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outlook: the system cannot find the file

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by dandeforest

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this is now the second time that this has come up;
when opening any attachment in outlook XP other than a mail message (zip, doc, xls , etc.) outlook responds: the system cannot find the file specified
this this question all over google(deja) and the answer is not there. This is not the excel answer either. the previous fix was to go back to a previous restore point. Won't work this time(restore doesnt go back far enough).
GOOD LUCK

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by ferocious

You excluded (zip, doc, xls , etc.) as being a problem with attachments. Have you tried the file associations feature? What extension is the file? If it is a wordperfect document, make sure you have the file converters installed in Word. There is one feature called "recover text from any file" that will open it. Save the file to a location on your hard drive before you open it.

by dandeforest

to be more clear. I cannot open any attachments except mail. including the above menti0oned. They can be saved first and then opened.

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