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Outlook Express unable to open certain attachments
Hi
I have a problem with OE6. When trying to open certain types of attachments (.doc, .pps, .pdf etc) directly from within OE, the associated application opens correctly (Word, Acrobat reader etc) but an error message stating that the file being opened cannot be found is generated. It refers to location within the temporary internet files/content.ie5/ for the missing file. This does not happen for all files, pictures, music, text files all open fine. If you view the contents of the folder mentioned in the error message, the file does not exist. If the problem files are saved out of OE then opened, they open normally in the appropriate application. |
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Outlook Express unable to open certain attachments
See if this helps:
Save the attachment to your HDD. Right click on it and Open With. Find and choose a program that works and then check the box: Always use this program to open this kind of file. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Russ" wrote in message ... Hi I have a problem with OE6. When trying to open certain types of attachments (.doc, .pps, .pdf etc) directly from within OE, the associated application opens correctly (Word, Acrobat reader etc) but an error message stating that the file being opened cannot be found is generated. It refers to location within the temporary internet files/content.ie5/ for the missing file. This does not happen for all files, pictures, music, text files all open fine. If you view the contents of the folder mentioned in the error message, the file does not exist. If the problem files are saved out of OE then opened, they open normally in the appropriate application. |
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Outlook Express unable to open certain attachments
Take a look at the File Associations for the problem programs.
For example for PDF, I have "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "%1" Note that the %1 at the end is in quotes. If the quotes are missing that can cause the application to have problems opening the file if the path name contains any spaces as the Temporary Internet Files (TIF) does. Note: you won't any attachments that OE has saved to the TIF if you look via Internet Options or Windows Explorer. You have to open a Command window and use "DOS" commands showing all files to see them. -- Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm "Russ" wrote in message ... Hi I have a problem with OE6. When trying to open certain types of attachments (.doc, .pps, .pdf etc) directly from within OE, the associated application opens correctly (Word, Acrobat reader etc) but an error message stating that the file being opened cannot be found is generated. It refers to location within the temporary internet files/content.ie5/ for the missing file. This does not happen for all files, pictures, music, text files all open fine. If you view the contents of the folder mentioned in the error message, the file does not exist. If the problem files are saved out of OE then opened, they open normally in the appropriate application. |
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