can't open .xls,.ppt,.doc files with oulook 2003

[MuhammedNihas]

Problem:MS Office Files downloading not possible.
Network Type: Domain
OS: Windows 2003 Server
Mail:MS Exchange server

We are configured our internal mails in MS outllook 2000 and in intranet (IE7). Now we are not able to open or download MS Office Files (.xls,.doc,.ppt) through above mentioned two ways. When try, it will hang.But this process is possible in Outlook 2003. Please give me the way to solve this problem.

[chroma]

Opening a FileOpen-encrypted MSOffice file is no different than opening an unsecured version of the same file, from the end-user's perspective. The FileOpen add-in manages the opening of files (communicating with a server for permission in most cases). In cases where the document owner has disabled access (printing, copying of text, etc.), those menu items and toolbar buttons will be grayed out.

Because the FileOpen Encryptor produces well-formed, standard-compliant Microsoft Office files, they may be delivered in the same ways as any other such file (via http, email, cd-rom, etc.). The files will be recognized as authentic by content analysis systems and/or proxy servers and will not be intercepted by anti-virus programs.

[Dwight]

You need to set this file types association to open with outlook. Do it from the Folder options in control panel and select file types tab and set the associations. Hope this will help.