Outlook Express 6

[Erik]

I use windows XP as my operating system. I use Outlook Express 6 for my
E-Mail program. I recently had to re-build my computer software and since
then whenever I go to open an attachment from an e-mail I get error that
saids "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing
this action. Create an association the folder option control panel". I have
tried to do this with no luck. Obviously doing it wrong. I have been trying
to open PDF and Word files.

 

[F. H. Muffman]

I use windows XP as my operating system. I use Outlook Express 6 for my
E-Mail program. I recently had to re-build my computer software and since
then whenever I go to open an attachment from an e-mail I get error that
saids "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing
this action. Create an association the folder option control panel". I
have
tried to do this with no luck. Obviously doing it wrong. I have been
trying
to open PDF and Word files.

For Outlook Express support, you'll want to ask in the
microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general newsgroup.

You'll also want to tell them what happens if you save the file locally and
double click on it. If it fails there, well, I'll answer for them and say
that it sounds like you didn't reinstall a program that can open Word or PDF
files.

Since you're also using the web based newsreader rather than outlook
express, you might want to use
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...px?dg=microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general
(or, since you're using Outlook Express for mail, look at the steps in
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/community/columns/newsgroups101.mspx for
how to set up OE to use the microsoft newsgroup server).

 

[Mary]

To open Word files, you need to have Office's Word or the Word reader which
is available for download. To open pdf files you need to download the free
Adobe Reader. It's available here:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
PS This forum is not for OE, only Office's Outlook. OE has its own forum.