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Can't open attachments...???

by Murph44 Jul 23, 2007 9:01AM PDT

Checked all of my settings but for some reason I can't open attachments, when i click on it it just opens another email window.

Help, my wife is driving me crazy over this....

Using Windows XP Pro and Outlook Express

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Click Tools, Options, Security. . .
by Coryphaeus Jul 23, 2007 9:56AM PDT

Uncheck the box "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened. . .".

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Click Tools, Options, Security
by Murph44 Jul 23, 2007 12:10PM PDT

That box hasn't been checked...Thanks anyway

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Re: Can't open attachments...???
by Tufenuf Jul 23, 2007 10:18AM PDT

Murph44, What is the file extension(s) of the attachment?

Tufenuf

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file extension(s) of the attachment?
by Murph44 Jul 23, 2007 12:12PM PDT

Not sure but can't open any attachments at all.

How can I tell what the file extension is?

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File extensions are
by PudgyOne Jul 23, 2007 12:26PM PDT

the last digits after the dot.

Examples are

.eml
.wmp
.jpg
.pps

etc

Some extensions require a program to open them. We can usually figure out how by the person giving us the file extension.

Rick

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Alternate Method
by sunwatcher Jul 23, 2007 12:34PM PDT

You could try to right-click on the attachment, choose "save as" and save it somewhere such as your desktop. You should then be able to open it from there.

Of course, if you're not absolutely sure about who sent the attachment, then you should perform a virus scan on it first.

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Use a different attachment/client
by pcwiz100 Jul 24, 2007 8:35AM PDT

Hi,

If the attached file is an email message file, then yes, it will open another email windows containing the contents of the email file. does this happen with every type of attachment? Assuming you have MS Word, try sending yourself a Word Document and see if you can open it.

If everything fails, use a different email client (Mozilla Thunderbird, etc.)

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Got it......
by Murph44 Jul 24, 2007 9:12PM PDT
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