Please Help me!!!! Unable to open .DOC file attachments directly from Windows Mail in Windows Vista

[Guest]

Need help. I cannot open some email. message states This file does not have
program associated with if for performing this action. Create an association
in the set association control panel. I have went there a done
this but for some it does not contain extension .doc .els. What do I do. I
have tried renaming and that doesn't work either. Then I went to this help
site with these instructions below.


Unable to open .DOC file attachments directly from Windows Mail in Windows
Vista
Symptom
When you attempt to open a .DOC file that came as a mail attachment in
Windows Mail, the following error may occur:

This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel.

This may happen even though you have Microsoft Word installed. Also, the
same file may open correctly when saved to disk and then viewed.

This article and the utility discussed below, are applicable for Windows®
Vista systems with Microsoft® Word installed.
Resolution
To fix the problem, download DocFix.zip and save it to Desktop. Unzip the
contents (docfix.exe and readme.txt). Open readme.txt to read it. Then run
the file DocFix.exe. When you are prompted for an administrator password or
confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

If that does not fix the problem, see if repairing Microsoft Word helps.

This didn't work either!!!



ERROR Message Microsoft. Net Framework

Application attempted to perform an operation not allowed by the security
policy. to grant this application the required permission. Contact
Administrator. (Which Iam!) or use the Microsoft. Net Framework
Configuration tool.



If you continue. The application will ignore this error and attempt to
continue. If you click continue. If click quit. the application will close
immediately.



Requested Registry access is not allowed.



Then I click continue an a box called Form 1 pops up and does nothing.



If some of you reply. Please give directions in simple step by step.
computer illiterate. ha-ha

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

Right click DocFix.exe and choose Run as Administrator.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Which version of Word do you have installed?

 

[Guest]

I tried the suggested fix. But I was still not able to open any
attachments. Not true it does open for MS Works. But Any pdf. or MS Office
files don't open. it gives the same message about creating set association.
I really need so help please.

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

http://www.winhelponline.com/articl...ectly-from-Windows-Mail-in-Windows-Vista.html

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

Assuming that you have Acrobat Reader and Word or Word Reader just save them
ro Doci,emts and open from there.

 

[George]

I also am having same problem... ran "DocFix" as administrator (ie., rt
click...) and end up with the same results after jumping through security
hoops... ending up with "Form 1"
Running Office Professional 2007, Vista Home Premium. I can open files by
saving to Desktop but this is not the way it should work. I have tried
re-installing Office, but have NOT tried to re-install Vista.
Thanks for allowing me to jump in
George

 

[Guest]

This still will not work. the form box pops up and it does nothing.

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

Running Windows Vista Home Premium and Office 2003. Realy frustrated by
the problem that I was not able to set the fileassosiation for .doc
files, but the docfix solved this problem. Why is this not possible to
fix in for instance registry? Frustrating problem, but thank's for the
tips I located at this forum this problem is now solved. Have to wait
for the fix for Works doc

It is.
Start | Default Programs | Associate a file type or protocol with a program
From there it's pretty much like WinXP, and Win98 if I remember correctly.