Microsoft KB Archive/303475

= File download dialog box appears when you open Office XP file in browser =

Article ID: 303475

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

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This article was previously published under Q303475





SYMPTOMS
When you click a hyperlink to a Microsoft Office document in your Web browser or you double-click an Office document that is attached to an e-mail message in Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Outlook Express, you are prompted to confirm whether you want to open the document or save it to your hard disk.

The document does not automatically open in the appropriate Office program until the following message is acknowledged.

In Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x, you receive the following message:

You have chosen to download a file from this location.

file name.ext from Web site

What would you like to do with this file?
 * Open this file from its current location
 * Save this file to disk

Always ask before opening this type of file. In Internet Explorer 6, you receive the following message:

You are downloading the file:

file name.ext from Web site

Would you like to open the file or save it to your computer?

Always ask before opening this type of file.

This behavior occurs even if you were not prompted to confirm the opening of an Office document before you installed Office XP.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you have Microsoft Office XP installed. When you install Office XP, the Confirm open after download setting in the Edit File Type dialog box is turned on for all Office file types. The Confirm open after download setting is turned on by default to help prevent the spread of macro viruses.



WORKAROUND
If you are not concerned about specific file types, click to clear the Always ask before opening this type of file check box when the message appears.

You can also manually change the Confirm open after download setting for one or more file types. To do this, use the appropriate method.

Method 1: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Microsoft Windows 98

 * 1) Double-click My Computer, and then click Options (or Folder Options) on the View menu.
 * 2) Click the File Types tab, click a specific file type (for example, Microsoft Excel Worksheet) in the Registered file types box, and then click Edit.
 * 3) Click to clear the Confirm open after download check box, and then click OK.

Method 2: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000, and Microsoft Windows XP

 * 1) Double-click My Computer, and then click Folder Options on the Tools menu.
 * 2) Click the File Types tab, click a specific file type (for example, Microsoft Excel Worksheet) in the Registered file types box, and then click Advanced.
 * 3) Click to clear the Confirm open after download check box, and then click OK.

Note This setting does not take effect for limited user accounts.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Keywords: kbnofix kbprb KB303475

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