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Old February 16th 06, 12:19 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
donna
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Default Problem opening photo attachments & word documents

Recently I'm having difficulty opening an attachement which is a photo.
Message reads that there is no program associated with this file. Also,
although I can open an attachment which is a word document, I cannot read the
document. Evidently I've changed something, but don't know how to fix it.
Any help?
--
Donna in GA
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Old February 16th 06, 04:43 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Jim in AR
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"Donna" wrote:

Recently I'm having difficulty opening an attachement which is a photo.
Message reads that there is no program associated with this file. Also,
although I can open an attachment which is a word document, I cannot read the
document. Evidently I've changed something, but don't know how to fix it.
Any help?
--
Donna in GA

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Old February 16th 06, 04:51 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Jim in AR
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"Jim in AR" wrote:
I have the same problem. When I double click a jpg attachment, 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". I suspect that latest SP 2 upgrade in last two weeks caused
the problem. If I save the attachment to hard drive, can open the file by
double clicking. I have tried everything to change the file association to
use the Kodak EasyShare program, but to no avail. Any ideas?



"Donna" wrote:

Recently I'm having difficulty opening an attachement which is a photo.
Message reads that there is no program associated with this file. Also,
although I can open an attachment which is a word document, I cannot read the
document. Evidently I've changed something, but don't know how to fix it.
Any help?
--
Donna in GA

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Old February 16th 06, 06:16 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
donna
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-My problem is exactly the same!! And this started about two weeks ago.
Donna in GA


"Jim in AR" wrote:
I have the same problem. When I double click a jpg attachment, 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". I suspect that latest SP 2 upgrade in last two weeks caused
the problem. If I save the attachment to hard drive, can open the file by
double clicking. I have tried everything to change the file association to
use the Kodak EasyShare program, but to no avail. Any ideas?


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Old February 16th 06, 09:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Michael Santovec
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Default Problem opening photo attachments & word documents

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

To open an attachment within OE under XP SP2, the file association for
the file type must have an OPEN action. If not, you get the problem
that you have. When you save an attachment and then double click it,
Windows uses the Default action, which is not necessarily OPEN. It
might be something such as EDIT or DISPLAY or SHOW. The fix is to
create an OPEN action that has the same command line as the default
action.

--

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


"Jim in AR" wrote in message
...


"Jim in AR" wrote:
I have the same problem. When I double click a jpg attachment, 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". I suspect that latest SP 2 upgrade in last two weeks
caused
the problem. If I save the attachment to hard drive, can open the
file by
double clicking. I have tried everything to change the file
association to
use the Kodak EasyShare program, but to no avail. Any ideas?



"Donna" wrote:

Recently I'm having difficulty opening an attachement which is a
photo.
Message reads that there is no program associated with this file.
Also,
although I can open an attachment which is a word document, I
cannot read the
document. Evidently I've changed something, but don't know how to
fix it.
Any help?
--
Donna in GA



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Old February 16th 06, 09:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Michael Santovec
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Default Problem opening photo attachments & word documents

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

To open an attachment within OE under XP SP2, the file association for
the file type must have an OPEN action. If not, you get the problem
that you have. When you save an attachment and then double click it,
Windows uses the Default action, which is not necessarily OPEN. It
might be something such as EDIT or DISPLAY or SHOW. The fix is to
create an OPEN action that has the same command line as the default
action.

--

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


"Donna" wrote in message
...

-My problem is exactly the same!! And this started about two weeks
ago.
Donna in GA


"Jim in AR" wrote:
I have the same problem. When I double click a jpg attachment, 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". I suspect that latest SP 2 upgrade in last two weeks
caused
the problem. If I save the attachment to hard drive, can open the
file by
double clicking. I have tried everything to change the file
association to
use the Kodak EasyShare program, but to no avail. Any ideas?




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Old February 16th 06, 09:38 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Michael Santovec
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Default Problem opening photo attachments & word documents

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


Regarding the Word attachments, what program are they opening in? If in
doubt, select Help, About in the program. Do you know what program and
version the sender used to created the Word attachments?


--

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


"Donna" wrote in message
...
Recently I'm having difficulty opening an attachement which is a
photo.
Message reads that there is no program associated with this file.
Also,
although I can open an attachment which is a word document, I cannot
read the
document. Evidently I've changed something, but don't know how to fix
it.
Any help?
--
Donna in GA



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Old February 16th 06, 11:20 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
donna
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Default Problem opening photo attachments & word documents

Not being very savvy at this & as best I can determine, if I receive a pdf
file as an attachment, I can open the attachment but can't read - the wording
is in some unreadable coding. Opening in Microsoft Word.
--
Donna in GA


"Michael Santovec" wrote:

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


Regarding the Word attachments, what program are they opening in? If in
doubt, select Help, About in the program. Do you know what program and
version the sender used to created the Word attachments?


--

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


"Donna" wrote in message
...
Recently I'm having difficulty opening an attachement which is a
photo.
Message reads that there is no program associated with this file.
Also,
although I can open an attachment which is a word document, I cannot
read the
document. Evidently I've changed something, but don't know how to fix
it.
Any help?
--
Donna in GA




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Old February 17th 06, 03:40 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Jim Pickering
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Default Problem opening photo attachments & word documents

PDF files require Adobe's free Acrobat Reader: www.adobe.com or use the
free, faster program for PDF reading files from Foxit:
http://www.download.com/Foxit-PDF-Re...-10313206.html
--
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.
Thanks.


"Donna" wrote in message
...
Not being very savvy at this & as best I can determine, if I receive a pdf
file as an attachment, I can open the attachment but can't read - the
wording
is in some unreadable coding. Opening in Microsoft Word.
--
Donna in GA


"Michael Santovec" wrote:

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


Regarding the Word attachments, what program are they opening in? If in
doubt, select Help, About in the program. Do you know what program and
version the sender used to created the Word attachments?


--

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


"Donna" wrote in message
...
Recently I'm having difficulty opening an attachement which is a
photo.
Message reads that there is no program associated with this file.
Also,
although I can open an attachment which is a word document, I cannot
read the
document. Evidently I've changed something, but don't know how to fix
it.
Any help?
--
Donna in GA





 




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