-----Original Message-----
When I receive MS Word attachments to email and then click on them to open
up, they don't open. Rather, the system requires me to save the item and
then go into MS Word, open it up and then open the saved attachment. I would
like Word to launch automatically when I open the email attachment.
.
Your file associations have been messed up.
Windows XP Help returns this:
To associate a file with a program
Open My Computer.
Double-click a drive or folder.
Right-click a file, and then click Open With. If Open With
is not available, click Open.
Follow the instructions under the option that matches the
dialog box you see:
Open With--Recommended Programs list
Under Programs, click the program in which you want the
file to open, or click Browse to locate the program you want.
-or-
Click the look for the appropriate program on the Web link
to search the Web for a program to open your file.
Open With--No Recommended Programs list
Under Programs, click the program in which you want the
file to open, or click Browse to locate the program you
want. You can also type a comment that provides information
about the file type. This information will appear in the
folder window under Details when you view the file in a
folder.
-or-
Click the look for the appropriate program on the Web link
to search the Web for a program to open your file.
Cannot open this file
Windows cannot find a program to open the file. In the
Cannot open this file dialog box, do one of the following:
Click Use the Web service to find the appropriate program.
This enables you to search the Web for the program that
will open the file.
-or-
Click Select the program from a list to choose a program to
open the file in the Open With dialog box.
Notes
To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.
For some file types, you will right-click a file, point to
Open With, and then click Choose Program.
To ensure that Windows always uses the same program to open
the file, or any other file with the same file name
extension, in the Open With dialog box, select the Always
use this program to open these files check box.
