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
    2016-03-09T00:00:36+00:00

    Thank you, works perfectly

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-05-03T17:34:33+00:00

    I used Acrobat.  It works perfectly

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-05-04T21:46:26+00:00

    Please communicate this information to "Abigail" and "Teemah" at ADP, phone number 866-871-0773.  The ADP website (myspendingaccount.adp.com) has a form-viewing link, clicking on which causes Firefox to attempt to download an .aspx file that cannot be opened.  They absolutely insist that my computer's failure to simply display this file in place, in the browser, is a failure on my end -- that I need to install a piece of software here -- rather than theirs, i.e. the link URL being miscoded to tell the browser to download rather than display the file.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-05-05T01:06:09+00:00

    Did you try this? 

    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"

    It was a solution given by another user, and it has worked for many others.

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