Re: unable to open some mail attachments
- From: "Mark in Texas" <MarkinTexas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:09:27 -0800
thanks it took a little bit to figure out but I finally got it. I haven't had
a computer very long so it's all still pretty new to me thanks for all your
help!
"PopS" wrote:
>
> "Mark in Texas" <Mark in Texas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
> in message
> news:BA8CF5D1-DA78-4ADE-9BAA-EBD2EAEF8A40@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> :I will get an email wiith anattachment thay will use windows
> media player.
> : when I click on the attachment box another box pops up "titled
> : attachment box", do you wish to open? This problem doesn't
> happen all the
> : time . The last one was titled "Rhapsodt Document MP3" I click
> on yes.when i
> : doi recevie an error messagethat states: "this file doesn't
> have a program
> : associated with performance of this adction. Create an
> association in th
> : folder option in the control panel.what does this mean? I've
> gone to the
> : control panel area in question but I'm not getting what I'm
> supposed to do.
>
> It's right in the Help file. Just set your associations so MP3
> is opened by the program you want.
> SUMMARY
> You can specify that files with certain file name extensions are
> always opened in the same program. You can also modify an
> existing file type to change its association with a program. You
> can work with file associations in Microsoft Windows Explorer or
> My Computer. This article describes how to change file
> associations in Microsoft Windows XP.
>
>
> Back to the top
>
> How to change file associations
> You may want to change the association of a file name extension
> from one program to another. For example, you may prefer to open
> text files (.txt) in your favorite word processor so that you can
> format the text. By default, text files are associated with
> Microsoft Notepad. By default, file name extensions for known
> file types are hidden.
> To See All File Extensions
> 1. On the Tools menu in My Computer or Windows Explorer,
> click Folder Options.
> 2. Click the View tab.
> 3. Clear the Hide extensions for known file types check
> box.
>
> To change file associations
> 1. Right-click a file with the extension whose association
> you want to change, and then click Open With.
> 2. In the Open With dialog box, click the program where you
> want the file to open, or click Browse to locate the program that
> you want.
> 3. Select the Always use the selected program to open this
> kind of file check box.
>
> Back to the top
>
> How to create file associations for unassociated file types
> You may want to create a file association for a file type that is
> not associated with a program in your computer. There are two
> common reasons for this action: • A program such as a database
> produces file reports with extensions that are not registered in
> Windows XP.
> • You receive e-mail message attachments that are created
> in a program that is not installed on your computer, but there is
> an installed program that can read these files.
> To create file association: 1. Right-click a file with the
> extension that you want to change, and then click Open, or
> double-click the file.
> 2. Windows XP displays a dialog box that indicates that no
> program is associated with this file. The dialog box offers two
> choices for creating an association: • Use the Web service to
> find the appropriate program
> • Select the program from a list
> Unless you want to find and download software that opens
> this file type, the best choice is to select the program from a
> list.
>
>
> 3. Windows displays a dialog box that displays programs
> that are installed on the computer. If the program that you want
> to use for this file type is not listed, click Browse to locate
> the appropriate software. Select the Always use the selected
> program to open this kind of file check box
.
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