How do I open an .aspx file?

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I have just downloaded an .aspx file. Windows 7 doesn't know how to open. How can I open it?

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An .ASPX file is a collection of processing routines written in Visual Basic Script. They are typically run from a web server or similar calling program by passing parameters into one or more of the routines.

If you try double-clicking the file, you are attempting to run it. When run out-of-context, e.g. not from a calling program, the .ASPX file can do nothing but damage.

If you want to see the underlying script commands, right click it and select Edit. The file should open in Notepad and you should be able to read the code.

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Anonymous

2016-01-06T19:58:32+00:00

Concise and helpful. Perfect!
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Anonymous

2015-12-23T16:49:07+00:00

Simply right-click the file, and "Open With" Acrobat Reader. (Download the Reader free from Adobe if you don't have it.) Then click "File" and "Save As," and select ".pdf." Be sure to note the folder in which the file gets saved.
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Anonymous

2015-12-03T14:30:02+00:00

Thank u so much that was very helpful indeed... :)
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Anonymous

2015-10-25T21:27:42+00:00

.aspx is a script executed on the web server, it could return a file that it should have renamed to something else. If it always returns the file with the name of the script I would call it a bug in the implementation on the web server.

From this thread it looks like some webs have the same flaw when extracting documents in pdf form and forget to name the file. Report the problem to the owner of the website, it is easy to fix.
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