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To: laylow who wrote (26118)	3/9/2002 4:42:44 PM
From: thecow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110655

laylow If it's a manual you are trying to open you probably need to download and install Adobe Reader. Most manuals are written in the .pdf format which Adobe opens. Here's a link. adobe.com Below is a link that will show you how to associate your files with the proper program. siliconinvestor.com If you aren't sure what program you need to open a file you can search this database for the info. filext.com

To: laylow who wrote (26118)	3/9/2002 5:20:32 PM
From: Doug Coughlan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110655

I've had this tip for so long that I don't know where I got it from, but it may help you in the future..Good luck! "Have a file you can't figure out? Here's a way to get around that pesky "Open as" window that always seems to come up when you try to view or open a strange file. "Open as" is one of the dumbest things in Windows. If Windows doesn't know how to deal with a file, it throws up its hands and tells you to figure it out. Open your Web browser and position it so it doesn't take up the entire screen. (In other words, leave some space on one side or the other.) Find the file you want to open -- use the Find function in the Start menu if necessary -- and click on it with the left mouse button and hold the button down. Drag the file over to the browser window and let go of the button. If the browser is able to do anything with the file, it will. If it's a picture or image of any kind that browsers can figure out, it will show it. If it's a text, chances are you'll see it just fine. If the browser can't figure it out, nothing else probably will either. Remember that out of all the different files on your computer, only some of them are supposed to be viewable or openable. Most files are just made to be used by Windows or Windows programs in their own way. If you try to view them or open them you'll just waste your time."