Vista - File associations: Vista Home Premium - Works 8

I just purchased a new computer with Vista Home Premium and Works 8. I
have received two emails with attachments that I cannot open, one with
.doc and the other with .wpd.
When I try to open, I get this error message: "This file does not have
a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an
association in the Set Associations control panel."
I have gone to "Start -> Default Programs -> Associate a file type...".
There are dozens of file types listed, but does not include .doc and
.wpd, probably two of the most common!
I have searched the Internet without any luck so far. I have seen the
"File formats that are supported in Works" at support.microsoft, but
the information appears useless for the problem described above.
Can someone please provide a solution?
Thanks.


--
newell
------------------------------------------------------------------------
newell's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=27840
View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=781660

http://forums.techarena.in

Hi Newell,

You can right click on the file and click "Open With" and select the default program that way to.

I attached a "Doc.reg" file for you to add the .doc file type to the registry. Just save it to your desktop and right click on it and click Merge to add it. To verify it's content, just change the file extension to ".txt" (No quotes). The you can read it (Doc.txt) in Notepad. Then you can set it's associations in Default Programs.

Doc.reg



Sorry I do not have the ".wpd" file extension either.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Hi Shawn,

I really appreciate your quick response. However, I got a little
spooked when your link had a security warning on it. I know those are
usually harmless, but I am such a neophyte, I err on the side of
caution unless I am personally aware of the source.

In the meantime, I had been exchanging emails about the problem with a
friend, and he provided a pretty simple solution which worked for both
file extensions.

I will outline it for the benefit of others with the same problem:

-- Save the email attachment (File --> Save attachments --> Save to
Desktop). Or drag to Desktop if you can. Put it on Desktop because it
is easier to find from there.

-- Open Works Word Processor (blank page): File --> Open --> [Look in
"Desktop" / File Name "___" / Files of Type (file type of attachment)
--> Open].

-- The document you want should be displayed: File --> Save. You
will be given a choice of file types, but, if in Works, might as well
save as .wps.

Hope this helps someone. Maybe someone more knowledgable (or less
cautious) than me can check out Shawn's solution.


--
newell
------------------------------------------------------------------------
newell's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=27840
View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=781660

http://forums.techarena.in

Hi Newell,

I'm glad to hear you have it fixed. The security warning you got was from UAC letting you know that a file (Doc.reg) from a unknown source was wanting to make a change to your system (merge with registry). I do not blame you for being cautious. It was only a patch solution to add (merge) the .Doc file type extension to your registry so that you could set it's defaults.

Regards,
Shawn