Hi,

You need to have either MSOffice/Word 2007 installed or a reader for a docx
file. Adobe Reader would not be used to open that file type.

Word 2007 reader:
[url]http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/CD102258581033.aspx[/url]

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"murray9" <murray9.3uo4jb@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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> Hi.
>
> I'm getting the 'file does not have a programme associated with
> it....create an association in the Set Associations Control panel'
> message, when trying to open a docx file attachment from an email
> message (I use Windows Live Mail).
>
> Having read a few of the posts on here and looked at one of the
> tutorials I've gone to the control panel and checked the file
> associations; docx is in the File Type list with the current default set
> at Adope Reader 9.1 so already seems to be linked?
>
> Not sure what else to add; I'm on vista home edition.
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
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