opening file attachments

I only have microsoft works installed on my computer with os windows vista
home premium. When I receive a file (.doc) as an attachment via email I
cannot open it and get this message "this file does not have a program
associated with it for performing this action. Create an assocation in the
set associations control panel." What does this mean?

If you don't have Microsoft Works Suite, you do not have Word which would
open a .doc Word is "associated" with the .doc file type. OpenOffice Writer
can be "associated" with .doc.
You can download OpenOffice and set that Suite to open the .doc files.
http://www.openoffice.org/
After installing OpenOffice when you click on the attachement it should open
OpenOffice Writer.
"Paulie" <Paulie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I only have microsoft works installed on my computer with os windows vista
> home premium. When I receive a file (.doc) as an attachment via email I
> cannot open it and get this message "this file does not have a program
> associated with it for performing this action. Create an assocation in the
> set associations control panel." What does this mean?

"Paulie" wrote:

> I only have microsoft works installed on my computer with os windows vista
> home premium. When I receive a file (.doc) as an attachment via email I
> cannot open it and get this message "this file does not have a program
> associated with it for performing this action. Create an assocation in the
> set associations control panel." What does this mean?

Download and install the free Microsoft Word viewer. This will enable you to
view the files, but not edit them.

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"Peter M Smith" <Peter M Smith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Paulie" wrote:
>
>> I only have microsoft works installed on my computer with os windows vista
>> home premium. When I receive a file (.doc) as an attachment via email I
>> cannot open it and get this message "this file does not have a program
>> associated with it for performing this action. Create an assocation in the
>> set associations control panel." What does this mean?

I found microsoft word veiwer 2003 the quickest to install and use along side
vista home premium found at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
and it OPENS the .docs that I couldn't veiw, amongst others as detailed

"Paulie" wrote:

> I only have microsoft works installed on my computer with os windows vista
> home premium. When I receive a file (.doc) as an attachment via email I
> cannot open it and get this message "this file does not have a program
> associated with it for performing this action. Create an assocation in the
> set associations control panel." What does this mean?