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can't open attachments with Internet Explorer

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by pchlp

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I have a new Compaq laptop with IE 6, no SP2 on it.
All of sudden, when I go to Hotmail or Yahoo and there is an attachment to open, it does not open. I have to open Word or Excel first and then if I double click the attacment, it will be displayed.
It used to open the program automatically but now it does not.
Any ideas.

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by pierrejamme

Someone is looking out for you. You should NEVER open an attachment directly from your e-mail. Save it to C:\temp or desktop and scan for viruses 1st.
enough said, keep your points.

by pierrejamme

PS:
It's bad enough you go to Hotmail and Yahoo. Did you forget MSN.
Everyone with any Savy stays away from those sites for their own good.

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