.doc is more than likely a Microsoft Word document and .xls is Microsoft Excel. You would need these programs on your new computer to access these documents. Peggy Tischhauser Magalia CA --- On Fri 10/22, laurence grignolo < [log in to unmask] > wrote: From: laurence grignolo [mailto: [log in to unmask]] To: [log in to unmask] Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 10:19:07 +0200 Subject: [PCSOFT] OE dbx transfer and attachments PCSOFT Digest - 17 Oct 2004 to 18 Oct 2004 (#2004-292)i have successfully transferred my .dbx files from OE on an old computer to a new one... <br>i realise tho' that a number of attached documents can't be opened even tho' their e-mails are. the media files all seem to be ok but .doc and .xls files are shown as attachments to individual e-mails but are a bit "paler" that usual and do not open... <br>can anyone advise me on what to do?<br>thanks in advance,<br>laurence grignolo<br><br> The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering<br> Mandrake Linux or Red Hat Linux CD sets along<br> with the OpenOffice CD... at a great price!!!<br> http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml<br> _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering Mandrake Linux or Red Hat Linux CD sets along with the OpenOffice CD... at a great price!!! http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml