Please do not post in Caps. It is considered rude, shouting, and is harder
to read.

Save the attachment to your HDD. Right click on it and Open With | Choose
Program. Find and choose a program that works and then check the box: Always
use this program to open this kind of file. This should enable you to open
these attachments in the future.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"bernardrachel" wrote in message
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I HAVE WINDOWS XP AND OUTLOOK EXPRESS IS MY E-MAIL CARRIER. WHEN I RECIEVE
AN E-MAIL THAT HAS AND ATTACHMENT WITH JPG, ETC. I CAN NOT OPEN IT. THE
MESSAGE IS (DOCUMENTS & SETTINGS/...ETC..HEADING) AND SAYSTHIS FILE DOES
NOT HAE A PROGRAM ASSOCIATED WITH IT FOR PERFORMING THIS ACTION. CREATTE AN
ASSOCIATION IN THE FOLDER OPTION CONTROL PANEL. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN AND
HOW DO I DO THIS. JANE