Originally Posted by
Jim
"mark" wrote:
> Throughout the Internet, even Microsoft Knowledge base, nothing was found to resolve this issue.
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> I use IE8 Beta 2, WinXp SP3.
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> Suddenly IE8 would not open any MHT or MHTML file.
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> ==Problem:==
> IE cannot open any MHT or MHTML file stored on a local disk. IE either shows "navigation canceled" page or it shows the source code or HTML code of the MHT / MHTML file. Either way the file will not render properly in IE.
>
> ==Solution:==
> When these symptoms occur, the simplest or basic solution is ensure that the file associations are properly set up in the Windows Operating system.
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> 1. Open any file folder or Windows Explorer
> 2. Click "Tools" in the top menu
> 3. Click "Folder Options"
> 4. If MHT and/or MHTML file association exists in the list, delete them.
> 5. Click "New" button
> 6. Type "MHT" in the file extension field box
> 7. Click "Advanced" button
> 8. Scroll and find listed - "MHTML Document", click it.
> 9. Click OK
> 10. Windows File associations create the MHT file association, usually with the correct ICON.
> 11. Repeat steps for MHTML extension.
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> This should fix the problem.
>
> What if you already used the "Open" and "open with program" method and associated the MHT file extension but cannot see it in the file association list?
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> 1. Start with steps 5-10 above for either or both the MHT or MHTML extension.
> 2. Scroll the file associations to find the MHT or MHTML extension. Click "restore".
> 3. The file extension is no longer lost, and it is completely reset as the default.
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> Now IE opens the MHT or MHTML files properly.
>
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Thanks a lot, it works equally on xp.
Believe me it took me 3 days to get over this problem
for u a thum---up
i still have the same problems with mcs, msi ....