My laptop has had Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 installed but it will only download/open documents and files from websites (such as application forms) using WORKS Processor and that sometimes also comes up with a failed message.

The message box which comes up is as follows:
Internet Explorer Security
A website wants to open web content using this PROGRAM on your computer
This program will open outside of protected mode. Internet explorers protected mode helps protect your computer. If you do not trust this website, do not open this program.
Name: Works
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation

No matter what I TRY it will not use any other program than Works Processor to open the website documents - Argh!!

Are there some settings I can change to make sure they always open in Microsoft Word rather than Works because if they do manage to open in Works they aren't always set out correctly?

Any help would be greatly appreciated as it's hampering my much needed job search!!!Your version of Windows?

So, you download the file to your hard drive and try to open it, right?  In other words, you're not trying to view the document within a web browser window?

What's the file type of the files you download?  For example, a Word 2007 file has file extension .docx.  Word 2003 and prior use file extension .doc.  Are either of these the type of file you are DOWNLOADING?  If not, what is the file type?

Can you post a link to a site that where you experience this difficulty?The version of Windows is Vista.

Yes, the problem is when I try to download the applications to my hard drive, it will only download it in a Works Processor format.

I believe it's for both of those types of files, .docx. and .doc.

The latest link I've been on and had this problem is below:
http://inform.glam.ac.uk/jobs/details/596/

Thank youIf you mean the two documents down near the bottom in the download section they are wordpad documents.And i'm certainly not going to clik on them and open EM... Quote from: Quantos on January 10, 2010, 09:43:07 AM

If you mean the two documents down near the bottom in the download section they are wordpad documents.

Yes, the problem is when I try to download the applications to my hard drive, it will only download it in a Works Processor format.

No, they are Word documents.  This is clearly indicated by the .doc file extension.