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| Thread ID: 65729 | 2006-01-28 19:40:00 | Can't view E-Mail picture content? | B.M. (505) | Press F1 |
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| 424950 | 2006-01-28 19:40:00 | Sometimes I get E-Mails containing a picture, which I can’t view. All I get is a large square with a little coloured square in the corner. Now, my guess is that is because I don’t have the correct programme to open it. Problem is, how do I find what programme I require? Remember, it is not an attachment as such, just part of the page contents. I’ve trawled through the message contents looking for a clue but all I can find there is a reference to Microsoft Word 10 3d Generator. I run Microsoft Word 9 from the Office 2000 package. Could this be anything to do with it or am I way off course? Either way, what is the correct procedure to follow when this nuisance is encountered? |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 424951 | 2006-01-28 20:08:00 | check the file size of the email cause i'ts quite likely taht someone has forwarded it and the picture has 'fallen off'........if the pic is 'part of the body' of the email then it's most likely to be a jpg.........it *should* be automatically displayed by the email program and show up in the email .....does the email show attachements ?...........also check tools/options settings under 'read' to make sure it not set to 'show all messages in plain text' and under security to check it's not set to 'block images' or 'dont allow attachemetns'....... | drcspy (146) | ||
| 424952 | 2006-01-28 20:17:00 | Usually when that happens, the sender has stuffed up when they sent you the email. Just email them back to let them know. Trevor :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 424953 | 2006-01-28 20:22:00 | Just to clarify the position drcspy, 95% of all E-Mails are fine regardless of whether the pictures are included in the script or attached. The message size is 30k, so I suspect there should still be a picture, as there were only about 5 words of text. I’ve just got this gut feeling that the message and picture may have been generated in Word 10 and E-Mailed from there??? However, I don’t know that even if that were the case whether that would be the problem. |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 424954 | 2006-01-28 20:31:00 | Yeah, thanks Trev, that is a possibility all right. Just another we question, in case it is of relevance. What is Meta Content 3D Generator?? I see that mentioned in the message details. |
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| 424955 | 2006-01-28 22:07:00 | It is some form of coding and you need a program like Fastcode or Wincode to open it. Trevor :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 424956 | 2006-01-29 18:49:00 | Just an update on this one . I decided for a start I’d forward it on to a mate who has a relatively new PC running XP . Unfortunately, he got exactly the same as me . I then E-Mailed the original sender and asked for it to be sent again in case it had somehow become corrupted in transit, which they did, but to no avail . :( I then took Trev’s advice and downloaded Wincode but I see that’s for Win 3 . x & Win95 platforms . My OS is ME so I’m a bit reluctant to install it for fear it will cause me more consternation than an unopened silly picture . Talking to friends they say from time to time they encounter the same thing and despite the number of times the picture is forwarded they still can’t open it . I wonder if there is some obscure picture protocol out there that needs something special to open it . Thing is, it is not an attachment, it is part of the main message . Got me . |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 424957 | 2006-02-01 09:26:00 | If the "little coloured square" has an x in one of the top corners try R clicking it. I once read somewhere that in some cases you can then get an option something like "Open picture" which may do the trick. | Robin S_ (86) | ||
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