1. and 2. ext of an e-mail attachment 3. nusiance ads

[Aamir]

1. Say i get an e-mail, with attachmnet. double click to open, but it does
not says try one of the exts already being supported---this list coud be ten
or more shoud we try one by one till one works?

2. if there is none, it says to go to the web. if the web also does not work
would it be right to tell the sender that there is something definitely wrong
with his attachment

3. This may not be for outlook--at times nusiance ad pop-ups appear--some
have small close or cross text with which you can close--some don't have
anything and no matter what you do, they keep popping up repeatedly. Can you
assist with this--if not, I can post to a different group

Thank you very much

 

[Roady [MVP]]

1) You could, if you have any clue what kind of file it is. Usually I start
with Notepad but this of course will not work when it is a pdf-file and you
do not have Adobe Reader installed for example.
I usually use this site to find the right program for the extension;
http://www.filext.com/

2) I'd ask the sender which program I should open it with if it is totally
unclear to me. If that program does not work either for that file, then
there would indeed be something wrong with the attachment. Which extension
are we talking about here anyway?

3) Depends on where you get these. There are some ads placed by the website
developer which work that way. Malware could also have been installed on
your system and cause these pop-ups. You could scan your system for viruses
and other malware with Microsoft Security Essentials;
http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

 

[Aamir]

thank you for taking the time to answer all my questions!

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You're welcome!

thank you for taking the time to answer all my questions!