When I try to open some attachments on emails, I get the following error
message:

"This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel."

However, when I go to the Folder Options in the control panel, the file
association is already there.



Dell Dimension 4100, Pentium III, 996 MHz ; 512K ram; Windows XP Home
Edition Version 2002, SP2

The existing file association may be lacking an option for "Open." You
might want to review the info at this link for mo

See the Identifying Attachment File Types and Setting File Associations
section of
Decoding Internet Attachments - A Tutorial
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/decode.htm
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.



"cranberry" wrote in message
...
When I try to open some attachments on emails, I get the following error
message:

"This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel."

However, when I go to the Folder Options in the control panel, the file
association is already there.



Dell Dimension 4100, Pentium III, 996 MHz ; 512K ram; Windows XP Home
Edition Version 2002, SP2

Thank you for your response. I read the link, checked the file attachments
and the file associations. Everything seems to be in order but I still can
not open the attachment. I saved the attachment to my desktop and it will
open from there so there is a file association set. Any other suggestions.

"Jim Pickering" wrote:

The existing file association may be lacking an option for "Open." You
might want to review the info at this link for mo

See the Identifying Attachment File Types and Setting File Associations
section of
Decoding Internet Attachments - A Tutorial
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/decode.htm
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.



"cranberry" wrote in message
...
When I try to open some attachments on emails, I get the following error
message:

"This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel."

However, when I go to the Folder Options in the control panel, the file
association is already there.



Dell Dimension 4100, Pentium III, 996 MHz ; 512K ram; Windows XP Home
Edition Version 2002, SP2

What is the extension of the file type? Did you specifically check in the
file association that there was an "Open" action for that type file? If you
are using XP/SP2, see the following for some info on how Attachment Manager
works:

Description of how the Attachment Manager works in Windows XP Service Pack
2:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=883260
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.


"cranberry" wrote in message
...
Thank you for your response. I read the link, checked the file
attachments
and the file associations. Everything seems to be in order but I still
can
not open the attachment. I saved the attachment to my desktop and it will
open from there so there is a file association set. Any other
suggestions.

"Jim Pickering" wrote:

The existing file association may be lacking an option for "Open." You
might want to review the info at this link for mo

See the Identifying Attachment File Types and Setting File Associations
section of
Decoding Internet Attachments - A Tutorial
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/decode.htm
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.



"cranberry" wrote in message
...
When I try to open some attachments on emails, I get the following
error
message:

"This file does not have a program associated with it for performing
this
action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel."

However, when I go to the Folder Options in the control panel, the file
association is already there.



Dell Dimension 4100, Pentium III, 996 MHz ; 512K ram; Windows XP Home
Edition Version 2002, SP2

The extension of the file type is "jpg" and yes, I specifically checked in
the file association and it says "Opens with Kodak EasyShare Software". I
have even gone into the advanced and browsed to the exe file for the Kodak
EasyShare Software and I am still getting the same error message when I try
to open the attachment. I did go the article you referenced but must say it
is a little over my head--I didn't understand anything in there that I could
do to solve my problem.

"Jim Pickering" wrote:

What is the extension of the file type? Did you specifically check in the
file association that there was an "Open" action for that type file? If you
are using XP/SP2, see the following for some info on how Attachment Manager
works:

Description of how the Attachment Manager works in Windows XP Service Pack
2:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=883260
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.


"cranberry" wrote in message
...
Thank you for your response. I read the link, checked the file
attachments
and the file associations. Everything seems to be in order but I still
can
not open the attachment. I saved the attachment to my desktop and it will
open from there so there is a file association set. Any other
suggestions.

"Jim Pickering" wrote:

The existing file association may be lacking an option for "Open." You
might want to review the info at this link for mo

See the Identifying Attachment File Types and Setting File Associations
section of
Decoding Internet Attachments - A Tutorial
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/decode.htm
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.



"cranberry" wrote in message
...
When I try to open some attachments on emails, I get the following
error
message:

"This file does not have a program associated with it for performing
this
action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel."

However, when I go to the Folder Options in the control panel, the file
association is already there.



Dell Dimension 4100, Pentium III, 996 MHz ; 512K ram; Windows XP Home
Edition Version 2002, SP2

I would try resetting the association. Find any jpg file and right click,
selecting "Open With" vs. "Open" and then scroll through the list of
programs to select Internet Explorer and click the "Always use this program"
and see if it helps.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.


"cranberry" wrote in message
...
The extension of the file type is "jpg" and yes, I specifically checked in
the file association and it says "Opens with Kodak EasyShare Software". I
have even gone into the advanced and browsed to the exe file for the Kodak
EasyShare Software and I am still getting the same error message when I
try
to open the attachment. I did go the article you referenced but must say
it
is a little over my head--I didn't understand anything in there that I
could
do to solve my problem.

