Windows 10: trying to download emailed doc keeps asking what program to use

Discus and support trying to download emailed doc keeps asking what program to use in Browsers and Email to solve the problem; When I try to download a sent document or attachments from my emails, it will ask me what program I want to use to open it. Then if I use windows or... Discussion in 'Browsers and Email' started by interfaith, Oct 5, 2016.

  1. INTERFAITH
    interfaith Win User

    trying to download emailed doc keeps asking what program to use


    When I try to download a sent document or attachments from my emails, it will ask me what program I want to use to open it. Then if I use windows or notepad its all in technical jargon. I just updated to windows 10 but it was doing it before I updated. I also had an expired Word that I just reactivated

    :)
     
    interfaith, Oct 5, 2016
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  2. KRABBYPATTY---01
    KrabbyPatty---01 Win User

    keeps asking what enhancement to use

    likewise... just got me replacement e52. its a pain. I'm missing calls because of it ( it sets in my pocket to headset)...



    any work around? i was going to buy a task manager and try kill that process
     
    KrabbyPatty---01, Oct 5, 2016
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  3. PAPA1983
    papa1983 Win User
    keeps asking what enhancement to use

    my e 52 keeps asking me what enhancement do i want to use, it bothers me and i don't know how to stop it. some times it doesn't ask me for couple of weeks, and then when it starts, it does it every few seconds.pleaaaaase help me, it drives me nuts
     
    papa1983, Oct 5, 2016
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  4. BERTON
    Berton Win User

    trying to download emailed doc keeps asking what program to use

    I had a similar problem on a client's computer the other day and fixed hers by going into Control Panel [right-click Start] and working in the Default Programs feature. It fixed most problems but not an attachment to a message out of South Africa which with Outlook.com did open Word Online. Downloading the .docx file from a link in the message worked but Wordpad on her computer and also on mine showed no text in it while other word processors did, haven't figured that out yet.
     
    Berton, Oct 5, 2016
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  5. KBIRD
    Kbird Win User
    Did you try saving the Attachment to your HDD 1st then opening it ?

    notepad would not be able to handle the formatting if it was a .DOC file , and it you tried to open a pic ( eg a .jpg) it will look like a bunch of scrambled info in Notepad.

    Perhaps you Default File Associations are messed up?

    Default File Type Associations - Restore in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums[1]=File%20Folder%20Settings


    KB
     
    Kbird, Apr 5, 2018
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