file problem

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I'm having a strange problem.

I work at a University. At times I get an email there with an attachment,
say a .doc file.

I have 2 laptops at home and I can check my work email at home. With one
computer, when I click on the attached file, WORD opens and the file opens
just fine.

With my other laptop (my primary one), when I do that I get a dialog box
where it says Do You Want to Save this file. If I save it, I then get the
option to open it. Both computers use XP HOME.

If instead I forward the email (with the attachment) to my personal email
address, I can then click on the file and it opens.

I would like to be able to click on the email attachment with my primary
computer while reading my work email and have it open. Any suggestions.

Mel
 
"MZB" <moo@noway.prudigy.net> wrote in message
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> I'm having a strange problem.
>
> I work at a University. At times I get an email there with an attachment,
> say a .doc file.
>
> I have 2 laptops at home and I can check my work email at home. With one
> computer, when I click on the attached file, WORD opens and the file opens
> just fine.
>
> With my other laptop (my primary one), when I do that I get a dialog box
> where it says Do You Want to Save this file. If I save it, I then get the
> option to open it. Both computers use XP HOME.
>
> If instead I forward the email (with the attachment) to my personal email
> address, I can then click on the file and it opens.
>
> I would like to be able to click on the email attachment with my primary
> computer while reading my work email and have it open. Any suggestions.
>
> Mel

This would be more related to settings in the email client, rather than XP.
Unfortunately, you didn't quite mention what that client is.

HTH
-pk
 
Outlook at work.

Mel
"Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message
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> "MZB" <moo@noway.prudigy.net> wrote in message
> news:eUxsBGiyHHA.1776@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> I'm having a strange problem.
>>
>> I work at a University. At times I get an email there with an attachment,
>> say a .doc file.
>>
>> I have 2 laptops at home and I can check my work email at home. With one
>> computer, when I click on the attached file, WORD opens and the file
>> opens just fine.
>>
>> With my other laptop (my primary one), when I do that I get a dialog box
>> where it says Do You Want to Save this file. If I save it, I then get the
>> option to open it. Both computers use XP HOME.
>>
>> If instead I forward the email (with the attachment) to my personal email
>> address, I can then click on the file and it opens.
>>
>> I would like to be able to click on the email attachment with my primary
>> computer while reading my work email and have it open. Any suggestions.
>>
>> Mel
>
> This would be more related to settings in the email client, rather than
> XP. Unfortunately, you didn't quite mention what that client is.
>
> HTH
> -pk
>
 
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