Attachment question

[Shawn76 via OfficeKB.com]

When double clicking on an attachment I get a message if I would like open or
save the file. I would like to open it but I don’t want to answer this
question again. There is an option which says “Always ask before opening this
type of file†which I want to turn off but can’t since it is greyed out. I
was able to turn this off on WIndows XP but I cannot do this on Windows Vista.



Any ideas?

 

[Evan Platt]

When double clicking on an attachment I get a message if I would like open or
save the file. I would like to open it but I don’t want to answer this
question again. There is an option which says “Always ask before opening this
type of file” which I want to turn off but can’t since it is greyed out. I
was able to turn this off on WIndows XP but I cannot do this on Windows Vista.



Any ideas?

Not really a Outlook issue. Take a look here:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Change-which-programs-Windows-uses-by-default

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

See http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/open_dialog.htm for the fix.

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[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Why isn't it an outlook issue? Most people get the dialog when they use
Outlook - enough that I've written about it several times as have others.
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/open_dialog.htm

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[Evan Platt]

Why isn't it an outlook issue?

Because it will occur in Windows Explorer, it will occur in a Usenet
client, it will occur in any other application that launches a file
based on the File Format Association.

Most people get the dialog when they use Outlook - enough that I've written about it several times as have others.

And most people will get the same dialog if they use Windows Explorer,
or any other application.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

I have never seen it in Windows Explorer. I got it all the time in
Outlook - with every attachment I tried to open - until I fixed it.

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