Opening PDF file attachments

G

GWL

Has anyone found a way to get PDF attachments to open by clicking on the
attachment icon? I know that you can save and then open the file, but that
is a pain. I tried Windows Live Mail and it too returns the "this file does
not have a program associated with it for performing this action" error. PDF
files are properly registered and do open from Windows Explorer.
 
B

Bruce Hagen

Try this.

Save the attachment to your HDD. Right click on it and Open With | Choose
Program. Find and choose a program that works, (Adobe, Foxit?), 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.
 
G

GWL

Thank you Gary. I had tried to do this manually and it did not work until I
used this fix.
 

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