I am able to access my e-mail from my employer through the internet via
Microsoft office, Outlook Web Access, Microsoft exchange server 2003.
I am able to use either my IE 7 or Firefox browser software successfully.
Using IE, reading e-mails with attached WORD .doc files, the .doc file will
not open when I click the open button. I only receive a blank screen.
I have to download the .doc file to my desktop and read by opening it from
there.
I use MS Office Professional 2003 on my desktop. My OS is Windows XP
Professional
Excel .xls files will open just fine using the open button.
And when I use Firefox I can open the .doc files using the open button just
fine.
I prefer using IE 7 and I would like to be able to open the .doc files from
within the IE 7 browser and not download it first to my desktop and read it
from my resident WORD intsall.
Is there a setting or add-in that I can adjust or change or check from my
desktop IE 7 browser set-up to allow this? Or is this a function on my job’s
server side?

"david" <david@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7C95CFF0-DFE8-4BA7-8DC3-6960F15AA4F9@microsoft.com...
>I am able to access my e-mail from my employer through the internet via
> Microsoft office, Outlook Web Access, Microsoft exchange server 2003.
> I am able to use either my IE 7 or Firefox browser software successfully.
> Using IE, reading e-mails with attached WORD .doc files, the .doc file
> will
> not open when I click the open button. I only receive a blank screen.
> I have to download the .doc file to my desktop and read by opening it from
> there.
> I use MS Office Professional 2003 on my desktop. My OS is Windows XP
> Professional
> Excel .xls files will open just fine using the open button.
> And when I use Firefox I can open the .doc files using the open button
> just
> fine.
> I prefer using IE 7 and I would like to be able to open the .doc files
> from
> within the IE 7 browser and not download it first to my desktop and read
> it
> from my resident WORD intsall.
> Is there a setting or add-in that I can adjust or change or check from my
> desktop IE 7 browser set-up to allow this? Or is this a function on my job’s
> server side?
>

You receive an error message when you try to perform any editing tasks, or
you must click to enable the compose frame in Outlook Web Access
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911829

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Do not send mail.

Neither me or my employer are using Windows Vista as our operating system.

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

> "david" <david@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7C95CFF0-DFE8-4BA7-8DC3-6960F15AA4F9@microsoft.com...
> >I am able to access my e-mail from my employer through the internet via
> > Microsoft office, Outlook Web Access, Microsoft exchange server 2003.
> > I am able to use either my IE 7 or Firefox browser software successfully.
> > Using IE, reading e-mails with attached WORD .doc files, the .doc file
> > will
> > not open when I click the open button. I only receive a blank screen.
> > I have to download the .doc file to my desktop and read by opening it from
> > there.
> > I use MS Office Professional 2003 on my desktop. My OS is Windows XP
> > Professional
> > Excel .xls files will open just fine using the open button.
> > And when I use Firefox I can open the .doc files using the open button
> > just
> > fine.
> > I prefer using IE 7 and I would like to be able to open the .doc files
> > from
> > within the IE 7 browser and not download it first to my desktop and read
> > it
> > from my resident WORD intsall.
> > Is there a setting or add-in that I can adjust or change or check from my
> > desktop IE 7 browser set-up to allow this? Or is this a function on my job’s
> > server side?
> >
>
> You receive an error message when you try to perform any editing tasks, or
> you must click to enable the compose frame in Outlook Web Access
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911829
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> Do not send mail.
>

Okay, you don't have the first symptom. How about the others?

"david" <david@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:608C3BA8-1713-4915-9FFF-D5B193D4C8E8@microsoft.com...
> Neither me or my employer are using Windows Vista as our operating system.
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
>
>> "david" <david@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7C95CFF0-DFE8-4BA7-8DC3-6960F15AA4F9@microsoft.com...
>> >I am able to access my e-mail from my employer through the internet via
>> > Microsoft office, Outlook Web Access, Microsoft exchange server 2003.
>> > I am able to use either my IE 7 or Firefox browser software
>> > successfully.
>> > Using IE, reading e-mails with attached WORD .doc files, the .doc file
>> > will
>> > not open when I click the open button. I only receive a blank screen.
>> > I have to download the .doc file to my desktop and read by opening it
>> > from
>> > there.
>> > I use MS Office Professional 2003 on my desktop. My OS is Windows XP
>> > Professional
>> > Excel .xls files will open just fine using the open button.
>> > And when I use Firefox I can open the .doc files using the open button
>> > just
>> > fine.
>> > I prefer using IE 7 and I would like to be able to open the .doc files
>> > from
>> > within the IE 7 browser and not download it first to my desktop and
>> > read
>> > it
>> > from my resident WORD intsall.
>> > Is there a setting or add-in that I can adjust or change or check from
>> > my
>> > desktop IE 7 browser set-up to allow this? Or is this a function on my
>> > job’s
>> > server side?
>> >
>>
>> You receive an error message when you try to perform any editing tasks,
>> or
>> you must click to enable the compose frame in Outlook Web Access
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911829

I don't receive any error messages nor do I have to click to enable a compose
frame in OWA.
When I open an e-mail message with a WORD .doc file it opens the WORD frame
but there is no document displayed-only a blank WORD workspace.
IE7 will successfully open all other files. Firefox will open the .doc files
okay.

Thank you for your interest and efforts at helping.


"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

> Okay, you don't have the first symptom. How about the others?
>
> "david" <david@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:608C3BA8-1713-4915-9FFF-D5B193D4C8E8@microsoft.com...
> > Neither me or my employer are using Windows Vista as our operating system.
> >
> > "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
> >
> >> "david" <david@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:7C95CFF0-DFE8-4BA7-8DC3-6960F15AA4F9@microsoft.com...
> >> >I am able to access my e-mail from my employer through the internet via
> >> > Microsoft office, Outlook Web Access, Microsoft exchange server 2003.
> >> > I am able to use either my IE 7 or Firefox browser software
> >> > successfully.
> >> > Using IE, reading e-mails with attached WORD .doc files, the .doc file
> >> > will
> >> > not open when I click the open button. I only receive a blank screen.
> >> > I have to download the .doc file to my desktop and read by opening it
> >> > from
> >> > there.
> >> > I use MS Office Professional 2003 on my desktop. My OS is Windows XP
> >> > Professional
> >> > Excel .xls files will open just fine using the open button.
> >> > And when I use Firefox I can open the .doc files using the open button
> >> > just
> >> > fine.
> >> > I prefer using IE 7 and I would like to be able to open the .doc files
> >> > from
> >> > within the IE 7 browser and not download it first to my desktop and
> >> > read
> >> > it
> >> > from my resident WORD intsall.
> >> > Is there a setting or add-in that I can adjust or change or check from
> >> > my
> >> > desktop IE 7 browser set-up to allow this? Or is this a function on my
> >> > job’s
> >> > server side?
> >> >
> >>
> >> You receive an error message when you try to perform any editing tasks,
> >> or
> >> you must click to enable the compose frame in Outlook Web Access
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911829
>