Notwithstanding the fact that it is bad practice to open attachments
directly from e-mail messages, the problem you have here is a conflict of
file association. The default file association for DOC is currently assigned
to Word Perfect on your PC. You need to assign DOC to Word 2007. Whether
WordPerfect will reclaim its association when next run is another matter
entirely. You would have to ask in a WP forum how to stop it doing that.
Windows can only associate one application with a particular extension, so
if you are in the habit of receiving both WO and Word documents with a DOC
extension, you are going to have to decide which application you wish to
open.
If you simply save the attachments to your hard drive and open tehm from
within the appropriate application the problem goes away.
See also
http://www.gmayor.com/Document_Not_Found.htm
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP
My web site
www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site
http://word.mvps.org
SoberKenny wrote:
thanks, i did think of that, but it didn't do it on the other
computer, and I had wordperfect on that.. plus i still get emails,
updates in that format
"Gordon" wrote:
"SoberKenny" wrote in message
...
I was just assigned this computer at work and there is office 2007
on it, but
when I get email attachments that are in older version of word, it
does not
automatically convert to 2007, it actually opens in wordperfect...
I have figured a way around it, but I have to save the file, then
open with 2007 then save again as a 2007 word doc.
i can't just open it and then save in 2007.... what am I missing
here, i have checked almost every setting?? Help please
Err uninstall WordPerfect?