Can't view pdf attachments

Hi,

I've got Acrobat Reader 8.1 installed with Vista Home Premium.

When I try to open a pdf email attachment from within Windows Mail I get the
following error message:

'This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel.'

I've checked the associations and pdf's should open with Acrobat Reader 8.1.

If I save the pdf and then double click it then it will open as it should do
in Acrobat.

Any ideas why I can't open pdfs from within Windows Mail?

Thanks in advance for any advice.


Sonars UK

This should help.

Unable to open .PDF file attachments directly from Windows Mail in Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Sonars UK" <sonars_uk@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:UCQ5j.2034$1j1.1209@newsfe7-gui.ntli.net...
Hi,

I've got Acrobat Reader 8.1 installed with Vista Home Premium.

When I try to open a pdf email attachment from within Windows Mail I get the
following error message:

'This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel.'

I've checked the associations and pdf's should open with Acrobat Reader 8.1.

If I save the pdf and then double click it then it will open as it should do
in Acrobat.

Any ideas why I can't open pdfs from within Windows Mail?

Thanks in advance for any advice.


Sonars UK