Outlook Express file association

[Guest Chuck Moore]

I am running XP Home and the version of Outlook Express that comes with it.

 

If a file is sent with an attachment .PDF and I double click on the

attachment to open it, I get a no file association message with instructions

to go to Control Panel, file associations and establish the relationship

there. When I do this, .PDF is defined to open with the Acrobat reader. If

I save the attachment to my hard drive and double click on it, it

immediately opens it with the Acrobat reader.

 

How do I fix this problem with OE?

 

Thanks

 

Chuck Moore

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Outlook Express file association

 

Chuck Moore <chmoore01@comcast.net> wrote:

> I am running XP Home and the version of Outlook Express that comes

> with it.

>

> If a file is sent with an attachment .PDF and I double click on the

> attachment to open it, I get a no file association message with

> instructions to go to Control Panel, file associations and establish

> the relationship there. When I do this, .PDF is defined to open with

> the Acrobat reader. If I save the attachment to my hard drive and

> double click on it, it immediately opens it with the Acrobat reader.

>

> How do I fix this problem with OE?

>

> Thanks

>

> Chuck Moore

 

I'd first try reinstalling (or updating) your PDF reader, with OE closed. If

you get no help there, try posting in an OE group - OE isn't really part of

XP, it's a separate program that's part of IE.

 

Try microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress.

 

If this group isn't carried on the news server that's carrying this group,

try using news.microsoft.com as your NNTP server.

 

A good website for information on OE is http://www.insideoe.com/

[Guest Alias]

Re: Outlook Express file association

 

Chuck Moore wrote:

> I am running XP Home and the version of Outlook Express that comes with it.

>

> If a file is sent with an attachment .PDF and I double click on the

> attachment to open it, I get a no file association message with instructions

> to go to Control Panel, file associations and establish the relationship

> there. When I do this, .PDF is defined to open with the Acrobat reader. If

> I save the attachment to my hard drive and double click on it, it

> immediately opens it with the Acrobat reader.

>

> How do I fix this problem with OE?

>

> Thanks

>

> Chuck Moore

>

>

 

Easy, download and install Thunderbird from

http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird. It will not only solve that problem

but give you an excellent junk mail feature along with real time spell

check. When you install it, it will ask you if you want to import all

the messages from Outhouse Distress.

 

To back it up, all you need to do is copy the folder in the Profiles

folder under the Thunderbird folder. When you reinstall, you nuke the

files in that folder and replace them with your backed up copies. Not

only does that restore your message but your rules and emails accounts

as well.

 

Thunderbird will continue to have support. Microsoft has virtually given

the finger to those who want Outhouse Distress support.

 

Alias

[Guest Bruce Hagen]

Re: Outlook Express file association

 

Save the attachment to your HDD. Right click on it and Open With | Choose

Program. Find and choose a program that works and then check the box: Always

use this program to open this kind of file. This should enable you to open

these attachments in the future.

--

Bruce Hagen

MS-MVP Outlook Express

Imperial Beach, CA

 

 

"Chuck Moore" <chmoore01@comcast.net> wrote in message

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>I am running XP Home and the version of Outlook Express that comes with it.

>

> If a file is sent with an attachment .PDF and I double click on the

> attachment to open it, I get a no file association message with

> instructions

> to go to Control Panel, file associations and establish the relationship

> there. When I do this, .PDF is defined to open with the Acrobat reader.

> If

> I save the attachment to my hard drive and double click on it, it

> immediately opens it with the Acrobat reader.

>

> How do I fix this problem with OE?

>

> Thanks

>

> Chuck Moore

>

>