"nigs11" <nigs11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ABF3B771-002F-4A11-97E1-149B725A793E@microsoft.com...
> have recently upgraded to IE8 and when using MS Office webmail I cannot
> download *.docx and *.xlsx and they turn ibto zip files? No problem when
> using IE7 or with *.xls or *.doc files - Amy one else had an issue?


Yes. Just rename them once they are downloaded.
Alternatively, you could try using the option in the Security Settings dialog:
Disable Open files based on content not file extension
(doubleclick on Internet icon, press Alt-C,M,O,D,Space to set that)


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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