Why my .mht files now "not a valid Win32 application"

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BobLeavitt

In the course of my work, I save a lot of web pages as archive files (mht.extension) for future reference. All of a sudden, when I try to open any one of these .mht files by double-clicking (or right clicking and using the Open command) I get a msg that says the file you are trying to open "is not a valid Win32 application" and the file will not open. Nor will the file open

If I right click and select Open With and then Internet Explorer, it opens okay. But if I select Open With and then Microsoft Word, I get the "not a valid Win32 application" message. But if I open Microsoft Word, do a File | Open and navigate to the file, it opens just fine.

I have never had this problem before and cannot imagine what is causing this behavior, particularly since I can open the file, but just the "hard way", I am running Win XP2, IE6 and Word 2002. The .mht files were created using this computer.

So far, I have not had any type of similar problem with any other file types.

Anybody have any suggestions as to what the problem might be? I find it particularly puzzling that the error msg refers to a Win32 "application" when the file I am trying to open is not an application.

Will much appreciate any help.
 
Hi Bob,

Seems to me that the MHT file association is broken.

Windows Explorer (not IE!!), Tools, Folder options - select the MHT
filetype, and see what application is associated with MHT. Or else:
ctrl+rightclick on one, Open with and choose IE.

Kind regards

Hans

In the course of my work, I save a lot of web pages as archive files
(mht.extension) for future reference. All of a sudden, when I try to open
any one of these .mht files by double-clicking (or right clicking and using
the Open command) I get a msg that says the file you are trying to open "is
not a valid Win32 application" and the file will not open. Nor will the file
open

If I right click and select Open With and then Internet Explorer, it opens
okay. But if I select Open With and then Microsoft Word, I get the "not a
valid Win32 application" message. But if I open Microsoft Word, do a File |
Open and navigate to the file, it opens just fine.

I have never had this problem before and cannot imagine what is causing this
behavior, particularly since I can open the file, but just the "hard way", I
am running Win XP2, IE6 and Word 2002. The .mht files were created using
this computer.

So far, I have not had any type of similar problem with any other file
types.

Anybody have any suggestions as to what the problem might be? I find it
particularly puzzling that the error msg refers to a Win32 "application"
when the file I am trying to open is not an application.

Will much appreciate any help.
 
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