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Default How do I make MS Word my default program to open attached emai

Graham,

I followed the link you provided and followed the instructions -- I even
rebooted. But when I go to open an attached Word document that my colleague
has attached to his email, my computer still uses Notepad to open it. In
order for me to use Word I have to transfer the document to a folder then go
through Word to open it. Any other suggestions?

Thanks.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Putting aside the issue that opening documents directly from e-mail messages
is bad practice - see How to re-register Word when problems crop up opening
files
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ReRegisterWord.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Mountain Mike wrote:
Word used to be my default program for opening email attached text or
even Word files. I must have changed the default somehow because now
Notebook is the default application, even when i have a Word attached
file. How do I change it back so that Word opens the attached file
when i click on it? I use Outlook Express for my email application.
Thanks...