Re: Attached picture is only showing in email body - Error message if clicked at attachment itself!

Yes, I understood that you have no problem opening .jpg
files outside of Windows Mail. I was hoping the fix in that link
would repair WM's interaction with the file association.

The only other suggestion I have is to give Windows Live Mail
a try: http://download.live.com/wlmail

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"Philippe [Switzerland]" <pascal47@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23yq$5QiiJHA.3728@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Gary, thanks very much for having responded to my query!
Well, I did follow the instructions given on this link of yours
...but unfortunately to no avail.
You see, I can open any jpg-picture stored anywhere on my
system...except when it happens to be attached on an email.
So I agree that it has to be "an issue with the file association"
but the error must be lying within "a path" at WM itself...no??
Best regards, Philippe.


"Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Sounds like an issue with the file association for .jpg files.
Try this fix:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/File-association-fixes-for-Windows-Vista.html

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"Philippe [Switzerland]" <pascal47@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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2nd PS:
Just noticed now that when I happen to receive an attached pic-
ture with its extension ".gif", then it opens up flawlessly at once!
So I assume that the path (wherever it is located) for such email
attachment with this extension ".jpg" is currently at fault...
Bye, Philippe.


"Philippe [Switzerland]" <pascal47@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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PS:
Note that when I right-click such picture-attachment and safe it
first in my (standard) Picture Folder, no problem to open it up!
I'm using the program "Windows Live Photo Gallery", but even
when I changed it temporarily to "Paint" (for example only),
same error occurs with such attachment on an email.
On the other hand I encounter no problem at all to open up a
".doc" or ".pdf" file received as an attachment in an email.
Bye, Philippe.


"Philippe [Switzerland]" <pascal47@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello there,

Indeed, a very strange thing happens lately on my WM:
When I receive an email with an attached picture (.jpg),
it shows up within the email body itself...but when I want
to click directly at such attachment, the following error
message pops up: ""Windows cannot find .........jpg.
Make sure you typed the name correctly.""

So it seems that by trying to open it, my system is then
actually...SEARCHING for this specific picture within my
folders/files, INSTEAD of open it up directly at this spe-
cific location; ie. on this received email itself!

Mind you, this error does not appear on another user a/c
on same PC; so I guess there must be "a faulty path"
somewhere on my very own user account...or??

Anyway, for any valuable tips I'd be now very grateful...

Regards,
Philippe



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