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05-29-2008

To get Microsoft to pay attention to Windows Mail problems, you'll
probably have to pay for it. They don't seem to have read this
newsgroup during the last few months, and it's been about 17 months
since they released any new hotfixes for Windows Mail.

Can you open the message that has the attachment? If so, click the
paperclip near the top right corner of the message that is supposed
to give you options for the attachment, and record the file name.
If it's winmail.dat, you'll probably have to install Outlook (not Outlook
Express) to be able to open the attachment. If it's anything else,
tell us the part of its filename starting with the last period and we may
be able to help with that file type.

"Pigpog" <Pigpog@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:E487AF1F-50DE-4D51-80ED-2F817ABF4BBD@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Hi Guys,
>
> I have been having the same problem for he last few days......
>
> My Vista Basic has been up and running fine for ages. I have defender
> turned
> off aslo as it has previously caused me conflicts. I cannot open
> attachments,
> cannot save them and cannot download anything via windows mail and
> internet
> explorer 7. I have solved the Explorer probblem with Firefox. But there is
> an
> attachmenyt from an old email that I needto open and I cant...I dont leave
> messages on server so a bit stuffed. As I say this is a recent problem
> that
> happened over the last week.......and yes some updates have been
> installed.
> I have also reset security settings as advised in a differetn forum,
> turned
> off UAC as advised by a different forum. Am stuck now as to what to try
> next.
> How do we get Microsoft to look at the problem. Any ideas anyone....?
>
> "Asif" wrote:
>

Quote:

>> I have also experiencing same problem and after doing research i found
>> that
>> windows defender(builtain antivirus in vista) is causing problem. so
>> turned
>> off windows defender and then my problem is over.(also remove startup
>> file
>> from msconfig)type msconfig in run command and then go to startup tab and
>> remove check from windows defender. i 100% sure it will work bcz it works
>> in
>> my pc.
>>
>> "Stead" wrote:
>>

Quote:

>> > Hi, I've just installed vista and i have this wonderfully strange
>> > problem.
>> >
>> > outlook does not let me view or open attachments, get the error 'There
>> > was
>> > an error saving one or more of the attachments"
>> >
>> > Also, internet explorer will not save or open downloads, it downloads
>> > the
>> > file, when i click either open or run, then when it finishes the
>> > download
>> > window just closes, file doesn't get saved, although when i click run,
>> > i get
>> > a comfirmation asking if i want to allow this file to berun click run
>> > and
>> > nothing happens, highly annoying! cannot download an alternative
>> > browser
>> > either which is even more annoying!!!

05-29-2008	#9 (permalink)
n/a posts	Re: Can't open/save attachments in windows mail. Or open or run do To get Microsoft to pay attention to Windows Mail problems, you'll probably have to pay for it. They don't seem to have read this newsgroup during the last few months, and it's been about 17 months since they released any new hotfixes for Windows Mail. Can you open the message that has the attachment? If so, click the paperclip near the top right corner of the message that is supposed to give you options for the attachment, and record the file name. If it's winmail.dat, you'll probably have to install Outlook (not Outlook Express) to be able to open the attachment. If it's anything else, tell us the part of its filename starting with the last period and we may be able to help with that file type. "Pigpog" <Pigpog@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:E487AF1F-50DE-4D51-80ED-2F817ABF4BBD@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi Guys, > > I have been having the same problem for he last few days...... > > My Vista Basic has been up and running fine for ages. I have defender > turned > off aslo as it has previously caused me conflicts. I cannot open > attachments, > cannot save them and cannot download anything via windows mail and > internet > explorer 7. I have solved the Explorer probblem with Firefox. But there is > an > attachmenyt from an old email that I needto open and I cant...I dont leave > messages on server so a bit stuffed. As I say this is a recent problem > that > happened over the last week.......and yes some updates have been > installed. > I have also reset security settings as advised in a differetn forum, > turned > off UAC as advised by a different forum. Am stuck now as to what to try > next. > How do we get Microsoft to look at the problem. Any ideas anyone....? > > "Asif" wrote: > Quote: >> I have also experiencing same problem and after doing research i found >> that >> windows defender(builtain antivirus in vista) is causing problem. so >> turned >> off windows defender and then my problem is over.(also remove startup >> file >> from msconfig)type msconfig in run command and then go to startup tab and >> remove check from windows defender. i 100% sure it will work bcz it works >> in >> my pc. >> >> "Stead" wrote: >> Quote: >> > Hi, I've just installed vista and i have this wonderfully strange >> > problem. >> > >> > outlook does not let me view or open attachments, get the error 'There >> > was >> > an error saving one or more of the attachments" >> > >> > Also, internet explorer will not save or open downloads, it downloads >> > the >> > file, when i click either open or run, then when it finishes the >> > download >> > window just closes, file doesn't get saved, although when i click run, >> > i get >> > a comfirmation asking if i want to allow this file to berun click run >> > and >> > nothing happens, highly annoying! cannot download an alternative >> > browser >> > either which is even more annoying!!!
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