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Old 01-09-2008   #1 (permalink)
Burt M


 
 

RE: windows mail won't recognize set associations

Your doing better than I am. Just exactly are you finding "set
associations." Maybe I'm in the wrong control panel.

Burt M

"Amy" wrote:
Quote:

> When I try to open attachments (.pdf) the message to set associations in
> control panel comes up. I have done this, and when I go into contol panel and
> set association, it all looks good. Meaning that I have set associations
> (.pdf to open with Acrobat 8.1) but Windows mail doesn't recognize it. This
> is driving me bonkers. Please help.

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Old 01-09-2008   #2 (permalink)
Gary VanderMolen


 
 

Re: windows mail won't recognize set associations

"Set Associations" is a sub-screen under the Default Programs applet.

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLM)


"Burt M" <Burt M@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:7C59370D-4E28-4694-B6B5-5D52F8B233C9@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Your doing better than I am. Just exactly are you finding "set
> associations." Maybe I'm in the wrong control panel.
>
> Burt M
>
> "Amy" wrote:
>
Quote:

>> When I try to open attachments (.pdf) the message to set associations in
>> control panel comes up. I have done this, and when I go into contol panel and
>> set association, it all looks good. Meaning that I have set associations
>> (.pdf to open with Acrobat 8.1) but Windows mail doesn't recognize it. This
>> is driving me bonkers. Please help.

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 01-09-2008   #3 (permalink)


Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: windows mail won't recognize set associations

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by Burt M View Post
Your doing better than I am. Just exactly are you finding "set
associations." Maybe I'm in the wrong control panel.

Burt M

"Amy" wrote:
Quote:
> When I try to open attachments (.pdf) the message to set associations in
> control panel comes up. I have done this, and when I go into contol panel and
> set association, it all looks good. Meaning that I have set associations
> (.pdf to open with Acrobat 8.1) but Windows mail doesn't recognize it. This
> is driving me bonkers. Please help.
Hi Burt and Amy,

This should help with the PDF file attachment not opening. If not, then uninstall Adobe Reader and reinstall it.

Unable to open .PDF file attachments directly from Windows Mail in Windows Vista

Shawn
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Old 01-10-2008   #4 (permalink)
rufus


 
 

Re: windows mail won't recognize set associations


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"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
Quote:

> "Set Associations" is a sub-screen under the Default Programs applet.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLM)
>
>
> "Burt M" <Burt M@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:7C59370D-4E28-4694-B6B5-5D52F8B233C9@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > Your doing better than I am. Just exactly are you finding "set
> > associations." Maybe I'm in the wrong control panel.
> >
> > Burt M
> >
> > "Amy" wrote:
> >
Quote:

> >> When I try to open attachments (.pdf) the message to set associations in
> >> control panel comes up. I have done this, and when I go into contol panel and
> >> set association, it all looks good. Meaning that I have set associations
> >> (.pdf to open with Acrobat 8.1) but Windows mail doesn't recognize it. This
> >> is driving me bonkers. Please help.
>
>
>
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