When I try to open a file (Word, Excel, pdf) directly from Windows Mail
without saving the file, the associated program opens then I get an error
message saying that the file C:\Windows\System32\<filename> could not be
found. Check the spelling, blah, blah, blah ...

Can anyone help explain why this just started happening and what I may need
to do to correct it.

Some have experienced similar problems after installing IE8.
Try this:
Open the Default Programs applet, which you can access either from
the Start menu or via the Control Panel, then click the first item:
"Set your default programs."
After a few seconds, a list of programs comes up. Click on "Windows
Mail". If it doesn't respond with "This program has all its defaults"
then fix it by clicking on the option indicated by the first green arrow.
Then repeat the above but do it for Internet Explorer.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"ZoCo1709" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news21F817C-E808-4BD6-8ECD-(E-Mail Removed)...
> When I try to open a file (Word, Excel, pdf) directly from Windows Mail
> without saving the file, the associated program opens then I get an error
> message saying that the file C:\Windows\System32\<filename> could not be
> found. Check the spelling, blah, blah, blah ...
>
> Can anyone help explain why this just started happening and what I may need
> to do to correct it.

"ZoCo1709" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news21F817C-E808-4BD6-8ECD-(E-Mail Removed)...
> When I try to open a file (Word, Excel, pdf) directly from Windows Mail
> without saving the file, the associated program opens then I get an error
> message saying that the file C:\Windows\System32\<filename> could not be
> found. Check the spelling, blah, blah, blah ...
>
> Can anyone help explain why this just started happening and what I may
> need
> to do to correct it.

It is connected with IE8, which I installed yesterday. I had already
followed your advice for some other problem, so both Mail and IE have all
their defaults. Still cannot find the attachment.

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> Some have experienced similar problems after installing IE8.
> Try this:
> Open the Default Programs applet, which you can access either from
> the Start menu or via the Control Panel, then click the first item:
> "Set your default programs."
> After a few seconds, a list of programs comes up. Click on "Windows
> Mail". If it doesn't respond with "This program has all its defaults"
> then fix it by clicking on the option indicated by the first green arrow.
> Then repeat the above but do it for Internet Explorer.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>
>
> "ZoCo1709" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news21F817C-E808-4BD6-8ECD-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > When I try to open a file (Word, Excel, pdf) directly from Windows Mail
> > without saving the file, the associated program opens then I get an error
> > message saying that the file C:\Windows\System32\<filename> could not be
> > found. Check the spelling, blah, blah, blah ...
> >
> > Can anyone help explain why this just started happening and what I may need
> > to do to correct it.
>

Assuming you did the Default Programs reset after you installed IE8,
I don't know what else you can try except to uninstall IE8.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"Richard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:9E78A678-F7C6-4154-8E1B-(E-Mail Removed)...
> It is connected with IE8, which I installed yesterday. I had already
> followed your advice for some other problem, so both Mail and IE have all
> their defaults. Still cannot find the attachment.
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> Some have experienced similar problems after installing IE8.
>> Try this:
>> Open the Default Programs applet, which you can access either from
>> the Start menu or via the Control Panel, then click the first item:
>> "Set your default programs."
>> After a few seconds, a list of programs comes up. Click on "Windows
>> Mail". If it doesn't respond with "This program has all its defaults"
>> then fix it by clicking on the option indicated by the first green arrow.
>> Then repeat the above but do it for Internet Explorer.
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>>
>>
>> "ZoCo1709" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news21F817C-E808-4BD6-8ECD-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > When I try to open a file (Word, Excel, pdf) directly from Windows Mail
>> > without saving the file, the associated program opens then I get an error
>> > message saying that the file C:\Windows\System32\<filename> could not be
>> > found. Check the spelling, blah, blah, blah ...
>> >
>> > Can anyone help explain why this just started happening and what I may need
>> > to do to correct it.
>>

