Re: File download window

Hi Rob :-)

> That cured my problem after adding the doc extension and associating it
> seems
> to work fine now.
>
> Thanks to both of you this really had me perplexed.
> --
> Rob

You're very welcome! Glad to hear you were able to resolve your problem.
Good job!

Thank you very much for posting back and letting us know what worked for
you, and for the benefit of other readers who might have a similar problem.

Jan :)
MS MVP - Windows/Internet Explorer
Smiles are meant to be shared,
that's why they're so contagious.
>
>
> "Jan Il" wrote:
>
>> Hi Trae :-)
>>
>> > You're right, I didn't notice that before. I am adding the .doc
>> > extension
>> > as
>> > well as the .ppt extension because that's the only ones I know of that
>> > aren't
>> > working right now. Just go to File Types, Click New, then type in .doc
>> > or
>> > whatever extension the file has that you are trying to download. It
>> > works,
>> > however I don't know why this happened. I don't want to have to
>> > associate
>> > every file I download over again.
>>
>> Just go to Windows Explorer, select a file that you want to open as .doc.
>> Just highlight it, then right click and select "Open with", if the .doc
>> program is not in the list on the dialog box, then go to to the Folders
>> Options>File Type and select the .doc you just added to the list. Do the
>> same for the ppt. Then the those programs will then be opened by those
>> programs. That is another way of associating them so that all such
>> extensions will open with the assigned programs.
>>
>> You may have to reassociate new files, but, once you do this, they should
>> continue to open automatically with the associated programs.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Jan :)
>> MS MVP - IE [DTS/AumHa]
>> Smiles are meant to be shared,
>> that's why they're so contagious.
>>
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>> readers.
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>>
>> >
>> >> Trae,
>> >>
>> >> When you go to windows explorer>tools>folders options>file types do
>> >> you
>> >> show
>> >> the doc extension as a registered file type? I don't and I think that
>> >> is
>> >> why
>> >> file downland will not give me the option to open it. But I don't know
>> >> how to
>> >> add .doc as a registered file type.
>> >>
>> >> This just started for me also.
>> >> --
>> >> Rob
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Trae Wallace" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > I'm having the same problem Rob. To me it appears Internet Explorer
>> >> > is
>> >> > not
>> >> > recognizing the files as a file that goes with a specific program.
>> >> > It
>> >> > is
>> >> > saying Unknown file type however the computer knows what program
>> >> > goes
>> >> > with
>> >> > which files. It just started doing this within the past week. I'm
>> >> > only
>> >> > getting the option to Save the file. We're not getting the option
>> >> > to
>> >> > Open it.
>> >> >
>> >> > "Rob Greinke" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > > When I click on a intranet file and the File download widows opens
>> >> > > it
>> >> > > only
>> >> > > gives me the option to save or cancel but not open. How can I
>> >> > > change
>> >> > > it back
>> >> > > to the default window which should give me the open option?
>> >> > > --
>> >> > > Rob
>>
>>
>>


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