Re: cannot open attachments

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How do I uninstall or remove Internet Explorer 8?
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"dolega" <dolega@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:7E108BE1-98ED-4DA7-9150-4C3E6A25850A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I also can not open jpg and pdf attachments. have to save them to the
desktop and then read. its a big mess and I would like to revert it.
I do not know how to un-install IE8 ????

tried to implement Gary suggestion but it does not work for jpg files

any help please


"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

That's a known issue that is affecting some who installed IE8.
One workaround is to uninstall IE8, which reverts you back to IE7.
Even without uninstalling IE8 you can make it work for all but TXT and
JPG attachments by doing the following:

Right-click on the shortcut that you use to open Windows Mail.
Select Properties. In the field labeled 'Start in' change the existing
value to %UserProfile%. Click OK. Restart Windows Mail and try opening
attachments.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"Senior Sage" <SeniorSage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ECDE1F2A-5A58-4BD6-812B-C124DADE2064@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have a similar but intermittant problem which cropped up after >installing
> IE8 and downloading the latest SP2 update. However, I get a file not > found
> message showing a file path c:\Windows\System 32.
>
> When this happens I find that I can no longer open attachements > previously
> received and successfully viewed.
>
> Some time latter I find that the new arrival and all others are > accessible
> again. As yet, I haven't been able to analyse what I might have done > between
> times to "unlock" the files. It does not seem to be either closing IE8 > or
> rebooting.
>
> Any thoughts?
> -- > Senior Sage
>
>
> "sherbert" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "arbee" wrote:
>>
>> > Suddenly, my computer tells me it cannot find any attachment I click >> > on. Any
>> > ideas?
>>
>> When this happens to me, what I do is right click on the attachment >> >save
>> as> and put it in your documents and open it from there. It works for >> me on
>> everything including powerpoint.
>> Good luck

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