Claudia
I have found that if I use IE, I can open more files than I can on other browsers. I don't use IE as my main browser due to security issues, but it sure comes in handy at times.
Have also found that some will open if I pick "save to disk" even though they are never saved to the disk. But I think my computer is very qweird and has a mind of its own.
Beware - I am not a techie.