Re: Saving file to C Drive

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That's much clearer. Is she launching Outlook on the Remote desktop or
locally? Here's one thing you might check - In the Remote Desktop
connection properties, on the Local Resources tab, see if Disk drives is
checked.
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"OnMyOwn" <OnMyOwn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:060E8F30-9F9A-40E2-9E72-47EB87B1E7D3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sorry, about that. I'm always accused of being long-winded. She IS using
> a
> remote desktop. She right-clicks on the email attachment and selects
> "save
> as", then navigates to the correct folder. It then tells her the folder
> is
> read only and she can't save it. Weird thing is, I talked her through
> creating that folder on her c:\ drive. If it was the remote servers c:\,
> it
> would not have allowed her to create that folder in the first place, would
> it? And Yes, she is connecting to a remote desktop server.
>
> "GTS" wrote:
>
>> You hoard information like gold. Does she see the attachment on the
>> message? If so, what actually happens when she tries to save it? Did
>> you
>> look at Malke's reply? By the two desktops, do you mean she connecting
>> to
>> a Remote Desktop server? If so, is she trying to save the attachment to
>> the
>> remote (where she might not have rights) or her local C drive? What
>> version
>> of Outlook (including service pack level)? What SP level of Win XP?
>> --
>>
>> "OnMyOwn" <OnMyOwn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:CFC6E2D7-8ADD-4671-8A03-7EB7039FE37E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > hhhmmm... what to do. She is using Microsoft Outlook. The reason I
>> > mentioned the two c drives is because when she logs on to the remote
>> > server,
>> > she has two desktops.
>> >
>> > "GTS" wrote:
>> >
>> >> No, in general there's no reason "why a Windows XP user would not be
>> >> able
>> >> to
>> >> save an email attachment onto their C:\ drive" and there can't be two
>> >> C:
>> >> drives. That being said, without knowing what Email program she uses,
>> >> where
>> >> she's trying to save the file, what happens when she tries, etc.
>> >> there's
>> >> not
>> >> much help that can be offered here.
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> "OnMyOwn" <OnMyOwn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:FC8D4D80-D2EA-4FFC-9C45-6533153AE1B6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >I have been sending an email attachment (very very small excel
>> >> >spreadhseet)
>> >> > to a co-worker in another city. There is a macro in her database
>> >> > that
>> >> > will
>> >> > import the attached file but it looks for the attachment on her hard
>> >> > drive.
>> >> > I told her where she needs to save the attachment but she says it
>> >> > "won't
>> >> > let
>> >> > her save it". Is there any reason why a Windows XP user would not
>> >> > be
>> >> > able
>> >> > to
>> >> > save an email attachment onto their C:\ drive? Normally she logs in
>> >> > to
>> >> > a
>> >> > remote server - could there be TWO C:\ drives and she's trying to
>> >> > save
>> >> > to
>> >> > the
>> >> > remote server instead of her own hard drive?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>


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