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05-09-2008
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| | File associations for attachments Using Windows Mail under Vista, I am having trouble with some file types. .pdf and .jpg files both give me an error message saying that "This file does not have a program associated ...". And yet when I go to Control Panel->File Associations, .pdf is associated with Adobe Reader and .jpg is associated with Paint. When I click on one of these file types in any other context, the association works fine. Any idea what Mail's problem might be? Jim Mehl |
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05-09-2008
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| | Re: File associations for attachments "Jim Mehl" <mehl@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uougboesIHA.5096@xxxxxx Quote: > Using Windows Mail under Vista, I am having trouble with some file > types. .pdf and .jpg files both give me an error message saying that > "This file does not have a program associated ...". And yet when I go > to Control Panel->File Associations, .pdf is associated with Adobe > Reader and .jpg is associated with Paint. When I click on one of > these file types in any other context, the association works fine. > > Any idea what Mail's problem might be? > > Jim Mehl need to fix. <http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/236/1/Unable-to-open-PDF-attachments-from-Windows-Mail.html> This looks like a good place to ask for a similar procedure for the .jpg files: http://www.winhelponline.com/categor.../Windows-Mail/ |
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05-09-2008
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| | Re: File associations for attachments <robertmiles@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OV90bJgsIHA.3680@xxxxxx Quote: > > "Jim Mehl" <mehl@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:uougboesIHA.5096@xxxxxx Quote: >> Using Windows Mail under Vista, I am having trouble with some file >> types. .pdf and .jpg files both give me an error message saying that >> "This file does not have a program associated ...". And yet when I go >> to Control Panel->File Associations, .pdf is associated with Adobe >> Reader and .jpg is associated with Paint. When I click on one of >> these file types in any other context, the association works fine. >> >> Any idea what Mail's problem might be? >> >> Jim Mehl > There's a separate set of associations within Windows Mail that you also > need to fix. > > <http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/236/1/Unable-to-open-PDF-attachments-from-Windows-Mail.html> > > This looks like a good place to ask for a similar procedure for the .jpg > files: > > http://www.winhelponline.com/categor.../Windows-Mail/ > Jim |
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05-09-2008
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| | Re: File associations for attachments "Jim Mehl" <mehl@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:O948FvjsIHA.4476@xxxxxx Quote: > <robertmiles@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:OV90bJgsIHA.3680@xxxxxx Quote: >> >> "Jim Mehl" <mehl@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:uougboesIHA.5096@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Using Windows Mail under Vista, I am having trouble with some file >>> types. .pdf and .jpg files both give me an error message saying that >>> "This file does not have a program associated ...". And yet when I go >>> to Control Panel->File Associations, .pdf is associated with Adobe >>> Reader and .jpg is associated with Paint. When I click on one of >>> these file types in any other context, the association works fine. >>> >>> Any idea what Mail's problem might be? >>> >>> Jim Mehl >> There's a separate set of associations within Windows Mail that you also >> need to fix. >> >> <http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/236/1/Unable-to-open-PDF-attachments-from-Windows-Mail.html> >> >> This looks like a good place to ask for a similar procedure for the .jpg >> files: >> >> http://www.winhelponline.com/categor.../Windows-Mail/ >> > I tried the unassoc.exe utility. Didn't help. > > Jim that this sort of thing should have been fixed by MS long ago. Jim |
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05-09-2008
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| | Re: File associations for attachments Run the JPG association fix from here: http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Jim Mehl" <mehl@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ejBa9eksIHA.4476@xxxxxx "Jim Mehl" <mehl@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:O948FvjsIHA.4476@xxxxxx Quote: > <robertmiles@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:OV90bJgsIHA.3680@xxxxxx Quote: >> >> "Jim Mehl" <mehl@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:uougboesIHA.5096@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Using Windows Mail under Vista, I am having trouble with some file >>> types. .pdf and .jpg files both give me an error message saying that >>> "This file does not have a program associated ...". And yet when I go >>> to Control Panel->File Associations, .pdf is associated with Adobe >>> Reader and .jpg is associated with Paint. When I click on one of >>> these file types in any other context, the association works fine. >>> >>> Any idea what Mail's problem might be? >>> >>> Jim Mehl >> There's a separate set of associations within Windows Mail that you also >> need to fix. >> >> <http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/236/1/Unable-to-open-PDF-attachments-from-Windows-Mail.html> >> >> This looks like a good place to ask for a similar procedure for the ..jpg >> files: >> >> http://www.winhelponline.com/categor.../Windows-Mail/ >> > I tried the unassoc.exe utility. Didn't help. > > Jim that this sort of thing should have been fixed by MS long ago. Jim |
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