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On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 03:35:17 +0000, mike0300 wrote:
> I just installed windows 7 and now we cant open a .doc email how do we open these things?!
A .doc file is a file created with Microsoft Word (or some compatible
program).
To open such a file, you need to have Word, or a compatible program
such as the free OpenOffice, installed. Neither Windows XP nor any
other version of Windows has ever come with Word nor with any other
significant application software. If you want Word, you need to buy
it, either alone or as part of Microsoft Office.
Or if you just want to view, but not edit, the .doc files, you can
also download and install the free Word viewer at
And finally, be aware that such attachments are very risky. You often
see advice not to open attachments from people you don't know. I think
that that's one of the most dangerous pieces of advice you see around,
because it implies that it's safe to do the opposite--open attachments
from friends and relatives. But many viruses spread by sending
themselves to everyone in the infected party's address book, so
attachments received from friends are perhaps the *most* risky to
open.
Even if the attachment legitimately comes from a friend, it can
contain a virus. I'm not suggesting that a friend is likely to send
you a virus on purpose, but if the friend is infected without
realizing it, any attachment he sends you is likely to also be
infected.
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Ken Blake