Can't Create file

[Nananyan]

hello,
I wonder if someone could help me. When I recieve email attachments excel
format from a particular person this is the error message I get when, I try
opening it.
"Can’t create file: xxxxxx.xls. Right click the folder you want to create
the file in, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu to check your
permissions for the folder."
thanks

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Sounds like Outlook might have lost its reference to the outlook secure temp
folder. If you open regedit and motor to (this is for outlook 2003):

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Security

There is a value on the right named OutlookSecureTempFolder that usually
points to a folder under the Temporary Internet Files. You can change this
value when Outlook is closed to a new location (e.g. User's temp folder) and
then start Outlook and see what happens.

 

[afinesilver]

Sounds like Outlook might have lost its reference to the outlook secure temp
folder. If you open regedit and motor to (this is for outlook 2003):

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Security

There is a value on the right named OutlookSecureTempFolder that usually
points to a folder under the Temporary Internet Files. You can change this
value when Outlook is closed to a new location (e.g. User's temp folder) and
then start Outlook and see what happens.

Thanks I'm not the person who posted the orginal question, but this
helped my solved a very similar problem. The other I did additonally
was to choose 'show hidden files and folders' in Windows Explorer,
Folder Options, View.
Cheers.