Why can`t i ever open an attatchment that comes with my emails?

Answer 1

try right clicking on it and selecting "save as" instead of trying to open directly

Answer 2

Well, that depends on a lot of things, but the first thing I would want to know before I even attempted to answer your question is "What is your e-mail Program" and who is your ISP, that is Internet Service Provider. Common ISP's are Earthlink, Time Warner Roadrunner, Att.net; Datanet, Netzero, Aol. Most of these have their own web based e-mail programs and by default, in order to protect you from getting a virus through an e-mail attachment, they do not allow you to open that attachment. However, depending upon the e-mail program you have, you can go and change this setting, thereby allowing you to open up an attachment.

Answer 3

You have not mentioned whether you are using outlook express or yahoo or something else.if you are using outlok express go to menu bar-tools- option-security-virus protection and then check that the check box-dont allow attachment to saved or opened that could potentially be a virus.Change your security setting and uncheck this warning.Apply it-ok. Again opened it .Your problem may be solved.For some other application you have to check your security settings.

Answer 4

Have you got Acrobat Reader and Word installed ?

Acrobat can be downloaded free and instead of Word you can
download Open Office free.

Answer 5

if depends upon wat u r using!. if u are using outlook express, go to a menu bar, thre u can see a tool bar click that and enter to a option command in that, there u can see a security option, in that uncheck the warn contents about the attachment written. after doing that u can able to see or download an attachment.

Answer 6

Normally there are lots and lots of virus found when we receive mails(mainly which contain attachments ).some virus may suddenly block ur pc memory.so we can not able to download that kind of attachments.

Answer 7

if you are using outlook express,click on 'tools' then 'options' and then 'security'.

uncheck where it is written "do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus"

then cllick 'apply' and then 'ok'

try it my friend it should work

Answer 8

You need to have the program that made the attachment. For example if it was made with Microsoft Word you need to have Microsoft Word.

Answer 9

You may not have the proper applications installed

Answer 10

go to your folder options and uncheck the attachement options in it you will able to download it .