For some reason, in Windows Mail, PDF documents sent as attachments are no
longer able to be opened. I have to save them first (save attachments), then
navigate to the file in windows explorer.
This just started a couple of weeks ago, and I can't seem to see a solution.
Any thoughts?

"VistaRookie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> You can try this and see if it works for you.
> Unable to open .PPS attachments directly from Windows Mail in Windows
> Vista:
> 'Unable to open .PPS attachments directly from Windows Mail in Windows
> Vista' (http://tinyurl.com/27mzp3)
>
*Thanks. There were 10 files there referencing PDF, so no sure which one to
tamper with. Maybe I should e-mail the provider?

Best schrieb:

> For some reason, in Windows Mail, PDF documents sent as attachments
> are no longer able to be opened. I have to save them first (save
> attachments), then navigate to the file in windows explorer.
> This just started a couple of weeks ago, and I can't seem to see a
> solution. Any thoughts?

Did you upgrade to IE8?

Rainald

"Rainald Taesler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Best schrieb:
>
>> For some reason, in Windows Mail, PDF documents sent as attachments
>> are no longer able to be opened. I have to save them first (save
>> attachments), then navigate to the file in windows explorer.
>> This just started a couple of weeks ago, and I can't seem to see a
>> solution. Any thoughts?
>
> Did you upgrade to IE8?
>
> Rainald
*I have it, but am currently using FF.

Best wrote:

>>> For some reason, in Windows Mail, PDF documents sent as attachments
>>> are no longer able to be opened. I have to save them first (save
>>> attachments), then navigate to the file in windows explorer.
>>> This just started a couple of weeks ago, and I can't seem to see a
>>> solution. Any thoughts?
>>
>> Did you upgrade to IE8?
>
> *I have it, but am currently using FF.

Thanks fro the reply.
My question was not aiming at the currently used favorite browser.
It was just about whether IE8 is *INSTALLED*.

As to my experience installing IE8 causes serious troubles with opening
attachments in WinMail.

Rainald

VistaRookie wrote:

>> For some reason, in Windows Mail, PDF documents sent as attachments
>> are no longer able to be opened. I have to save them first (save
>> attachments), then navigate to the file in windows explorer.
>> This just started a couple of weeks ago, and I can't seem to see a
>> solution.
>
> You can try this and see if it works for you.
> Unable to open .PPS attachments directly from Windows Mail in Windows
> Vista:
> 'Unable to open .PPS attachments directly from Windows Mail in Windows
> Vista' (http://tinyurl.com/27mzp3)

The problem appears with all types of files. IE8 is the culprit!
It's not a problem with file-associations as you have seem to have had
in mind.

Rainald

Best wrote:

>>>>>>> For some reason, in Windows Mail, PDF documents sent as
>>>>>>> attachments are no longer able to be opened. I have to save them
>>>>>>> first (save attachments), then navigate to the file in windows
>>>>>>> explorer.
>>>>>>> This just started a couple of weeks ago, and I can't seem to
>>>>>>> see a solution. Any thoughts?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Did you upgrade to IE8?
>>>>>
>>>>> *I have it, but am currently using FF.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks fro the reply.
>>>> My question was not aiming at the currently used favorite browser.
>>>> It was just about whether IE8 is *INSTALLED*.
>>>>
>>>> As to my experience installing IE8 causes serious troubles with
>>>> opening attachments in WinMail.
>>>
>>> *I wonder if uninstalling, or downgrading, will help? Any experience
>>> with that?
>>
>> If it would really be the IE8 problem (and not one of the "known
>> problems" with Adobe [especially Reader vs. Acrobat]), putting the
>> system back to IE7 by uninstalling IE8 should do the job.
>
> * Bingo! I uninstalled IE8, and now everything works fine. Thanks for
> all the suggestions. Microsoft must have had a lot of other problems
> with it, as they had a site dedicated to the "uninstall'. Worked
> seamlessly.

Thanks fro the feedback.
Good to hear that it works now.

Rainald

I am having a similar problem but I do not have IE8 yet (still on IE7). I
can't open attachments at all.

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> For others who may be interested in the IE8 uninstall procedure,
> see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>
>
> "Best" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > "Rainald Taesler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Best wrote:
> >>
> >>>>>>> For some reason, in Windows Mail, PDF documents sent as
> >>>>>>> attachments are no longer able to be opened. I have to save them
> >>>>>>> first (save attachments), then navigate to the file in windows
> >>>>>>> explorer.
> >>>>>>> This just started a couple of weeks ago, and I can't seem to see a
> >>>>>>> solution. Any thoughts?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Did you upgrade to IE8?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> *I have it, but am currently using FF.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks fro the reply.
> >>>> My question was not aiming at the currently used favorite browser.
> >>>> It was just about whether IE8 is *INSTALLED*.
> >>>>
> >>>> As to my experience installing IE8 causes serious troubles with
> >>>> opening attachments in WinMail.
> >>>
> >>> *I wonder if uninstalling, or downgrading, will help? Any experience
> >>> with that?
> >>
> >> If it would really be the IE8 problem (and not one of the "known
> >> problems" with Adobe [especially Reader vs. Acrobat]), putting the
> >> system back to IE7 by uninstalling IE8 should do the job.
> > * Bingo! I uninstalled IE8, and now everything works fine. Thanks for all
> > the suggestions. Microsoft must have had a lot of other problems with it, as
> > they had a site dedicated to the "uninstall'. Worked seamlessly.
> >
>

Did you try
http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html



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"Karon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5C02596B-CB49-4A11-BF36-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am having a similar problem but I do not have IE8 yet (still on IE7). I
> can't open attachments at all.
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> For others who may be interested in the IE8 uninstall procedure,
>> see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>>
>>
>> "Best" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >
>> > "Rainald Taesler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> > news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> Best wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>>>>> For some reason, in Windows Mail, PDF documents sent as
>> >>>>>>> attachments are no longer able to be opened. I have to save them
>> >>>>>>> first (save attachments), then navigate to the file in windows
>> >>>>>>> explorer.
>> >>>>>>> This just started a couple of weeks ago, and I can't seem to see
>> >>>>>>> a
>> >>>>>>> solution. Any thoughts?
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Did you upgrade to IE8?
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> *I have it, but am currently using FF.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thanks fro the reply.
>> >>>> My question was not aiming at the currently used favorite browser.
>> >>>> It was just about whether IE8 is *INSTALLED*.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> As to my experience installing IE8 causes serious troubles with
>> >>>> opening attachments in WinMail.
>> >>>
>> >>> *I wonder if uninstalling, or downgrading, will help? Any experience
>> >>> with that?
>> >>
>> >> If it would really be the IE8 problem (and not one of the "known
>> >> problems" with Adobe [especially Reader vs. Acrobat]), putting the
>> >> system back to IE7 by uninstalling IE8 should do the job.
>> > * Bingo! I uninstalled IE8, and now everything works fine. Thanks for
>> > all
>> > the suggestions. Microsoft must have had a lot of other problems with
>> > it, as
>> > they had a site dedicated to the "uninstall'. Worked seamlessly.
>> >
>>