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Hello everyone,

another PC, another problem lol.
I find myself in front of a PC where it is not possible to open attachments from Hotmail.
I open Hotmail, go to an email, click to open the attachment. If I save the attachment, there is no problem. However, if I click open, then it doesn't work, I get an error message like:

"unable to read c:\Documents and settings\username\local settings\Temporary internet files\content.IE5\XXXXX\filename.extension

the xxx is a mix of letters and numbers that I can't remember hence the x

I cleared everything I could with CCleaner.

Does anyone have an idea?

Thanks a lot

hello · Accepted Answer

I can't open the attachments either!! As soon as I click "open" or "save," it downloads and then the box disappears right after...so I can't open them!!! Help me!

orts solange · Answer

Hi, check what your attachments open with, whether it's Windows Media Player or something else, and try reinstalling it  because that's what happened to me. Good luck to you -- tupac

wayreth · Answer

they are pps, so PowerPoint. I installed the PowerPoint 2003 viewer due to these issues... but it doesn't change anything. Actually, it does change. The program opens and then I get another error message saying it can't access the file. (basically, it doesn't work either)  Would clearing the content.IE5 once change anything?

wayreth · Answer

I found the solution. It was the Kerio firewall that was blocking the opening of files... All it took was to uncheck a little box in the Kerio internet options...

orts solange · Answer

Hi, okay, problem solved for you, that's cool. Good luck for what comes next, Eric. -- Tupac

wayreth · Answer

You're welcome... thank you and safe travels to you too, Franck.

maurice · Answer

Hello, I can't directly open my attachments in Word by clicking on... open... in the... open, save, cancel... window, it displays document setting..... invalid file or menu. Thank you in advance...

ninin · Answer

Hello, I am using Outlook, and I can't read files in pps/ppt format. To be able to read them, I transfer them to my Hotmail account, and they open without any issues. What can I do to open them in Outlook? Thank you for your responses.

PHENPHEN · Answer

There are corrections on the Microsoft site that arrived today and in the past few days regarding attachments, Windows Mail, or Outlook, on XP and Vista.

jacloi · Answer

Hello, I'm having the same problem, no reaction when I click on open or save on my laptop, it works normally.

wblot · Answer

Hello, I see that this is a problem that has been ongoing for a while^^! As for me, it's happening on my wife's Yahoo email, it keeps trying to download and it gets stuck indefinitely unless we close the download window! However, when I forward the message from her Yahoo inbox to my Hotmail, I can download and open them in 2 seconds^^, and that's on the same computer! I can't find the answer to the problem because I checked the firewall and antivirus, and they are set to standard! Thank you for providing me with a response a++

perrin.evelyne · Answer

--With Outlook, I had no problems. I just changed my computer to "Vista". Unfortunately, I can no longer open certain attachments to my emails 'pdf file and slideshow". It indicates "is not a valid Win32 application." Could you possibly give me some advice? Thank you very much. Best regards  Jacques and Evelyne PERRIN

jack · Answer

up?

johanna · Answer

Hello, could you please tell me how to view attachments on msn? I wanted to uninstall Microsoft Office because every time I clicked on my pps files, it kept asking for the product key. I exited and it worked anyway, but after uninstalling the software, I can no longer view them. I must have made a mistake, and now nothing works. Can you please help me?

wblot · Answer

Hello, I think I found the solution: I uninstalled the Yahoo toolbar because apparently there is a conflict with the Google toolbar that I had already installed, and since then no more problems!
Good luck to everyone, I hope this will solve your issue!
wblot

Anonymous user · Answer

Good evening, I can no longer read attachments with a paperclip, it used to work before, and since I’m terrible with computers, I absolutely don’t know what to do Thank you in advance

Lucille · Answer

I'm making hotmail.zip and I have no response. Please give me one.

salah O1015 · Answer

Thank you for helping me open the Hotmail emails.

salah O1015 · Answer

THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME OPEN HOTMAIL MAIL.

age tendre · Answer

impossible to open my attachments on mail

age tendre · Answer

always for opening attachments... tender age

sandra · Answer

I am unable to open Documents and Settings. What should I do? Thank you for your response.

mamee · Answer

I am a young grandma and I can't access the attachments, please help me thank you.

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