Can not open Attachment:

I am using Windows XP, with OE 6 & IE.

In the Sent Items I have an e-mail with a:  1 .img (37.3 KB) Attachment
I cannot open, when I click to open a Window pops up with the 
following Message:

"This File does not have a Program associated with It for performing
  this action. Create an Association in the folder Options Control Panel"

This is new to me I never run into similar situation before,

Could anyone Please describe how to create an Association in the 
folder Options Control Panel ?

Thanks in Advance,       x@y

See the info at this link for help with file associations:

See the Identifying Attachment File Types and Setting File Associations 
section of
Decoding Internet Attachments - A Tutorial

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Go to www.irfanview.com and download Irfanview, it is a free image editor 
among many other functions, contains no spyware and I've used it for years. 
Go with the default options for file associations (Images Only) and it will 
always be handy for this type of file.

To create a file association with the folder options you need to have a 
program installed that can handle .img files and so first you have to know 
which program to use. If that file association isn;t there already 
(installed by the appropriate program) it's likely you'll have to install 
something anyway.

You could try right clicking on the file and select "Open with" from the 
context menu if it appears and when you get a choice or choose a program 
yourself click the "Always use this program to open this type of file" 
checkbox - which is the same as going the folder options route, but I reckon 
you'll find irfanview useful anyway.

Charlie

Hello Jim,

I have read and saved  Your suggested sections below,
I will try and see if I can set a File association for that
Attachment, as soon as I can and post the outcome.

Thanks Again,   x@y

Hello Charlie,

Thank You for Your reply, I will try Your suggestion and 
Jim's, I am sure they both will work and fix the problem.

I will work on It as soon as I can, and Post back the outcome.

Thanks Again       x@y





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Hello Jim,

I have tried the following instructions from your Link below  to create
a file association, when right clicking on the file I did not get the options:

"Use the Web service to find the appropriate program"
"Select the program from a list"

All I got the options to:  Open and Delete.

Then I entered the file extension   "IMG" into the extension Folder,
still no go, same pop up Window with the message to create a file
association. After a few tries I decided to try   "Irfanview" A suggestion
from Charlie Tame,  and It worked ok I was able to open the file.
I have bookmarked  Your Link for future use.

Thank You very much for Your dedicated help,    x@y

How to create file associations for unassociated file types
You may want to create a file association for a file type that is not associated with a program in 
your computer. There are two common reasons for this action: A program such as a database produces 
file reports with extensions that are not registered in Windows XP.
      You receive e-mail message attachments that are created in a program that is not installed 
on your computer, but there is an installed program that can read these files.
To create file association: 1. Right-click a file with the extension that you want to change, and 
then click Open, or double-click the file.
      2. Windows XP displays a dialog box that indicates that no program is associated with this 
file. The dialog box offers two choices for creating an association: Use the Web service to find 
the appropriate program
            Select the program from a list
      Unless you want to find and download software that opens this file type, the best choice is to 
select the program from a list.


      3. Windows displays a dialog box that displays programs that are installed on the computer. If 
the program that you want to use for this file type is not listed, click Browse to locate the 
appropriate software. Select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check 
box.







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> Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Expre>s
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>> I am using Windows XP, with OE 6 & I>>
>> In the Sent Items I have an e-mail with a:  1 .img (37.3 KB) Attachme>>
>> I cannot open, when I click to open a Window pops up with the following Messag>>
>> "This File does not have a Program associated with It for performi>>
>>  this action. Create an Association in the folder Options Control Pane>>
>> This is new to me I never run into similar situation befor>>
>> Could anyone Please describe how to create an Association in the folder Options Control Panel>>
>> Thanks in Advance,       x>>
> 

Hello Charlie,

I have downloaded  and installed   "Irfanview" I was able to 
open the File, when I click open a window pops up with a
message:  

Warning!
The File  C:\ Documents................\ 1.img is a JPG file with incorrect
extension!

Rename?        "Yes"     "No".

I click "Yes and it will open.

But when I try to open again still asks me to rename It.
It seems that it is not renaming the file, not to worry the renaming
feature is not critical.  All I have to do now is familiarize myself
with the settings and the use of the Program.
 
Thank You very much for Your Dedicated Help,    x@y

not sure that I have the same problem, but when i open an email w/ 
attachments, i get an error message, then it recovers, but still can't open 
attachments.  help 
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What does the error message say?

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Not sure quite how Irfanview deals with that, perhaps it simply saved a copy 
called 1.jpg somewhere, the author has been quite careful not to do anything 
to cause losses :) That's why I'm always happy to suggest it.

It is also handy for doing screen captures and stuff because as soon as you 
get the image you can crop and edit...

Charlie

Hello Charlie,

I agree Irfanview is a very handy Program, on the next 
occasion I am going to try the crop & edit features.

Thank You for recommending  Irfanview,      
      
       x@y

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