> If I drag the email attachment to the desktop, change the suffix to .doc and double-click, it will convert as a .doc

And if you change the suffix to .docx rather than to .doc?

Edit: I realize that you'd prefer not to have to use workarounds, but...

Last edited by artie505; 11/04/12 05:02 AM.
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