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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T22:38:44+00:00 2026-05-13T22:38:44+00:00

Strange… When i create an HREF to a .doc, the browser behaves correctly and

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Strange… When i create an HREF to a .doc, the browser behaves correctly and onclick allows the user to download the file.

If I have an HREF to a .docx, it doesn’t prompt to the user to download the file but shows a “The page cannot be found” error page at the url of the file.

Any ideas?

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    2026-05-13T22:38:45+00:00Added an answer on May 13, 2026 at 10:38 pm

    Ok, just figured it out… It’s an IIS MIME type header setting that needs to be added:
    .doc
    application/msword

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