} xls2csv %f || strings %f
 type/^Microsoft\ Excel
-	Open=(gnumeric %f >/dev/null 2>&1 &)
+	Open=if which gnumeric ; then (gnumeric %f >/dev/null 2>&1 &); else (OOo %f >/dev/null 2>&1 &); fi >/dev/null
 	View=%view{ascii} xls2csv %f || strings %f
 
-# Use OpenOffice.org to open any MS Office documents
-type/^Microsoft\ Office\ Document
-	Open=(ooffice %f &)
-
 # Framemaker
 type/^FrameMaker
 	Open=fmclient -f %f