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
    2015-03-25T03:15:14+00:00

    THIS WAS EXACTLY RIGHT! NO NEED TO TRY AND GET SOME S/W OR GO TO A WEB SITE TO CONVERT... WHICH I DID BEFORE I DISCOVERED THIS PAGE...BOTH MY EXPLORER AND FIREFOX OPENED IT, BUT I WANTED TO CONVERT IT TO WORD OR SOME OTHER COMMON FORMAT. SAVING AS PDF DID THE TRICK... THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INSIGHT.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-04-23T18:38:19+00:00

    i'M SORRY, BUT I'M TIRED OF SEARCHING FOR THINGS ON MICROSOFT FORUM AND GETTING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING MORE ACCOMPLISHED WITH MY PROBLEM THAN BEFORE I CAME HERE. THIS IS A WORD OF ADVICE TO YOU PEOPLE THAT ARE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH MICROSOFT: JUST BECAUSE WE ARE LIVING IN A TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY DOESN'T MEAN THAT CODING, SCRIPTS, COMMAND LINES, ECT. ARE COMMON KNOWLEDGE. EVERYONE ISN'T COMPUTER-LITERATE, WHICH IS WHY THEY COME TO FORUMS. OPENING UP A FILE TO READ THE CODE, WHY WOULD YOU EVEN POST THIS? I'M SURE PEOPLE WANT TO SEE WHAT THEY KNOW THE DOCUMENT IS SUPPOSED TO CONTAIN, NOT CODE. AND IF SOMEONE IS HAVING TROUBLE OPENING IT, WHY IN YOUR RIGHT MIND WOULD YOU THINK THEY WOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THE CODE? QUIT GIVING EXTRA UNNECESSARY INFORMATION WHILE OMITTING THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM! WE DON'T WANT TO READ CODE, WE WANT THE ACTUAL INFORMATION THE CODE PRODUCES!

    I'VE HAD PROFESSORS WHO TALK ABOUT HOW HORRIBLE MICROSOFT FORUMS ARE, AND EVEN THEY BYPASS IT FOR OTHER RESOURCES. QUIT RESPONDING TO NORMAL PEOPLE WITH COMMON OR NO KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTERS LIKE WE ARE IT PROFESSIONALS OR YOUR COLLEAGUES. THIS **** ISN'T HELPFUL, MOST PEOPLE'S BRAINS ARE TWISTED HALFWAY THROUGH A POST. IT'S RIDICULOUS!

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-04-23T18:43:51+00:00

    I JUST MADE A LOOONG POST ABOUT HOW UNHELPFUL THESE POSTS ARE. YOUR POST IS 'GREATLY' APPRECIATED. SIMPLE, EASY TO FOLLOW, AND NO IT JARGON. THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! MICROSOFT TAKE HEED!!! 

    OH, AND YOUR SOLUTION ACTUALLY WORKS!!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-04-29T14:41:32+00:00

    Yea! This worked for me!

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