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| 206895 | 2004-01-12 04:56:00 | Guys, hopefully a "quickie". I searched the "search" forum, but no help there. I've received a .jpeg attachment in an e-mail, and when I open it I get a word doc full of rubbish. I'm running XP. Assuming there's a box I'm meant to check/uncheck somewhere, but don't know where. I can't imagine this is a major problem, just don't know how to solve it though. Thanks Tim |
Allblack (4982) | ||
| 206896 | 2004-01-12 05:12:00 | It sounds like the file association for jpeg or jpg is set with Word. To change this, save the jpg to the hard drive. Browse to it and then Shift+right-click to bring up the "Open with" option. Choose your preferred image program (you can use IE if you wish) and then place a tick beside "always use this program". See if this helps. There is also a PressF1 FAQ on changing file associations which cover this in a lot more depth - click on the FAQ button on the top right of the page. |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 206897 | 2004-01-12 05:13:00 | Hold down your shift key, right click the file and select "open with". Choose IE or windows paint or whatever graphics program you have available. You can als reset your comoputer to always open jpegs with that program in Windows Explorer using Tools/Folder Options /File types. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 206898 | 2004-01-12 05:15:00 | Hold down your shift key, right click the file and select "open with". Choose IE or windows paint or whatever graphics program you have available. You can als reset your comoputer to always open jpegs with that program in Windows Explorer using Tools/Folder Options /File types. Cheers Billy 8-{) Arrgghh!!! You beat me to it Jen :D |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 206899 | 2004-01-12 05:16:00 | Ah - forgot to mention the most important thing. Always run your antivirus program over any attachment before opening them. To manually scan your attachment, save it to the hard drive and then right-click on it and select your Antivirus program. :) | Jen C (20) | ||
| 206900 | 2004-01-12 07:41:00 | Sounds like the picture was first saved to Ms Word = Microsoft does this kind of thing - Save the .jpeg to disk somewhere, virus scan it, and then if OK, rename it to .jpg. They are differrent, you know. It should then open as a picture in ms photo editor or some such programme. Let me know how you get on. :-) |
eef2 (1904) | ||
| 206901 | 2004-01-12 07:49:00 | BTW - renaming is best done in DOS. From the diectory in which you saved it, say C:\temporary, key in C:\temporary ren filename.jpeg filename1.jpg Note the spaces between temporary and ren, and between .jpeg and filename1 Cheers. |
eef2 (1904) | ||
| 206902 | 2004-01-12 08:01:00 | Thanks guys heaps!!!!!!! Seems the trick is to save the attachment first, THEN fiddle with it. Never done that before. Thanks again. Knew it had to be something simple..... Allblack |
Allblack (4982) | ||
| 206903 | 2004-01-12 08:56:00 | > BTW - renaming is best done in DOS. Why so eef ?:| Surely it is quicker and easier to right click the file, select rename and then type the new name. There is no risk of activating nasties with a rename so why delve down to DOS for such a simple job? There has to be a very good reason for that advice. :| Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 206904 | 2004-01-12 09:00:00 | > Seems the trick is to save the attachment first, THEN > fiddle with it. Never done that before. Neither have I, it is not necessary. Just get the "open with" sorted and you can open the attachment straight from the email. Only do so for trusted sources though, or if you trust your AV program to protect you. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
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