command failed to execute for e-mail attachments

following other posts;
after installing automatic updates:ie8, winmail, Vista sp2, error message "
command failed to execute" when attempting to open any type of attachment.

only work around found is to save the attachment to a different folder then
open.

This is very annoying, it is un-believeable that MS would sabotage their own
products with updates that DONT WORK, and I would expect a MS fix soon.

keith wrote:

> following other posts;
> after installing automatic updates:ie8, winmail, Vista sp2, error
> message " command failed to execute" when attempting to open any type
> of attachment.
>
> only work around found is to save the attachment to a different
> folder then open.

Another workaround which reduces the problem to JPG and TXT files:
Right-click on the shortcut that you use to open Windows Mail. Select
Properties. In the field labeled 'Start in' change the entered value to
%UserProfile%. Click OK. Restart Windows Mail and try opening
attachments.

> This is very annoying, it is un-believeable that MS would sabotage
> their own products with updates that DONT WORK, and I would expect a
> MS fix soon.

Yes, the bug is indeed annoying.
But so far nobody knows the reason if the problem.

Rainald

WinMail: Tools | Options | Security | Block images... <=if you
disable/uncheck this option, does the behavior persist?

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed, is your
subscription current, and is it supported in IE8? What anti-spyware
applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?
Were any of these applications running in the background when you installed
IE8?

Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
(e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought it)?

Do you have an available Restore Point which predates the install of IE8?
<=Just asking for now!!
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


keith wrote:
> following other posts;
> after installing automatic updates:ie8, winmail, Vista sp2, error message
> "
> command failed to execute" when attempting to open any type of attachment.
>
> only work around found is to save the attachment to a different folder
> then
> open.
>
> This is very annoying, it is un-believeable that MS would sabotage their
> own
> products with updates that DONT WORK, and I would expect a MS fix soon.

I am having the same problem. "command failed to execute". Microsoft must
monitor these discussions and be aware of the problem. My question is to
microsoft: What the heck are you people thinking or doing about this? We
trust you to provide a product that is helpful. Somebody needs a poke in the
butt and told to solve this problem.
--
Dick


"keith" wrote:

> following other posts;
> after installing automatic updates:ie8, winmail, Vista sp2, error message "
> command failed to execute" when attempting to open any type of attachment.
>
> only work around found is to save the attachment to a different folder then
> open.
>
> This is very annoying, it is un-believeable that MS would sabotage their own
> products with updates that DONT WORK, and I would expect a MS fix soon.

As far as we know, Microsoft doesn't monitor this newsgroup since
Windows Mail has been deprecated in favor of the newer Windows
Live Mail.

I have informed Microsoft of the problem, but at this point I don't know
if they will assign resources to fix it, since
a) it only affects a small percentage of users, and
b) their recommendation is to upgrade to Windows Live Mail:

http://download.live.com/wlmail

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"Dick" <> wrote in message news:B145FE1A-D061-4F30-9E66-...
>I am having the same problem. "command failed to execute". Microsoft must
> monitor these discussions and be aware of the problem. My question is to
> microsoft: What the heck are you people thinking or doing about this? We
> trust you to provide a product that is helpful. Somebody needs a poke in the
> butt and told to solve this problem.
> --
> Dick
>
>
> "keith" wrote:
>
>> following other posts;
>> after installing automatic updates:ie8, winmail, Vista sp2, error message "
>> command failed to execute" when attempting to open any type of attachment.
>>
>> only work around found is to save the attachment to a different folder then
>> open.
>>
>> This is very annoying, it is un-believeable that MS would sabotage their own
>> products with updates that DONT WORK, and I would expect a MS fix soon.

Gary VanderMolen wrote:

> As far as we know, Microsoft doesn't monitor this newsgroup since
> Windows Mail has been deprecated in favor of the newer Windows
> Live Mail.

AFAICS the NGs are hardly monitored at all :-( :-(
At least the NGs are no medium for reaching "responsible" people at MS
at all.

> I have informed Microsoft of the problem, but at this point I don't
> know
> if they will assign resources to fix it, since
> a) it only affects a small percentage of users, and
> b) their recommendation is to upgrade to Windows Live Mail:
>
> http://download.live.com/wlmail

A really bad "company policies" decision, IMHO.
I for one estimate WLM as a really mediocre instrument and never ever
would recommend that to anyone not being in my lost of enemies.

Rainald


> "Dick" <> wrote in message
> news:B145FE1A-D061-4F30-9E66-...
>> I am having the same problem. "command failed to execute".
>> Microsoft must monitor these discussions and be aware of the
>> problem. My question is to microsoft: What the heck are you people
>> thinking or doing about this? We trust you to provide a product that
>> is helpful. Somebody needs a poke in the butt and told to solve
>> this problem. --
>> Dick
>>
>>
>> "keith" wrote:
>>
>>> following other posts;
>>> after installing automatic updates:ie8, winmail, Vista sp2, error
>>> message " command failed to execute" when attempting to open any
>>> type of attachment.
>>>
>>> only work around found is to save the attachment to a different
>>> folder then open.
>>>
>>> This is very annoying, it is un-believeable that MS would sabotage
>>> their own products with updates that DONT WORK, and I would expect
>>> a MS fix soon.

Dick wrote:
> I am having the same problem. "command failed to execute".
> Microsoft must monitor these discussions and be aware of the problem.

Your word into God's ear!!
They "must"?
They *should*!!
But what if they don't??

So far nobody knows what they do and what not :-( :-(

> My question is to microsoft: What the heck are you people thinking or
> doing about this? We trust you to provide a product that is helpful.
> Somebody needs a poke in the butt and told to solve this problem.

The way these newsgroups work, I seriously doubt that you might be heard
{siiiigh}\.

Sadly Yours
Rainald

>> following other posts;
>> after installing automatic updates:ie8, winmail, Vista sp2, error
>> message " command failed to execute" when attempting to open any
>> type of attachment.
>>
>> only work around found is to save the attachment to a different
>> folder then open.
>>
>> This is very annoying, it is un-believeable that MS would sabotage
>> their own products with updates that DONT WORK, and I would expect a
>> MS fix soon.

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

> WinMail: Tools | Options | Security | Block images... <=if you
> disable/uncheck this option, does the behavior persist?

Having read (and posted uncountable times) on the "IE8-WinMail"-bug for
quite some time now, you might meanwhile know that the suggestion posted
here is absolutely in vain.
What you suggest does not help at all in cases where a system is
affected by the bug.

> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed, is your
> subscription current, and is it supported in IE8? What anti-spyware
> applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall (if
> any)? Were any of these applications running in the background when
> you installed IE8?
>
> Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
> (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought
> it)?

Would you at least *listen* to what has been said here and/or read
replies you should meanwhile know for certain that Anti-Virus apps of
any kind are definitely *NOT* part of the game.

So pleeeease refrain from further mis-leading people who are suffering
from the bug.

> Do you have an available Restore Point which predates the install of
> IE8? <=Just asking for now!!

Yes, a restore point would help!
But just uninstalling IE8 with the normal means will have the same
results.

Sorry to say so, but I really can not understand why someone being that
experienced as you are just doesn't want see and sticks with obsolete
theories instead {siiiiigh}

Rainald


> keith wrote:
>> following other posts;
>> after installing automatic updates:ie8, winmail, Vista sp2, error
>> message "
>> command failed to execute" when attempting to open any type of
>> attachment.
>>
>> only work around found is to save the attachment to a different
>> folder then
>> open.
>>
>> This is very annoying, it is un-believeable that MS would sabotage
>> their own
>> products with updates that DONT WORK, and I would expect a MS fix
>> soon.

Repost:

WinMail: Tools | Options | Security | Block images... <=if you
disable/uncheck this option, does the behavior persist?

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed, is your
subscription current, and is it supported in IE8? What anti-spyware
applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?
Were any of these applications running in the background when you installed
IE8?

Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
(e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought it)?

Do you have an available Restore Point which predates the install of IE8?
<=Just asking for now!!


Dick wrote:
> I am having the same problem. "command failed to execute". Microsoft
> must
> monitor these discussions and be aware of the problem. My question is to
> microsoft: What the heck are you people thinking or doing about this? We
> trust you to provide a product that is helpful. Somebody needs a poke in
> the butt and told to solve this problem.
>
>> following other posts;
>> after installing automatic updates:ie8, winmail, Vista sp2, error message
>> "
>> command failed to execute" when attempting to open any type of
>> attachment.
>>
>> only work around found is to save the attachment to a different folder
>> then
>> open.
>>
>> This is very annoying, it is un-believeable that MS would sabotage their
>> own products with updates that DONT WORK, and I would expect a MS fix
>> soon.

Repost

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

> WinMail: Tools | Options | Security | Block images... <=if you
> disable/uncheck this option, does the behavior persist?

Having read (and posted uncountable times) on the "IE8-WinMail"-bug for
quite some time now, you might meanwhile know that the suggestion posted
here is absolutely in vain.
What you suggest does not help at all in cases where a system is
affected by the bug.

> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed, is your
> subscription current, and is it supported in IE8? What anti-spyware
> applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall (if
> any)? Were any of these applications running in the background when
> you installed IE8?
>
> Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
> (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought
> it)?

Would you at least listen to what has been said here and/or read
replies you should meanwhile know for certain that Anti-Virus apps of
any kind are definitely NOT part of the game.

So pleeeease refrain from further mis-leading people who are suffering
from the bug.

> Do you have an available Restore Point which predates the install of
> IE8? <=Just asking for now!!

Yes, a restore point would help!
But just uninstalling IE8 with the normal means will have the same
results.

Sorry to say so, but I really can not understand why someone being that
experienced as you are just doesn't want see and sticks with obsolete
theories instead {siiiiigh}

Rainald


> keith wrote:
>> following other posts;
>> after installing automatic updates:ie8, winmail, Vista sp2, error
>> message "
>> command failed to execute" when attempting to open any type of
>> attachment.
>>
>> only work around found is to save the attachment to a different
>> folder then
>> open.
>>
>> This is very annoying, it is un-believeable that MS would sabotage
>> their own
>> products with updates that DONT WORK, and I would expect a MS fix
>> soon.