Right-click on JPG file already saved to your hard-drive Open with
Choose program Select Internet Explorer (instead of Kodak EasyShare; you
can change it back later if you want) & check the "Always open with..." box
OK your way out.

Does the JPG attachment open now (in IE)?

Less likely: Registry corruption (http://www.oehelp.com/noimg.aspx).
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org


cranberry wrote:
The extension of the file type is "jpg" and yes, I specifically checked in
the file association and it says "Opens with Kodak EasyShare Software". I
have even gone into the advanced and browsed to the exe file for the Kodak
EasyShare Software and I am still getting the same error message when I
try to open the attachment. I did go the article you referenced but must
say it is a little over my head--I didn't understand anything in there
that I could do to solve my problem.

"Jim Pickering" wrote:

What is the extension of the file type? Did you specifically check in
the file association that there was an "Open" action for that type
file? If you are using XP/SP2, see the following for some info on how
Attachment Manager works:

Description of how the Attachment Manager works in Windows XP Service
Pack 2:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=883260
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.


"cranberry" wrote in message
...
Thank you for your response. I read the link, checked the file
attachments
and the file associations. Everything seems to be in order but I
still can
not open the attachment. I saved the attachment to my desktop and it
will open from there so there is a file association set. Any other
suggestions.

"Jim Pickering" wrote:

The existing file association may be lacking an option for "Open."
You might want to review the info at this link for mo

See the Identifying Attachment File Types and Setting File
Associations section of
Decoding Internet Attachments - A Tutorial
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/decode.htm
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be
helped.



"cranberry" wrote in message
...
When I try to open some attachments on emails, I get the following
error
message:

"This file does not have a program associated with it for
performing this
action. Create an association in the Folder Options control
panel."

However, when I go to the Folder Options in the control panel,
the file association is already there.



Dell Dimension 4100, Pentium III, 996 MHz ; 512K ram; Windows XP
Home Edition Version 2002, SP2

See the Identifying Attachment File Types and Setting File Associations
section of
Decoding Internet Attachments - A Tutorial
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_san...e.htm#identify

At the end of the section is a reference for a FileExt program. Get the
program, run it for the JPG file extension and attach the resulting file
or e-mail it to me.

From that we may be able to figure out exactly what needs to be fixed.
OE is very fussy on the file associations.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"cranberry" wrote in message
...
The extension of the file type is "jpg" and yes, I specifically
checked in
the file association and it says "Opens with Kodak EasyShare
Software". I
have even gone into the advanced and browsed to the exe file for the
Kodak
EasyShare Software and I am still getting the same error message when
I try
to open the attachment. I did go the article you referenced but must
say it
is a little over my head--I didn't understand anything in there that I
could
do to solve my problem.

"Jim Pickering" wrote:

What is the extension of the file type? Did you specifically check
in the
file association that there was an "Open" action for that type file?
If you
are using XP/SP2, see the following for some info on how Attachment
Manager
works:

Description of how the Attachment Manager works in Windows XP Service
Pack
2:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=883260
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be
helped.


"cranberry" wrote in message
...
Thank you for your response. I read the link, checked the file
attachments
and the file associations. Everything seems to be in order but I
still
can
not open the attachment. I saved the attachment to my desktop and
it will
open from there so there is a file association set. Any other
suggestions.

"Jim Pickering" wrote:

The existing file association may be lacking an option for "Open."
You
might want to review the info at this link for mo

See the Identifying Attachment File Types and Setting File
Associations
section of
Decoding Internet Attachments - A Tutorial
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/decode.htm
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be
helped.



"cranberry" wrote in message
...
When I try to open some attachments on emails, I get the
following
error
message:

"This file does not have a program associated with it for
performing
this
action. Create an association in the Folder Options control
panel."

However, when I go to the Folder Options in the control panel,
the file
association is already there.



Dell Dimension 4100, Pentium III, 996 MHz ; 512K ram; Windows XP
Home
Edition Version 2002, SP2

What attachments?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

cranberry wrote:
When I try to open some attachments on emails, I get the following error
message:

"This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel."

However, when I go to the Folder Options in the control panel, the file
association is already there.

Dell Dimension 4100, Pentium III, 996 MHz ; 512K ram; Windows XP Home
Edition Version 2002, SP2

jpg attachments--at least, that is the one that is giving me problems right
now--I don't know what the other extensions might have been when I have
gotten the same error message--I usually just didn't even try any more but
now am wanting to figure this out. Thank you.

"PA Bear" wrote:

What attachments?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

cranberry wrote:
When I try to open some attachments on emails, I get the following error
message:

"This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel."

However, when I go to the Folder Options in the control panel, the file
association is already there.

Dell Dimension 4100, Pentium III, 996 MHz ; 512K ram; Windows XP Home
Edition Version 2002, SP2