Sounds like IIS is successfully serving the file if Word is complaining about the format. Could the document be from a different (prob. older) version of word? Rather than opening, can you save the file locally and try extension as .doc and see if Word will open.
Jeff On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Blasko, Margo <margo.bla...@dcc-cdc.gc.ca>wrote: > All, > > Entered > application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document as > the .docx MIME type in ISS 4.0 on a Windows 2000 server. The server was > then rebooted. > > Unfortuantely the docx documents still will not open. The error is 'Word > cannot open the file because the file format does not match the file > extension' > > Is this a compatibility issue? Can I get .docx to work on IIS4.0? Or > could there be something else? > > Thanks in advance, > > Margo > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
