"schumbley@btopenworld.com"
<schumbleybtopenworldcom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I've been trying to open a file from the NHS public website which ends
> .doc
> (says the type is doc_auto_file) without success.
>
> When I click to open or save a message comes up saying "Internet Explorer
> wants to open web content - NAME - Windows Wordpad Application /
> Publisher -
> Microsoft Windows" & get to choice to allow or not allow. When I click on
> "allow" all that comes up in the document is a random selection of
> letters/numbers/symbols.
>
> Can anyone please advise on a way round this on vista (without resulting
> to
> getting rid of it!!) - I have Microsoft Office Word 2007 already installed
> on
> my computer as thought that would enable to open these documents.
>
> Hope someone can help
What's the URL to the document? I'll have a look.
--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
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