How do I make MS Word my default program to open attached email fi

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...

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

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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...

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...

In Windows Explorer, right click on a Word document (*.doc) and select Open
With and then Choose Program and select Microsoft Word from the list of
available programs and check the box for "Always use the selected program to
open this kind of file."

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"Mountain Mike" wrote in message
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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...