[BK]

But I have opened other .doc email attachments that do not launch Word 2003.




"Daddy" wrote in message
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My guess: Because the file extension was .doc and the default file format
in Word 2007 is .docx

Daddy

"BK" wrote in message
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Using Windows XP and Office 2007

I just received a Word 2003 document as an email attachment. When I
opened the attachment, it launched Word 2003 on my system. Although
Office 2003 still resides on my system, I am using Office 2007. I have
received 2003 Word documents as email attachments before, and when I open
the attachment it always launches Word 2007.

Any idea what would cause an email attachment to launch Word 2003 this
time???