In the control panel at the top click on View>Options>File Types and then select the application from the list that you want the file extension to be opened with.  If you're not sure do a www.google.com search and look up the particular extension and see what program it recommends.

Message Edited by RoadiJeff on 09-26-2005 09:09 PM

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@bking4262 wrote:

I am trying to open a email attachment and I get the error message" The file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create a association in the folder options control panel." I guess I am more computer illiterate than I thought. I have ni idea what any of this means. I have opened the folder options control panel and then had no idea what to do after I got there. Any help would be great. Thanks

 

Do you own the software that the file was created in?  If not, you can't open the file.

 

If you do own the software, then you need to associate that file type with the software.  Post back if that's the case and list the file type (i.e. *.doc, *.jpeg, ...)