Data Execution Prevention & Associated helper application

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wish i was there

When trying to open attachments from emails I keep getting error messages
like the one below:

C:\Users\XX\AppData\Local\Temp\XXXXXXXXXX.doc could not be opened, because
the associated helper application does not exist. Change the association in
your preferences.

They are usually accompanied by data execution prevention messages. I have
tried removing the DEP from MS Word but this hasn't changed the problem.

It has been suggested that the documents themselves may contain a virus but
I can't see that being every one of them.

I am running Vista Home Version 6.
 

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