Think I have answered my own question. When I checked on file associations
once again I notice there are two (jpeg and jpg) names for jpeg which I
probably didn't notice before.

Thanks anyway

B.W.


"B.W." (drop the xx) wrote in message
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When I want to send rather larger jpgs in an email I use the Win XP My
Pictures email feature that allows you to reduce the size of the jpg.

After I then type up the email with the jpgs already attached but if I
want to just check that I have selected the correct picture by just
clicking on the attachment I can't open it up, why?

I presumed that as XP had compressed this file for some reason my graphic
programme Photoshop Elements Vers 1 could no longer recognize it,
(normally it will). But a friend of mine can open theirs with their
different graphic programme.

I don't want to have to put another programme on, is there a way round
this?

TIA

B.W.