E-Mail document openers

[Agnes]

Presently my Windows mail opens documents in WordPad, however aii documents
come in scrambled this way and I can't read them. Is there a way to change
how Windows Mail opens my mail (not WordPad)? Thanks

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

If the attachment is a .doc (Word) document and you don't have
Word, install the free Word viewer:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=95E24C87-8732-48D5-8689-AB826E7B8FDF

 

[Agnes]

I have Microsoft Office and it has word. My problem is how do I get the
e-mail program to open the documents in a different program, such as: Word.
Just not in Notepad, like its is doing now. How do I change the settings for
the e-mail account? Thank you for your time and patience.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

When you save that attachment, then double-click on the saved file,
does it open in Word? If yes, then Word's associations are OK,
but Windows Mail needs a fix:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/232/1/Unable-to-open-DOC-attachments-from-Windows-Mail.html