A frequent poster in another newsgroup has suggested that this
problem may be due to an incompatibility between McAfee antivirus
and the new IE8 browser. As a workaround, one would either have to
uninstall IE8 or the antivirus program.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"Rainald Taesler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> path wrote:
>
>>> When I try to open a file (Word, Excel, pdf) directly from Windows
>>> Mail without saving the file, the associated program opens then I
>>> get an error message saying that the file
>>> C:\Windows\System32\<filename> could not be found. Check the
>>> spelling, blah, blah, blah ...
>>
>> Can anyone help explain why this just started happening and what I
>> may need to do to correct it.
>
> During the last few days - obviously since the final of IE8 is available
> and quite some folk installed it, there have been quite some postings in
> this issue.
> I for one can say that there definitely is a relation to the IE8.
> Obviously it has to do with the storage of the temporary files created
> prior to showing the attachment.
>
> I can reliably reproduce this on all my 3 desktop computers running
> under Vista Business 32 (2 of them with SP2, the other with SP1).
>
> So far there is no solution in sight.
>
> Rainald
>
>

Gary VanderMolen wrote:

>>>> When I try to open a file (Word, Excel, pdf) directly from Windows
>>>> Mail without saving the file, the associated program opens then I
>>>> get an error message saying that the file
>>>> C:\Windows\System32\<filename> could not be found. Check the
>>>> spelling, blah, blah, blah ...
>>>
>>> Can anyone help explain why this just started happening and what I
>>> may need to do to correct it.
>>
>> During the last few days - obviously since the final of IE8 is
>> available and quite some folk installed it, there have been quite
>> some postings in this issue.
>> I for one can say that there definitely is a relation to the IE8.
>> Obviously it has to do with the storage of the temporary files
>> created prior to showing the attachment.
>>
>> I can reliably reproduce this on all my 3 desktop computers running
>> under Vista Business 32 (2 of them with SP2, the other with SP1).
>>
>> So far there is no solution in sight.
>>
> A frequent poster in another newsgroup has suggested that this
> problem may be due to an incompatibility between McAfee antivirus
> and the new IE8 browser. As a workaround, one would either have to
> uninstall IE8 or the antivirus program.

I don't think that this theory would be valid.
No MacAfee involved on my side.

Rainald

"Rainald Taesler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Gary VanderMolen wrote:
>
>> A frequent poster in another newsgroup has suggested that this
>> problem may be due to an incompatibility between McAfee antivirus
>> and the new IE8 browser. As a workaround, one would either have to
>> uninstall IE8 or the antivirus program.
>
> I don't think that this theory would be valid.
> No MacAfee involved on my side.

Which AV do you have?
I just tested this with my Windows Mail, and had no trouble opening a PDF
attachment. I'm running Eset NOD32 antivirus, and do have IE8.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)

Never mind. I reread the messages in the other thread, and I see where
you stated that you're not using any antivirus.
I'll run some more tests on my Vista SP2 system.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"Gary VanderMolen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
"Rainald Taesler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Gary VanderMolen wrote:
>
>> A frequent poster in another newsgroup has suggested that this
>> problem may be due to an incompatibility between McAfee antivirus
>> and the new IE8 browser. As a workaround, one would either have to
>> uninstall IE8 or the antivirus program.
>
> I don't think that this theory would be valid.
> No MacAfee involved on my side.

Which AV do you have?
I just tested this with my Windows Mail, and had no trouble opening a PDF
attachment. I'm running Eset NOD32 antivirus, and do have IE8.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)

Gary VanderMolen wrote:

>>> A frequent poster in another newsgroup has suggested that this
>>> problem may be due to an incompatibility between McAfee antivirus
>>> and the new IE8 browser. As a workaround, one would either have to
>>> uninstall IE8 or the antivirus program.
>>
>> I don't think that this theory would be valid.
>> No MacAfee involved on my side.
>
> Which AV do you have?

As to my experience it's NOT AV-related.
On two machines I have Norton AV, the third one has been installed from
scratch as a "test bed", has hardly any additional software on it and
has never seen any AV.

> I just tested this with my Windows Mail, and had no trouble opening a
> PDF attachment. I'm running Eset NOD32 antivirus, and do have IE8.

Did you test opening a JPG attachment, if so, frequently after opening
some other attachments?

As I reported in one of the other threads on my machines normally there
is no problem with most file-types (PDF included) initially.
Trying to open a JPG may work initially but it will crash sooner or
later.
And once the JPG crashed, other file-types will have problems too. This
is valid until a log-off/log-in. Sometimes it needs a re-start of the
machine.

It's really crazy.

Rainald