opening file attachments

[Guest]

I only have microsoft works installed on my computer with os windows vista
home premium. When I receive a file (.doc) as an attachment via email I
cannot open it and get this message "this file does not have a program
associated with it for performing this action. Create an assocation in the
set associations control panel." What does this mean?

 

[Charles W Davis]

If you don't have Microsoft Works Suite, you do not have Word which would
open a .doc Word is "associated" with the .doc file type. OpenOffice Writer
can be "associated" with .doc.
You can download OpenOffice and set that Suite to open the .doc files.
http://www.openoffice.org/
After installing OpenOffice when you click on the attachement it should open
OpenOffice Writer.

 

[Guest]

I only have microsoft works installed on my computer with os windows vista
home premium. When I receive a file (.doc) as an attachment via email I
cannot open it and get this message "this file does not have a program
associated with it for performing this action. Create an assocation in the
set associations control panel." What does this mean?

 

[Cal Bear '66]

Download and install the free Microsoft Word viewer. This will enable you to
view the files, but not edit them.

 

[Guest]

I found microsoft word veiwer 2003 the quickest to install and use along side
vista home premium found at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...88-7CFA-457A-9AEC-F4F827F20CAC&displaylang=en
and it OPENS the .docs that I couldn't veiw, amongst others as detailed