opening attachments to view only (without saving)

[AnnieJ5705]

I am suddenly unable to open attachments to my email in Windows mail without
saving them - I only want to open and view them without saving them. This
problem started inexplicably as I could previously open attachments without a
problem. Any suggestions on how to fix this or what caused it?

 

[EWA]

I am suddenly unable to open attachments to my email in Windows mail
without
saving them - I only want to open and view them without saving them. This
problem started inexplicably as I could previously open attachments
without a
problem. Any suggestions on how to fix this or what caused it?

nah, im just the cameraman. talk to bob. BOB!!

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

What attachment type, DOC, PDF, etc?

 

[Robert Crowell]

What attachment type, DOC, PDF, etc?

I too would like to know the solution to this issue. It is an issue with all
file types, PDF, DOC, DOCX, JPEG< GIF. None can be viewed until saved. Any
remedieds would be appreciated. Thank you

 

[Rainald Taesler]

I too would like to know the solution to this issue. It is an issue
with all file types, PDF, DOC, DOCX, JPEG< GIF. None can be viewed
until saved.

1.) Do you have IE8 installed?

2.) Which error messages do you receive?
(pls give the exact wording)

Rainald

 

[Mystic18]

Was this question ever answered? My attached files are word and excel.
Message was: "file could not be found. Check spelling of file name, and
verify that the file location is correct."

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Have you installed IE8? Is your computer fully patched at Windows Update
and is "Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 for Vista
(KB972260)" listed in Installed Updates?

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed, is your
subscription current, and is it supported in IE8? What anti-spyware
applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?
Were any of these applications running in the background when you installed
IE8?

Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
(e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought it)?

Just asking for now!! Do NOT use such a Restore Point yet!! => Do you have
an available Restore Point which predates the install of IE8?

If you do either of the following, does the behavior persist?...

=> Start | All Programs | right-click on Windows Mail | select Properties
| Start in <=delete the value here (leaving it empty/blank) | OK your way
out & reboot.

=> Right-click on the shortcut you use to start Windows Mail | select
Properties | Start in <=replace the parameter here with
%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Temp & OK your way out.

NB: Uninstalling IE8 (cf. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700) should
resolve the behavior but you should not have encountered it in the first
place if IE8 was installed properly (cf.
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...er.general/browse_frm/thread/a17d79493eac253d)
and/or if IE8 was fully patched.

 

[Rainald Taesler]

Was this question ever answered? My attached files are word and
excel. Message was: "file could not be found. Check spelling of file
name, and verify that the file location is correct."

Which question???

As you might have seen from numerous threads, there is a "known problem"
with opening attachments in WinMail after having installed IE8 (I call
it the IE8-WinMail bug).

So far there has not been any fix for the problem except uninstalling
IE8
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700/en-us

It seems that installing the Windows Update "Cumulative Security Update
for IE8 for Windows Vista f(KB972260)" possibly might be a fix. But it's
too early for announcing this a relief.

Rainald