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11-02-2007
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| | Can't open attachments in Mail Is there a specific switch that will allow me to open attachments straightforward? The problem I'm having is that I can't open attachments directly and when I opt to save the attachments, Mail just hangs and forces me to close Mail, to continue waiting or some other crappy option. Yet, if I save the attachment, it shows in Documents, even though the rotating thingy is still going around and around. The attachments are usually jpegs and pdfs, which in themselves need no special or obscure program to open. Please help. Thanks Roxy |
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11-02-2007
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| | Re: Can't open attachments in Mail Make sure you are not using incompatible third party security software. Windows Mail is not compatible with most McAfee and Norton security programs. Those will need to be uninstalled, not just disabled. After uninstalling your non-compatible antivirus, download and install a more compatible antivirus like the free Avast: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html Even compatible antivirus programs will need to have their email scanning option turned off. For more on this topic see http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3 -- Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] "Roxy" <prskater@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:3vOdndrdm-B67LbanZ2dnUVZ_uOmnZ2d@xxxxxx Quote: > Is there a specific switch that will allow me to open attachments > straightforward? The problem I'm having is that I can't open attachments > directly and when I opt to save the attachments, Mail just hangs and forces > me to close Mail, to continue waiting or some other crappy option. > Yet, if I save the attachment, it shows in Documents, even though the > rotating thingy is still going around and around. The attachments are > usually jpegs and pdfs, which in themselves need no special or obscure > program to open. > Please help. Thanks > Roxy > > |
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11-02-2007
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| | Re: Can't open attachments in Mail Thank you very much. Will do. Roxy "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OadG0WYHIHA.2328@xxxxxx Quote: > Make sure you are not using incompatible third party security > software. Windows Mail is not compatible with most McAfee > and Norton security programs. Those will need to be > uninstalled, not just disabled. > > After uninstalling your non-compatible antivirus, download > and install a more compatible antivirus like the free Avast: > http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html > > Even compatible antivirus programs will need to have their > email scanning option turned off. For more on this topic see > http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3 > > -- > Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] > > > "Roxy" <prskater@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:3vOdndrdm-B67LbanZ2dnUVZ_uOmnZ2d@xxxxxx Quote: >> Is there a specific switch that will allow me to open attachments >> straightforward? The problem I'm having is that I can't open attachments >> directly and when I opt to save the attachments, Mail just hangs and >> forces me to close Mail, to continue waiting or some other crappy option. >> Yet, if I save the attachment, it shows in Documents, even though the >> rotating thingy is still going around and around. The attachments are >> usually jpegs and pdfs, which in themselves need no special or obscure >> program to open. >> Please help. Thanks >> Roxy |
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11-02-2007
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| | Re: Can't open attachments in Mail You're welcome. -- Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] "Roxy" <prskater@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:UOGdndzeMdFuELbanZ2dnUVZ_oKhnZ2d@xxxxxx Quote: > Thank you very much. Will do. > > Roxy > > > "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:OadG0WYHIHA.2328@xxxxxx Quote: >> Make sure you are not using incompatible third party security >> software. Windows Mail is not compatible with most McAfee >> and Norton security programs. Those will need to be >> uninstalled, not just disabled. >> >> After uninstalling your non-compatible antivirus, download >> and install a more compatible antivirus like the free Avast: >> http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html >> >> Even compatible antivirus programs will need to have their >> email scanning option turned off. For more on this topic see >> http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3 >> >> -- >> Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] >> >> >> "Roxy" <prskater@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:3vOdndrdm-B67LbanZ2dnUVZ_uOmnZ2d@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Is there a specific switch that will allow me to open attachments >>> straightforward? The problem I'm having is that I can't open attachments >>> directly and when I opt to save the attachments, Mail just hangs and >>> forces me to close Mail, to continue waiting or some other crappy option. >>> Yet, if I save the attachment, it shows in Documents, even though the >>> rotating thingy is still going around and around. The attachments are >>> usually jpegs and pdfs, which in themselves need no special or obscure >>> program to open. >>> Please help. Thanks >>> Roxy > |
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