file opening

I recently upgraded from XP to Win7. Now, when I have a file download or attachment, either in Outlook or any browser, it takes me to the File Save window. Before I could simply click on the attachment and it would open (unless it couldn't figure out what kind of file it was). This is a real...

Fixes an issue in which you cannot change an open file on a network share from a computer that is running Window 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. The issue occurs when the file server that hosts the network share is running under a heavy load. Link Removed

I am having issues with opening files by draging and dropping them on there programs on the taskbar. I know that if i hold the shift key, it is supposed to work, but it doesn't. I get the message "open with <program name>" when i hold the shift key, but when i release the mouse, nothing...

Well, I actually have two questions in one night. Here is the second one: The last system change I made to Excel was to be able to open files as an Administrator. I managed to do that but I don't know how to reverse this. So why am I concerned? Ever since I did this I have not been able to open...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.1 (March 14, 2012): Removed erroneous installation switch option descriptions from the Security Update Deployment tables for all supported releases. This is an informational change only. There were no changes to the detection logic or the...

Fixes an issue in which you receive a "STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND" error message when you open a newly-created file in a shared folder. This issue occurs when you enable the SMB version 2 directory cache in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2. More...

Fixes an issue in which you receive an "ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION" error message when you try to open a file on an SMB share from a client computer that is running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003. This issue occurs when the file is hosted on a server... More...

I,m having a huge problem with my computer. i tried to open a file by double clicking on it and it didnt work so I right clicked and went into the OPEN WITH. there i clicked on internet explorer to open the file. Once I did that every program on my desktop switched its icon to the internet...

Resolve issues where opening HTML Help files fails due to GB 18030 or Unicode characters. Link Removed

Fixes a problem in which you receive an error message when you try to open .exe files Link Removed

What is a .rom file extiension and how do I open it.?

Hi I started getting this message box every time I open anything in Microsoft Word even an empty page. I have no idea what it is talking about or how to get rid of it. Anyone know what this is all about...

I got no hits searching in this forum for the term "DMP" A certain program -- Roxio VideoWave12 -- is associated with several dumps located in . . . \Appdata\Local\CrashDumps. They have names, e.g., VideoWave12.exe.2300.dmp , and are from 18+ to 20+ million bytes in size. I Googled on "dmp"...

Is there a way to customize what appears when I click "Open" (or "File" - "Open") in Word 2010? I used to like the My Places Bar in the previous version I used because I need to open only a few folders in one directory--I don't need all the other stuff that appears on "Open," but I'd like at...

I am unable to open any .pps extention in widows 7 live mail even though I have 2007 power point viewer in the default associated programs. I can only open if I save to desktop first.

I apologize for the fairly skimpy information I'm able to supply, but this is coming from a friend who is not too savvy with computers. Prior to a few days ago, when she opened a .pdf attachment sent in an email, it opened fine. Now, when she tries opening a .pdf file, she gets a couple of...

When I run system health report, it runs, says generating report and then asks me if i want to open or save this file: report.html. If I click on open, a blank page opens in Internet Explorer 8 saying navigation cancelled. The system health report program continues to display generating...

Windows Explorer is not minimizing when I open a file, and that same file opens correctly when I open it within the program. But the issue extends with other files. For example when an external drive connects to my laptop the dialog box message (AutoPlay) goes to my taskbar DIRECTLY.

Win7 x64 Ultimate About 98% of the time, when I double click on a file (video, photo, mp3, etc) the app opens under the current window. Rarely it opens on top like I'm used to. Never had this issue with XP, it always opened the app on top of whatever else was open and maximized at the time...

in my W7 I have something very strange. That I open a first file of a program or application and it is opened maximized. But when I open a second file or doc of a previous application program, that one is minimized at the taskbar. Your help is appreciated.