Save the attachment to any location on your HDD. Go there and Right Click on the saved attachment | Open With | Choose Program | Select the program you wish and check: Always use this program when opening this kind of file.
If still no joy:
Make OE the default e-mail client:
http://www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx
For links in e-mail:
http://www.oehelp.com/oelnk.aspx
And:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306098
If you have MS Outlook installed, also see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#13
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~
"ARTHUR LEDERLE" wrote in message news
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I have a problem that just started, and I can't find the answer anywhere. When I try to open an attachment using outlook express, that then opens Netscape to open the attachment. My default search eng is Internet exp, but to open attachments, NETSCAPE is called. What's happening.
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