How can I stop Word from opening from within IE when I click on a link
on a web site that points to a .doc file? It's fine for Word to launch,
but I do not want it to launch within IE since all of Word's
functionality is not available when it is run as a plug-in.

mcp6453 wrote:
How can I stop Word from opening from within IE when I click on a link
on a web site that points to a .doc file? It's fine for Word to
launch, but I do not want it to launch within IE since all of Word's
functionality is not available when it is run as a plug-in.

Point to the link but don't click, then look at the address listed in the
status bar at the bottom of the IE window. If it's a .doc file, right-click
the link and select Save Target As... That will download the .doc file to
your computer, where you can double-click it to open it normally in Word.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org