Volcano said:
Please advise if any kind soul could explain in "non Teckie" language
how to fix this window message - this file does not have a program
associated with it for performing this action. create an associate in
the folder options control panel? It popped open when I tried to open
an attachment (ppg or something like it) to an email?
When you double-click a file (whether in an attachment or elsewhere) Windows
tries to open it with the appropriate program--for example a .txt file will
open in Notepad, a a .jpg file in Paint, a .wav file in Media Player. It
knows which program to use because it has something called an "association."
An association is a link between a file extension (the last three characters
of the file name, like .txt, .jpg, or .wav) and a particular program.
In general, when you install a program, it creates the associations you need
to use it. So if you install Word, an association will be created between
..doc files and Word.
You are trying to open a file for which no association exists on your
computer. That normally means simply that you don't have an appropriate
program istalled to access it.
By the way, when you attempt to open a file recived in an E-mail attachment,
especially when you don't know what it is, you are performing one of the
most dangerous acts possible on your computer. This is how most viruses and
other nasties spread.
