ocet stream to something i can copy and paste

please help and know right off i am computer illiterate!
I saved copies of my job application in TIF octet-stream and now cannot open them.I have a Windows XP,I just uninstalled works/office 2003 etc a few days ago and downloaded open office from your site .IF somebody could tell me what to do or even if you tell how to let you remote access I will gladly do it.I really need those papers.Thank you in advance.:confused

 

Sounds as if you've lost the file-type association. Open Windows Explorer>Tools>Folder Options and click the File Types tab. Scroll down and see what program is registered for a TIF file. On my XP computer it's Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. If yours is not the latter, try changing it to that and see if that works.

 

MUCH THANX KIPFEET! will do as you say right now.: