[jw 111]

hi, I took some digital photos and posted them as attachments.when i try to
open the attachment icon in the arrived email, it says this file does not
have a program associated with it for performing this action. create an
association in the folder options control panel.

could anyone please explain to a novice how to open these photos?

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi,

What's the filetype involved?
What's the OS and Service Pack Level of your system?
Are you able to open the digital photo after saving to hard disk first?

--
Ramesh Srinivasan
MS-MVP, Windows Shell

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com

"jw 111" <blue.star77@REMOOVEvirgin.net> wrote in message
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> hi, I took some digital photos and posted them as attachments.when i try
> to open the attachment icon in the arrived email, it says this file does
> not have a program associated with it for performing this action. create
> an association in the folder options control panel.
>
> could anyone please explain to a novice how to open these photos?
>

[jw 111]

thanks for your response.

the os is windows xp and i seem to remember downloading service pack 2 but
am not completely sure now that i did it and dont quite know how to check
whether i did it or not.

i did try saving the attatchment to the desktop if that qualifies as saving
to hard disk in your question, but it would still not open from there.

the attachment icon when arrived is labeled typically as
ATT00024.dat(1.31MB) when the photos were sent as attacments they were
labeled typically as IMG0227.JPG(628KB)

many thanks for any further assistance Ramesh.


"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote in message
news:OMFLpYjbFHA.3912@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> What's the filetype involved?
> What's the OS and Service Pack Level of your system?
> Are you able to open the digital photo after saving to hard disk first?
>
> --
> Ramesh Srinivasan
> MS-MVP, Windows Shell
>
> Windows XP Troubleshooting
> http://www.winhelponline.com
>
> "jw 111" <blue.star77@REMOOVEvirgin.net> wrote in message
> news:Iopqe.18406$%21.10517@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>> hi, I took some digital photos and posted them as attachments.when i try
>> to open the attachment icon in the arrived email, it says this file does
>> not have a program associated with it for performing this action. create
>> an association in the folder options control panel.
>>
>> could anyone please explain to a novice how to open these photos?
>>
>

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Previously posted information from Tom Koch.


That sounds like your friend was sending the message in a format that is not
supported by Outlook Express. It is probably Outlook's Rich Text Format
(*.rtf). That is not an Internet mail format so Outlook Express does not
understand it. You can see the text of such a message, but not the
formatting, such as the background. If your friend can send in HTML or text
instead, you will be able to see it properly in OE.


--
Tom Koch (MS MVP)



You may try decoding the existing .dat file (always make a backup copy
first)
Decode Shell Extension
http://www.funduc.com/otsoft.htm#decodeshellextension

--
Ramesh Srinivasan
MS-MVP, Windows Shell

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com

"jw 111" <blue.star77@REMOOVEvirgin.net> wrote in message
news:%Hyqe.6975$q46.2343@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
> thanks for your response.
>
> the os is windows xp and i seem to remember downloading service pack 2 but
> am not completely sure now that i did it and dont quite know how to check
> whether i did it or not.
>
> i did try saving the attatchment to the desktop if that qualifies as
> saving to hard disk in your question, but it would still not open from
> there.
>
> the attachment icon when arrived is labeled typically as
> ATT00024.dat(1.31MB) when the photos were sent as attacments they were
> labeled typically as IMG0227.JPG(628KB)
>
> many thanks for any further assistance Ramesh.
>
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:OMFLpYjbFHA.3912@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> What's the filetype involved?
>> What's the OS and Service Pack Level of your system?
>> Are you able to open the digital photo after saving to hard disk first?
>>
>> --
>> Ramesh Srinivasan
>> MS-MVP, Windows Shell
>>
>> Windows XP Troubleshooting
>> http://www.winhelponline.com
>>
>> "jw 111" <blue.star77@REMOOVEvirgin.net> wrote in message
>> news:Iopqe.18406$%21.10517@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>>> hi, I took some digital photos and posted them as attachments.when i try
>>> to open the attachment icon in the arrived email, it says this file does
>>> not have a program associated with it for performing this action. create
>>> an association in the folder options control panel.
>>>
>>> could anyone please explain to a novice how to open these photos?
>>>
>>
>
>
>
>

