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By: Todd Maddex

Todd Maddex — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:07:21 +0000

For those of you with Google Apps or Gmail…we don’t have the option to change servers or all that jazz. Here’s a quick workaround to make it work for us.

1. Click Start, click Computer
2. This will open a new window. Now click Organize (top left) and Folder and Search Options
3. Click the View tab
4. Now UNcheck the box that says, “Hide extensions for known file types.”
5. NOW, go to your email and find the part that shows the file name “blahblah.docx”
6. RIGHT-click on the link and select, Save Target As…
7. In the File Name field the file was changed to now say “blahblah.zip”
8. Change the .zip back to .docx as it was on the original link
9. Save it to your desktop or somewhere easy to find. Now it should open like normal!

Not the easiest thing…but after you do this once…you will only have to do steps 5-9 on that computer the next time.

By: Chafiq Tarik

Chafiq Tarik — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:16:36 +0000

Roy Pineau thnks very good

By: Susan London

Susan London — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 20:23:51 +0000

7 zip does not open zip files properly windows will no recognize it a program and it scramles everthin

By: John

John — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:06:19 +0000

I know that this topic has been around a while, but I thought I would comment on something that could be at the root of this problem. The OpenXML file specification states that the file should be in ZIP package format…so essentially the Office 2010 / 2007 document types are ZIP files, and if you open them with WINZIP you will see different files inside of the respective Office 2010 file you are viewing. It could be that the file server is looking at the header of Office 2010 / 2007 files and determining that they are mime type ZIP files. For what its worth…I’ve included a few links about the Office 2010 file type specification.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179190.aspx

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/introduction-to-new-file-name-extensions-HA010006935.aspx

r/
john

By: mmar

mmar — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 23:36:26 +0000

Hi,
this will solve the problem:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925832

By: Tracey

Tracey — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 04:11:00 +0000

Worked like a charm, thanksssssssssss!!! Saved me many hours.

By: El Hill

El Hill — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 05:05:35 +0000

I have the same problem but with my graphics downloads (.psp, .pspimage, .jpg, and .png). So it is not a office issue. The only solution I have found is to not g-mail or let it zip and unzip afterwards but that is a real pain. I’m using xp with ie7. If someone finds a solution, I’d be very interested.

By: Ed White

Ed White — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:15:10 +0000

I cannot open zipped files that I receive from friends, and I am using G-Mail. Have not found the solution to it. So I just delete those files and move on. I figure it is the fault of G-Mail.

By: Jim Hanson

Jim Hanson — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 05:56:20 +0000

the same problem happens on firefox (3.6) for .docm files. same for .xlsm files.

the only way around this (aside from the server side) is to change the files to .zip so that they are actually zipped when they get downloaded. unfortunately, that means people downloading need an unzip program but that’s how it is. i hope firefox 4 and ie 9 solve this as a default rather than as an option–not good for stuff you need inexperienced users to download.