How do I open an .aspx file?

Anonymous
2011-03-30T21:08:26+00:00

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

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Anonymous
2011-03-30T22:27:11+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2017-08-23T19:15:51+00:00

    Interesting! What if I told you that you can simply rename that file from .aspx to .pdf and run that file? Hehe

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-06-07T18:06:00+00:00

    Go into control panel - Default Programs - Associate a file type etc. - scroll down to "aspx" on the left.

    Top right "Change Program"  select "More Options" then "Acrobat"  Done! at least it worked for me.

    This also worked for me running Windows 10. With the added ability to 

    save the read ASPX program as a PDF file when closing the Acrobat 

    reader.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-03-16T16:54:18+00:00
    1. Right click on the file that you want to open.
    2. Click on "Properties"
    3. You should be looking at the General tab, so click on the "Change" button
    4.  Adobe Acrobat was already a recommended program listed for me and therefore click on it. Otherwise, you can select the "Browse" button and search for Adobe Acrobat.
    5. Click "OK"
    6. Go back to the file and now it will open with Adobe Acrobat

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-01-22T23:22:26+00:00

    I've done all this and more and still no luck ever since mid October last year cannot view an aspx file via a web browser on Microsoft Edge, at end of my tether now, ready to change my browser back to Chrome

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