Inability to open attached file

Whenever I try to open an attached (so far all Excel files) file to an
incoming e-mail in Windows Mail, I am getting following Windows (Vista)
message:

"Windows cannot find 'file name w/ path'. Make sure you typed the
name correctly and try again."

Clearly this message is misleading since I have not typed any file name
and/or its path. I just double-clicked the attached file name.

It would be greatly appreciated if anyone shed some light on this problem.

Opening an Excel (or Word) attachment from within Windows Mail is
fraught with pitfalls. Save the attachment first, then open the saved file.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP


"john oh" <> wrote in message news:C0013541-F9A2-42A8-B87A-...
> Whenever I try to open an attached (so far all Excel files) file to an
> incoming e-mail in Windows Mail, I am getting following Windows (Vista)
> message:
>
> "Windows cannot find 'file name w/ path'. Make sure you typed the
> name correctly and try again."
>
> Clearly this message is misleading since I have not typed any file name
> and/or its path. I just double-clicked the attached file name.
>
> It would be greatly appreciated if anyone shed some light on this problem.
>
>

Thanks Gary. But, even after I save the incoming attachment file and try to
open it, I end up getting exactly the same message as before. By the way, I
don't have any problem at all of opening any Excel files on my hard disk.

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> Opening an Excel (or Word) attachment from within Windows Mail is
> fraught with pitfalls. Save the attachment first, then open the saved file.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
>
>
> "john oh" <> wrote in message news:C0013541-F9A2-42A8-B87A-...
> > Whenever I try to open an attached (so far all Excel files) file to an
> > incoming e-mail in Windows Mail, I am getting following Windows (Vista)
> > message:
> >
> > "Windows cannot find 'file name w/ path'. Make sure you typed the
> > name correctly and try again."
> >
> > Clearly this message is misleading since I have not typed any file name
> > and/or its path. I just double-clicked the attached file name.
> >
> > It would be greatly appreciated if anyone shed some light on this problem.
> >
> >
>

Opening a saved attachment is exactly the same thing as opening
Excel files on the hard disk. Are you saying there is something
different about those two scenarios?

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP


"john oh" <> wrote in message news:AB5A1376-0614-4BF2-BCE1-...
> Thanks Gary. But, even after I save the incoming attachment file and try to
> open it, I end up getting exactly the same message as before. By the way, I
> don't have any problem at all of opening any Excel files on my hard disk.
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> Opening an Excel (or Word) attachment from within Windows Mail is
>> fraught with pitfalls. Save the attachment first, then open the saved file.
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
>>
>>
>> "john oh" <> wrote in message news:C0013541-F9A2-42A8-B87A-...
>> > Whenever I try to open an attached (so far all Excel files) file to an
>> > incoming e-mail in Windows Mail, I am getting following Windows (Vista)
>> > message:
>> >
>> > "Windows cannot find 'file name w/ path'. Make sure you typed the
>> > name correctly and try again."
>> >
>> > Clearly this message is misleading since I have not typed any file name
>> > and/or its path. I just double-clicked the attached file name.
>> >
>> > It would be greatly appreciated if anyone shed some light on this problem.

Then perhaps you should check which version of Excel you have, and
which version the sender is using.

"john oh" <> wrote in message
news:AB5A1376-0614-4BF2-BCE1-...
> Thanks Gary. But, even after I save the incoming attachment file and try
> to
> open it, I end up getting exactly the same message as before. By the way,
> I
> don't have any problem at all of opening any Excel files on my hard disk.
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> Opening an Excel (or Word) attachment from within Windows Mail is
>> fraught with pitfalls. Save the attachment first, then open the saved
>> file.
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
>>
>>
>> "john oh" <> wrote in message
>> news:C0013541-F9A2-42A8-B87A-...
>> > Whenever I try to open an attached (so far all Excel files) file to an
>> > incoming e-mail in Windows Mail, I am getting following Windows (Vista)
>> > message:
>> >
>> > "Windows cannot find 'file name w/ path'. Make sure you typed
>> > the
>> > name correctly and try again."
>> >
>> > Clearly this message is misleading since I have not typed any file name
>> > and/or its path. I just double-clicked the attached file name.
>> >
>> > It would be greatly appreciated if anyone shed some light on this
>> > problem.
>> >
>> >
>>