Error Message internet explorer was not open this internet site. the request site is

[ministry]

when i try to open an attachment of MS word, in internet explorer following error occured,
Error Message internet explorer was not open this internet site. the request site is either unavailable or can not be found .

[bartonc]

when i try to open an attachment of MS word, in internet explorer following error occured,
Error Message internet explorer was not open this internet site. the request site is either unavailable or can not be found .

Sounds like a "link" not and "attachment ". That happens when the link doesn't point to an existing web site or your internet connection is broken. I'm guessing that you can access other sites because you got here.