Can't open/save attachments in windows mail. Or open or run downlo

Then your problem has nothing to do with Windows Mail.
You may want to reinstall Vista.

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"Henry O'Keefe" wrote in message news:200861911427hhokeefe@sympatico.ca...
> Thanks for the idea da, but this problem is more severe than being able to solve it so simply as downloading another program - I
> can't open any downloads - not even Foxfire.

I have the same problem the others have described. It ssem tto have just
started after most recent Windows updates. From reading the message string
it sounds like updates may be the problem. I don't have clue how to remove
the guilty update(s), let alone find which one(s) are the problem. Is
Microsoft part of this discussion? If not, how do we get them to respond in a
qiuck and effective way. Not being able to open or save email attachments is
UNACCEPTABLE!

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> We can't help you unless you describe your problem in detail,
> and include a complete copy of any error message.
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>
> "Henry O'Keefe" wrote in message news:2008618172921hhokeefe@sympatico.ca...
> > I'm having exactly the same problem as Sarah Bale.
> > It all started this past weekend.
>

The Windows Update really isn't the problem, although sometimes it
seems to wake up a slumbering incompatibility in one of your third party
security programs. Which antivirus are you running?

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"Roztally" <Roztally@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B0E5E7A7-3881-48C3-B29E-D7E139797AEC@microsoft.com...
>I have the same problem the others have described. It ssem tto have just
> started after most recent Windows updates. From reading the message string
> it sounds like updates may be the problem. I don't have clue how to remove
> the guilty update(s), let alone find which one(s) are the problem. Is
> Microsoft part of this discussion? If not, how do we get them to respond in a
> qiuck and effective way. Not being able to open or save email attachments is
> UNACCEPTABLE!
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> We can't help you unless you describe your problem in detail,
>> and include a complete copy of any error message.
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
>>
>>
>> "Henry O'Keefe" wrote in message news:2008618172921hhokeefe@sympatico.ca...
>> > I'm having exactly the same problem as Sarah Bale.
>> > It all started this past weekend.
>>

Sarah I am experiencing the same problem as you.

I'm using the vista operating system with Windows mail.

I'm using windows mail as normal and am able to send and receive
e-mails. However in the last couple of weeks I am unable to open
any attachments whether they be Word documents or otherwise. This
includes Word documents already in my account that I could open
previously.
I have not added any programs apart from the automatic update from
Windows.

When I try to open the attachment nothing happens. If I right click and
try and save it a message appears
'the command failed to execute'
In addition I set up a Thunderbird mail account. I send the e-mail
attachments I was unable to open to the Thunderbird account and opened
them without problem.
This would suggest it is not my security settings.

I was unable to find any help on the web. The only advice was to
uncheck the security setting in tools which made no difference.

Anyone with ideas?


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What you are seeing is a typical result of running a non-compatible
antivirus. Over time, Windows Mail gets corrupted by the antivirus.
Which antivirus program are you running?

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"snowbubble" <snowbubble.3bflzc@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message news:snowbubble.3bflzc@DoNotSpam.com...
>
> Sarah I am experiencing the same problem as you.
>
> I'm using the vista operating system with Windows mail.
>
> I'm using windows mail as normal and am able to send and receive
> e-mails. However in the last couple of weeks I am unable to open
> any attachments whether they be Word documents or otherwise. This
> includes Word documents already in my account that I could open
> previously.
> I have not added any programs apart from the automatic update from
> Windows.
>
> When I try to open the attachment nothing happens. If I right click and
> try and save it a message appears
> 'the command failed to execute'
> In addition I set up a Thunderbird mail account. I send the e-mail
> attachments I was unable to open to the Thunderbird account and opened
> them without problem.
> This would suggest it is not my security settings.
>
> I was unable to find any help on the web. The only advice was to
> uncheck the security setting in tools which made no difference.
>
> Anyone with ideas?
>
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Thank you for the reply. I am using AVG 8.

If I uninstall AVG do you think it may solve the problem?

Thanks.


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I'm using AVG Free 8.0.

I'm using AVG Free 8.0.

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> Thank you for the reply. I am using AVG 8.
>
> If I uninstall AVG do you think it may solve the problem?
>
> Thanks.
>
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If you used a standard install for AVG, uninstalling it, then doing a
custom install where you tell it to leave out the parts that scan email
often helps your Windows Mail problems.

http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe

While it's uninstalled, you might want to check if this also helps
your other problems.

"Henry O'Keefe" wrote in message news:20086239457hhokeefe@sympatico.ca...
> I'm using AVG Free 8.0.

Can you do what? If there are any previous messages in this thread, many of
the more frequent responders in this newsgroup use methods of reaching the
newsgroups that have some advantages, but make it hard to find previous
messages in the thread if you don't quote them.