Microsoft KB Archive/132267

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Error Message Opening Attached Word Document in NT Mail

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Q132267

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0, on platform(s):
 * The Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 3.5

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SYMPTOMS
When you double-click a Word document icon sent to you in a mail message, you receive this error message:

The application for the attached file  (or one of its components) could not be found.

CAUSE
The document filename contains one or more spaces. The Mail Client that ships with NT cannot properly parse or resolve spaces in filenames.

STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

WORKAROUND
To open the document, do the following:


 * 1) In Mail, click Save Attachment on the File menu.
 * 2) Select a location and click OK.

You can now open the document in Word.

Additional query words: 6.0 ntword wordnt mail attachment file open word6

Keywords : kbinterop

Issue type :

Technology : kbOSWinNT kbWordSearch kbWordWSearch kbOSWinSearch