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| Thread ID: 68280 | 2006-04-23 07:16:00 | file association (again) | black (4099) | Press F1 |
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| 448727 | 2006-04-23 07:16:00 | I received an email with an attached XL spreadsheet. When trying to open it got the following ':\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Fil... Attachments This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options Control Panel. OK". The file had a suffix of "XLS". I did this, but still got the same message. This problem has bugged me for years. Any help would be appreciated. thanks black |
black (4099) | ||
| 448728 | 2006-04-23 07:24:00 | Is Excel (Part of MS Office) installed? Thats what u need for XLS files. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 448729 | 2006-04-23 20:21:00 | Hi, Thanks for that. Would Excel be on the original XP disk, or should I buy it? black |
black (4099) | ||
| 448730 | 2006-04-23 20:46:00 | No, it is a part of MS Office and that is a separate thing, do you have ANY spreadsheet software installed? | The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 448731 | 2006-04-23 20:55:00 | If you have any spreadsheet prg installed try opening it then "open file" and point at your attachment |
kjaada (253) | ||
| 448732 | 2006-04-23 20:57:00 | You could try openoffice at http://www.openoffice.org, its free and will allow you to open and work on a lot of Excel files. | gcarmich (10068) | ||
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