Re: create an association, windows mail

What happens if you save the .pdf attachment, and then double-click on
that saved file? If it opens in Adobe Reader, that may be the best you can do,
as I'm not aware of any other fixes.

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Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/VanderMolen


"Michele" <Michele@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ECD89296-5FEC-48AF-A0E2-414B10FE185A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Gary,

I have the exact same problem as jardin and the above solution did not work
for me either. After running unassoc, running Adobe reader as administrator
and repairing its install, Windows Mail will then open .pdf files with .....
Powerpoint! And when I re-associate .pdf with Adobe Reader, I'm back to
square 1.....

Michele

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

You may have missed one critical step. Did you run Adobe Reader
as administrator? See
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/236/1/Unable-to-open-PDF-attachments-from-Windows-Mail.html

Note: It is the custom in this newsgroup to quote the post to
which you are replying. It makes for better continuity.

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/VanderMolen


"jardin" <guest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:b1d8d747b052b1cd264c03b5c6c8c05a@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Shawn and thx for your help. Unfortunately it didn't work though
what was described by the "fix" was exactly my prob. (see original
post). I downloaded "unassociate" file and "unassociated" my .pdf
files. I than went into Abobe and Help and asked to "repair Adobe
instal"...When I tried to open a .pdf in window mail it tried to open
via windows photo...i than 'associated' .pdf's back to Adobe and got the
same error message again. Ugh...any more ideas? Thanks for any and all
ur help.


--
jardin

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