Kathleen:
Thanks for taking the time to send me this detailed approach. I will try it
this afternoon and let you know if I can follow instructions (which, I
suspect) is a big part of my problem.
Gene L.
"Kathleen Orland" wrote in message
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Hello Gene

The PDF file association is a function of Windows and not Outlook. To test
this, can you save your PDF file to your desktop and open it? If you still
see the same error, here are the steps to follow:

Open Windows Explorer. To do this, you can get there a couple of different
ways. Right click on the My Computer icon if it's located on your desktop.
If it isn't, click on the Start button. In the menu that comes up, do you
see it located there? Scroll to it and right-click on it. If you can't
find
it there (it should be if you're using Windows XP or higher), then you can
right-click on the Start button and select Explore from the menu that
comes
up.

In the Windows Explorer window, click on Tools Folder Options (not sure
if
this is listed the same in Vista, I don't have a Vista PC handy). In the
Folder Options box that comes up, click on the tab labelled File Types.
Scroll to file extension PDF and set it to open with Adobe Reader. Click
OK
and then OK again. Close Windows Explorer. Try to open the PDF again. It
should work this time. You can also try opening it from the attachment in
Outlook email.

If it still doesn't work in Outlook, it's possible that your cache is
full.
This normally occurs when you get lots of the same attachments. If you
open
the attachments and keep them open, but close the email, you end up with
items in your cache. If your cache gets full, you can't open that
particular
type of attachment anymore. There is a solution for that.

http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/securetemp.htm

If you run into problems, please post back. Good luck!


"Gene L." wrote in message
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To Lobo:
Yes I do. It is Adobe Reader 9.2 (Which I downloaded without charge). As
far
as the pdf document is concerned, I had the originator send me a hard
copy
in the mail so it is no longer a problem. Thanks, however, for the
interest.
Gene
"lobo" wrote in message
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"Gene L." wrote in message
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"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
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On Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:35:05 -0500, "Gene L."

wrote:

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
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On Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:41:34 -0500, "Gene L."

wrote:

I recently received an E-Mail with a pdf file attachment. When I
try
to
open
it, I get a dialog box telling me "This file does not have a
program
associated with it. Create an Association in the Set Association
Control
Panel".

I am using Microsoft Office 2007 Outlook and I do not see any
"Set
Association Control Panel". I do have Adobe Reader 9 installed
but
that
does
not seem to be the answer. Can I get some direction on this one?


Go to My Computer and navigate to *any* pdf file. Right-click on
it,
and choose "Open with." Choose Adobe Reader from the list, and
check
the box "Always use this program..."

That creates the association.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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Ken:
I appreciate your response but I did not mention that I am using
Windows
Vista and I do not see any "My Computer" to go to. Can you tell me
what
the
equivalent selection would be in Vista?


Just "Computer" instead of "My Computer," but it's the same thing.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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Am I going crazy or what? I do not see any option to "navigate" to
anything under my "computer". Perhaps I just do not understand these
ultra brief responses.

Just lurking here and was wondering if you have the Adobe Reader
program
installed on your computer? If not you can find it he
http://get.adobe.com/reader/ or another free one that is not as large
of
a
file:
http://download.cnet.com/Foxit-Reade...-10313206.html