Thanks Don! I forgot to add that part, SheDevil ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Wilcox To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 8:53 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: folder options In Outlook Express the extension can also be seen by clicking on the paperclip in the preview pane or by opening the message and looking at the attachment list just below the subject line. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "..SheDevil.." <shedevil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 4:38 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: folder options > Hi Lyn, usually this means that you don't have the right program to open > the kind of file you've received. It would help to know the extension of > the files you've received that you can not open. If you can't see them, > you can turn them on by opening any folder and then - using the tabs at > the top, select Tools, Folder Options and then select View from the tabs > at the top of that window. Its the second tab on mine. Looking to the > middle of the new window, you will see a section called Advanced Settings. > Look for a line that says "Hide Extensions for Known File Types" and if > there is a check mark in the box, click on it to remove it. Hit Apply > then Ok and the window will close. You should now be able to see the > extention. If you can see the extension, but don't know what program > SHOULD open it, you can go here to find out what the extension is: > http://filext.com -- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/