this file does not have a program associated halfoot 12/23/2008 3:50:01 PM I get this message in 2007 Word. When I e-mail doument , this message appears when the person I send it to tries to open. "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the folder options control panel".

Re: this file does not have a program associated "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 12/23/2008 4:40:07 PM The person to whom you are sending the document does not have either Word 2007 or the Office 2007 Compatibility Pack installed and consequently can't handle the .docx document you are sending. You need to resave the document in Word 97-2003 format. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "halfoot" <halfoot[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9EE94F70-F580-4A57-98F7-856FE2F2A76F[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > I get this message in 2007 Word. When I e-mail doument , this message > appears when the person I send it to tries to open. > > "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this > action. Create an association in the folder options control panel". >

Re: this file does not have a program associated halfoot 12/23/2008 5:11:01 PM Thank you for the suggestion, but I have already done that. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: [Quoted Text] > The person to whom you are sending the document does not have either Word > 2007 or the Office 2007 Compatibility Pack installed and consequently can't > handle the .docx document you are sending. You need to resave the document > in Word 97-2003 format. > > -- > Suzanne S. Barnhill > Microsoft MVP (Word) > Words into Type > Fairhope, Alabama USA > http://word.mvps.org > > "halfoot" <halfoot[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:9EE94F70-F580-4A57-98F7-856FE2F2A76F[ at ]microsoft.com... > > I get this message in 2007 Word. When I e-mail doument , this message > > appears when the person I send it to tries to open. > > > > "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this > > action. Create an association in the folder options control panel". > > > > >

Re: this file does not have a program associated "JoAnn Paules" <jl_paules[ at ]hotNOSPAMmail.com> 12/23/2008 5:16:32 PM Are you sure the recipient has Word? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "halfoot" <halfoot[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FB521F9A-B09A-47EE-8ED0-E96C9375F20C[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Thank you for the suggestion, but I have already done that. > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > >> The person to whom you are sending the document does not have either Word >> 2007 or the Office 2007 Compatibility Pack installed and consequently >> can't >> handle the .docx document you are sending. You need to resave the >> document >> in Word 97-2003 format. >> >> -- >> Suzanne S. Barnhill >> Microsoft MVP (Word) >> Words into Type >> Fairhope, Alabama USA >> http://word.mvps.org >> >> "halfoot" <halfoot[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:9EE94F70-F580-4A57-98F7-856FE2F2A76F[ at ]microsoft.com... >> > I get this message in 2007 Word. When I e-mail doument , this message >> > appears when the person I send it to tries to open. >> > >> > "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing >> > this >> > action. Create an association in the folder options control panel". >> > >> >> >>

Re: this file does not have a program associated halfoot 12/23/2008 5:25:01 PM Yes, they are my brother and a couple of business'. REGARDS "JoAnn Paules" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Are you sure the recipient has Word? > > -- > > JoAnn Paules > MVP Microsoft [Publisher] > Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" > > > "halfoot" <halfoot[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:FB521F9A-B09A-47EE-8ED0-E96C9375F20C[ at ]microsoft.com... > > Thank you for the suggestion, but I have already done that. > > > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > > > >> The person to whom you are sending the document does not have either Word > >> 2007 or the Office 2007 Compatibility Pack installed and consequently > >> can't > >> handle the .docx document you are sending. You need to resave the > >> document > >> in Word 97-2003 format. > >> > >> -- > >> Suzanne S. Barnhill > >> Microsoft MVP (Word) > >> Words into Type > >> Fairhope, Alabama USA > >> http://word.mvps.org > >> > >> "halfoot" <halfoot[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:9EE94F70-F580-4A57-98F7-856FE2F2A76F[ at ]microsoft.com... > >> > I get this message in 2007 Word. When I e-mail doument , this message > >> > appears when the person I send it to tries to open. > >> > > >> > "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing > >> > this > >> > action. Create an association in the folder options control panel". > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > >

Re: this file does not have a program associated "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell[ at ]msn.com> 12/23/2008 5:31:30 PM Most bizarre. I can only guess that your ISP must be destroying it with overactive AV messing it up. Does it still have the .doc extension when it arrives the other end? Can you send a sample document attached to an email to me to take a look? -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "halfoot" <halfoot[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2963D109-C69C-4917-90A8-A5445EFF4059[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Yes, they are my brother and a couple of business'. > > REGARDS