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

[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.

[Hans Le Roy]

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

"BobLeavitt" <***@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%***@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
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.

[robertl101]

Thank you - worked great.

Post by Hans Le Roy
Hi Bob,
Seems to me that the MHT file association is broken.