iCalendar .ics file type missing

[jonthome]

I am supporting a user who is unable to open an Outlook attachment. The
attachment is a meeting request from the HR dept. It is a .ics file type.
Windows/Office does not recognize this file type. When viewing the file
types through Tools/Folder Options/File Types, the .ics type is missing. How
has this happened? I have run the detect and repair and I have completely
uninstalled/reinstalled the entire Office suite, all to no avail. Anyone
know how I can resolve this issue? Thank you in advance for any responses.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

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After a lot of head-scratching, jonthome asked:

| I am supporting a user who is unable to open an Outlook attachment.
| The attachment is a meeting request from the HR dept. It is a .ics
| file type. Windows/Office does not recognize this file type. When
| viewing the file types through Tools/Folder Options/File Types, the
| .ics type is missing. How has this happened? I have run the detect
| and repair and I have completely uninstalled/reinstalled the entire
| Office suite, all to no avail. Anyone know how I can resolve this
| issue? Thank you in advance for any responses.