.asp files will not open.

[Kim]

I posted this question the other day and did not get back
to check right away. Now I can't find any responses. So I
will ask again and pay closer attention.

What download/fix do I need to be able to open files that
come with a ".asp" suffix? e.g. xxx.jpg.asp

I am running Windows XP on a DELL 4550

I have been directed to the Microsoft site but I find
nothing to help there. If there is something there then it
is buried so that it is difficult to find for someone with
limited search time.

TIA all,
Kim

 

[Brian W]

Neither a download or fix...

A .asp file is an "Active Server Page" this type of file must be served by
IIS (Internet Information Server) Basically it is a webpage, and generally
useless without IIS.

If you want to view the contents of this these files simply open them with
you favorite text editor, such as Notepad.

Apart from that, if you are running XP Pro and you know what you are doing,
you can install IIS (from the XP install CD) to serve up the page and view
it with your web browser.



Good luck!
Brian W