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Not really a problem as I see it, firstly it is in an attachment unsafe, Outlook 97 is really outdated.That maybe part of the problem, winows updates mayhave disablledsome stuff.<br />
Attachments are the source of viruses.<br />
&nbsp;if its an installer it is best not to run it from an attachment, and I dont think you can.<br />
is it a zip it will offer to save to disc first. as you'll have to unzip it.<br />
what format is it<br />

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Apologies for the delay, other commitments have stopped me from getting back to this problem. <br />
war1 all is good now, thanks very much for your patience :)
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wsc80b, glad the problem is fixed.
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Hi all,<br />
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I am running Outlook 97. When I receive an email with an attachment if I click on open I am given an error message saying that the extension does not have any known programs associated with it. It then suggests that I go into file associations in the tools menu and create the association.<br />
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Problem is I have already done this and, strangely, if I sav ethe same attachment to my machine then double click it, it opens with the required program.<br />
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Any suggestions appreciated<br />
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thanks
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Hi all,

I am running Outlook 97. When I receive an email with an attachment if I click on open I am given an error message saying that the extension does not have any known programs associated with it. It then suggests that I go into file associations in the tools menu and create the association.

Problem is I have already done this and, strangely, if I sav ethe same attachment to my machine then double click it, it opens with the required program.

Any suggestions appreciated

thanks

Not really a problem as I see it, firstly it is in an attachment unsafe, Outlook 97 is really outdated.That maybe part of the problem, winows updates mayhave disablledsome stuff.
Attachments are the source of viruses.
 if its an installer it is best not to run it from an attachment, and I dont think you can.
is it a zip it will offer to save to disc first. as you&#39;ll have to unzip it.
what format is it


Apologies for the delay, other commitments have stopped me from getting back to this problem. 
war1 all is good now, thanks very much for your patience :)

Attachments won&#39;t open with out being saved first

Attachments won't open with out being saved first

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