[jw 111]

the default setting in OE was rich text. when it was changed to plain text
the photos are transmitted correctly and open without any trouble.

well done Ramesh and many thanks.

yours john west


"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote in message
news:%23P0$78mbFHA.3492@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Previously posted information from Tom Koch.
>
>
> That sounds like your friend was sending the message in a format that is
> not
> supported by Outlook Express. It is probably Outlook's Rich Text Format
> (*.rtf). That is not an Internet mail format so Outlook Express does not
> understand it. You can see the text of such a message, but not the
> formatting, such as the background. If your friend can send in HTML or
> text
> instead, you will be able to see it properly in OE.
>
>
> --
> Tom Koch (MS MVP)
>
>
>
> You may try decoding the existing .dat file (always make a backup copy
> first)
> Decode Shell Extension
> http://www.funduc.com/otsoft.htm#decodeshellextension
>
> --
> Ramesh Srinivasan
> MS-MVP, Windows Shell
>
> Windows XP Troubleshooting
> http://www.winhelponline.com
>
> "jw 111" <blue.star77@REMOOVEvirgin.net> wrote in message
> news:%Hyqe.6975$q46.2343@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
>> thanks for your response.
>>
>> the os is windows xp and i seem to remember downloading service pack 2
>> but am not completely sure now that i did it and dont quite know how to
>> check whether i did it or not.
>>
>> i did try saving the attatchment to the desktop if that qualifies as
>> saving to hard disk in your question, but it would still not open from
>> there.
>>
>> the attachment icon when arrived is labeled typically as
>> ATT00024.dat(1.31MB) when the photos were sent as attacments they were
>> labeled typically as IMG0227.JPG(628KB)
>>
>> many thanks for any further assistance Ramesh.
>>
>>
>> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:OMFLpYjbFHA.3912@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> What's the filetype involved?
>>> What's the OS and Service Pack Level of your system?
>>> Are you able to open the digital photo after saving to hard disk first?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ramesh Srinivasan
>>> MS-MVP, Windows Shell
>>>
>>> Windows XP Troubleshooting
>>> http://www.winhelponline.com
>>>
>>> "jw 111" <blue.star77@REMOOVEvirgin.net> wrote in message
>>> news:Iopqe.18406$%21.10517@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>>>> hi, I took some digital photos and posted them as attachments.when i
>>>> try
>>>> to open the attachment icon in the arrived email, it says this file
>>>> does
>>>> not have a program associated with it for performing this action.
>>>> create
>>>> an association in the folder options control panel.
>>>>
>>>> could anyone please explain to a novice how to open these photos?
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome John :)

--
Ramesh Srinivasan
MS-MVP, Windows Shell

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com

Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

"jw 111" <blue.star77@REMOOVEvirgin.net> wrote in message
news:2SAqe.6994$q46.3960@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
> the default setting in OE was rich text. when it was changed to plain text
> the photos are transmitted correctly and open without any trouble.
>
> well done Ramesh and many thanks.
>
> yours john west
>
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:%23P0$78mbFHA.3492@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Previously posted information from Tom Koch.
>>
>>
>> That sounds like your friend was sending the message in a format that is
>> not
>> supported by Outlook Express. It is probably Outlook's Rich Text Format
>> (*.rtf). That is not an Internet mail format so Outlook Express does not
>> understand it. You can see the text of such a message, but not the
>> formatting, such as the background. If your friend can send in HTML or
>> text
>> instead, you will be able to see it properly in OE.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Tom Koch (MS MVP)
>>
>>
>>
>> You may try decoding the existing .dat file (always make a backup copy
>> first)
>> Decode Shell Extension
>> http://www.funduc.com/otsoft.htm#decodeshellextension
>>