I am using Windows 2000, TB Version version 1.5.0.2 (20060308).
When I double click on a .doc (word document) in windows explore, it properly opens Microsoft Word to view the document.
Problem: When I double click on a .doc attachment (word document) in Thunderbird, it keeps opening it in Word Pad.
Since my association outside of TB is correct, how do I get TB to open the document in Microsoft Word. There is no OPEN WITH when you right click on the attachment, only OPEN.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Bob
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How do I change the File Association of an attachment (.DOC)
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- smsmith
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Please take a look at Tools -> Options -> Attachments. Press the "View and Edit Actions" button. .DOC should be one of the entries. Edit the action so that the files open in Word.
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Unfortunately, this is not as easy as it sounds. It involves manually editing a file that I am not completely comfortable with.
But, since your Actions are not defined, you can try copying the following into a file called mimeTypes.rdf:
The file will be in your profile folder:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder
Add that code to the file (just replace anything in the file with that text above). Make sure that Tb is closed when you try this. Then, save the file and open Tb. Try opening an attachment or checking the Actions to see if it is listed now (Tools -> Options -> Attachments). You can edit that file using Notepad or Wordpad.
I was hoping to find an extension to make this simpler, but couldn't find anything.
But, since your Actions are not defined, you can try copying the following into a file called mimeTypes.rdf:
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<RDF:RDF xmlns:NC="http://home.netscape.com/NC-rdf#"
xmlns:RDF="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">
<RDF:Seq RDF:about="urn:mimetypes:root">
<RDF:li RDF:resource="urn:mimetype:application/msword"/>
</RDF:Seq>
<RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mimetype:application/msword"
NC:value="application/msword"
NC:editable="true"
NC:fileExtensions="doc"
NC:description="Microsoft Word Document">
<NC:handlerProp RDF:resource="urn:mimetype:handler:application/msword"/>
</RDF:Description>
<RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mimetype:externalApplication:application/msword"
NC:prettyName=""
NC:path="" />
<RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mimetypes">
<NC:MIME-types RDF:resource="urn:mimetypes:root"/>
</RDF:Description>
<RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mimetype:handler:application/msword"
NC:alwaysAsk="false"
NC:useSystemDefault="true">
<NC:externalApplication RDF:resource="urn:mimetype:externalApplication:application/msword"/>
</RDF:Description>
</RDF:RDF>
The file will be in your profile folder:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder
Add that code to the file (just replace anything in the file with that text above). Make sure that Tb is closed when you try this. Then, save the file and open Tb. Try opening an attachment or checking the Actions to see if it is listed now (Tools -> Options -> Attachments). You can edit that file using Notepad or Wordpad.
I was hoping to find an extension to make this simpler, but couldn't find anything.
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I suspect your mimetypes.rdf file is corrupt. I suggest you delete it. The next time you run Thunderbird it will create a new one with default values. Then try to open a .doc attachment. It should not know how to do that and will ask you what to use. Tell it to use MS-Word (by browsing to the executable) AND check the checkbox to remember that setting.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Actions_for_a ... file_types
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Actions_for_a ... file_types