File Association Annoyance -- wps

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tempgal

Hi --

Can anyone tell me how I can get a .wps file (MS Works) to open directly in
Windows Mail?

I have the file association configured and everything works perfectly if I
first save the attachment to a folder then double-click it, but it is
annoying to have to do this.

A friend had the same problem with .pps files (Power Point) which would not
open directly in Windows Mail even though she had the Power Point Viewer
installed and a proper file association. There was a a registry edit on the
Microsoft site that fixed that nicely and I am hoping that someone knows of
something similar for .wps files.

Possibly I could improvise but I'm timid about experimenting with the
registry.

Thanks.
 
Have you installed IE8?

Are you able to open other attachments without such problems?
 
Yes. IE 8 is installed.
No. There are no file association or other problems other than with the
..wps file.
 
tempgal said:
Yes. IE 8 is installed.
No. There are no file association or other problems other than with
the .wps file.
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Are you really sure about other file types?
How about JPG and TXT files?

Rainald
 
tempgal said:
Hi --

Can anyone tell me how I can get a .wps file (MS Works) to open directly in
Windows Mail?

I have the file association configured and everything works perfectly if I
first save the attachment to a folder then double-click it, but it is
annoying to have to do this.

A friend had the same problem with .pps files (Power Point) which would not
open directly in Windows Mail even though she had the Power Point Viewer
installed and a proper file association. There was a a registry edit on the
Microsoft site that fixed that nicely and I am hoping that someone knows of
something similar for .wps files.

Possibly I could improvise but I'm timid about experimenting with the
registry.

Thanks.
Click to expand...
 
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