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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: profund on November 16, 2009, 11:39:38 AM

Title: opening attachments
Post by: profund on November 16, 2009, 11:39:38 AM

my sister cant open attachments; box says 'open or save', she clicks 'open', then a box opens and downloads everything to a temp folder; next, Windows Installer flashes for a moment, disappears, then MS office Standard Edition comes up with boxes to fill out and asking for a product key!
Can you help me figure out what the problem is and how to fix it for her?
Thanks
Profund

Title: Re: opening attachments
Post by: soybean on November 16, 2009, 12:47:11 PM

So, are the attachments MS Office type (Word, Excel, etc.) files?  Does she have a genuine Microsoft MS office Standard Edition installed and properly/previously  registered with valid product key?

Title: Re: opening attachments
Post by: Allan on November 16, 2009, 02:39:40 PM

If you have Office installed you can do a repair install (insert the Office CD and it will offer the opportunity to repair).