Outlook 2003 Attachments on Vista O.S.

[Scrivener]

Hi, All:

For some reason known but to the computer - and certain others - small (40k
or less) attachments are not opening when I double-click on them. They
appear in the attachment line as small, yellow envelopes, along with a
description of size and title.

When I right-click on the logo, the options are minimal: Open, Save As,
etc. If I click Open, nothing happens. If I save it to my H.D. and try to
open it with Word, Excel, Paint, or other programs, there is no success.

Any ideas?

 

[F.H. Muffman]

For some reason known but to the computer - and certain others - small

(40k or less) attachments are not opening when I double-click on them.
They appear in the attachment line as small, yellow envelopes, along
with a description of size and title.

When I right-click on the logo, the options are minimal: Open, Save
As, etc. If I click Open, nothing happens. If I save it to my H.D.
and try to open it with Word, Excel, Paint, or other programs, there
is no success.

Sounds like the attachments are .msg files. How about upgrading Google Desktop
Search to the latest version, uninstalling it, or telling it not to index
..msg files.

 

[Scrivener]

It is an .msg file. And, After checking EVERYWHERE for an answer, I found
someone's post - 'fcampos' - in Tech Republic who figured out a solution.
It worked like a charm. Here is their post:

"I found it.

"There seems to be an incompatibility issue with the latest version of
Google Desktop.

"I had to go into Tools->Options->Other->Advanced Options->Add-in Manager
and uncheck the box beside "Google Desktop Search Outlook Addin".

"I hope this help someone else."

Well, it certainly helped me. Thank you, "fcampos". )

And, thank you F.H.Muffman for putting me on the right track.

Ernie