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Re: Unable to play files!!!!

 
 
Gordon
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      03-14-2009
"Lee" <> wrote in message
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> Recently I have been receiving mail with an attachment
> listed as winmail.dat but have been unable to play it.
> Any tips? Using Vista, and my updates are OK. Windows
> Media Player says it can't play it. I am lost?
>
> Lee



That normally occurs when an Outlook user sends mail in Rich text format
(Outlook default format) to a non-Outlook user. The only way round (AFAIK)
is to ask the sender to send in plain text or HTML.

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