Save a .doc attachment to your HDD. Right click on it and Open With | Choose
Program. Find and choose a program that works, (Word), and then check the
box: Always use this program to open this kind of file. This should enable
you to open these attachments in the future.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Suzy-Q" wrote in message
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OE 6.0 -- When I click a Word (.doc) attachment and open, Excel opens
(instead of Word) and says it is not a valid file format. I have to save
the
.doc and then open it. But if it is an Excel document, it opens correctly
as
if Excel has become a default to open any attachment. Help, and I'm not a
computer whiz. Thanks.