Microsoft XP - e-mails with downloads

Windows XP >> Microsoft XP - e-mails with downloads When I receive an e-mail with a download, after I download
it, I press the "open this file" button and receive the
message "Windows cannot open this message - must first
create a program for it". I have tried to find the
solution to this in the books that I have, but no luck.
How do I create a program to open all of the downloads
that I have received. Please help.

Windows XP46

Windows XP >> Microsoft XP - e-mails with downloads Joan, it is not asking you to create a program, it wants to know what
program to use to open the file.
What type of file is it?

"Joan" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:2e1401c3e151$d8841040$EMail@HideDomain.com...
> When I receive an e-mail with a download, after I download
> it, I press the "open this file" button and receive the
> message "Windows cannot open this message - must first
> create a program for it". I have tried to find the
> solution to this in the books that I have, but no luck.
> How do I create a program to open all of the downloads
> that I have received. Please help.

Windows XP >> Microsoft XP - e-mails with downloads Never ever use your correct email address anywhere public
these days.
If that is your correct address expect to recieve emails
from the swen virus....

Windows XP >> Microsoft XP - e-mails with downloads Joan wrote:

> When I receive an e-mail with a download, after I download
> it, I press the "open this file" button and receive the
> message "Windows cannot open this message - must first
> create a program for it". I have tried to find the
> solution to this in the books that I have, but no luck.
> How do I create a program to open all of the downloads
> that I have received. Please help.

If you open emails, like you posted your question, then you won't have
anything to worry about, because you'll have a lot of programs created for
you.

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Windows XP >> Microsoft XP - e-mails with downloads Greetings --

What you received is either a very common, malicious hoax or the
output of a computer infected by one of several widely publicized,
wide-spread, mass emailing worms. This sort of email has been quite
common for at least the past 9 months. The most widely-known are:

W32.Swen.A_mm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/EMail@HideDomain.com

W32.Dumaru_mm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/EMail@HideDomain.com

W32.Gibe_mm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/EMail@HideDomain.com

Trojan.Xombe
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.xombe.html

Microsoft never has, does not currently, and very probably never
will email unsolicited security patches. At the most, if, and only
if, you subscribe to their security notification newsletter, they will
send you an email informing you that a new patch is available for
downloading.

Microsoft Policies on Software Distribution
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/?url=/technet/security/policy/swdist.asp

Information on Bogus Microsoft Security Bulletin Emails
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp

How to Tell If a Microsoft Security-Related Message Is Genuine
http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/authenticate_mail.asp

Any and all legitimate patches and updates are readily available
at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/. (Notice that this is the true
URL, rather than the bogus one that may have been contained in the
email you received.) Any messages that point to any other source(s) or
claim to have the patch attached are bogus.

You're receiving these emails because your email address is in
the address book of someone infected with a worm, and/or because you
posted your real email address somewhere on-line, either in a forum
accessible to the public and spambots, such as Usenet, or on an
untrustworthy web site that subsequently sold your address as part of
a mailing list. One thing you can do is notify _everyone_ with whom
you've ever corresponded via email that one or more of them may be
infected with a mass emailing worm, and should take the appropriate
steps.

Bruce Chambers

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Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH

"Joan" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:2e1401c3e151$d8841040$EMail@HideDomain.com...
> When I receive an e-mail with a download, after I download
> it, I press the "open this file" button and receive the
> message "Windows cannot open this message - must first
> create a program for it". I have tried to find the
> solution to this in the books that I have, but no luck.
> How do I create a program to open all of the downloads
> that I have received. Please help.

Windows XP >> Microsoft XP - e-mails with downloads Joan, if you're this stupid to post the question 8 or 9 times, you should not be using a computer at all.

Cheers,

Jerry

Windows XP >> Microsoft XP - e-mails with downloads Sorry Bruce, read her post again.
Your not even close. ;-)

"Bruce Chambers" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
> Greetings --
>
> What you received is either a very common, malicious hoax or the
> output of a computer infected by one of several widely publicized,
> wide-spread, mass emailing worms. This sort of email has been quite
> common for at least the past 9 months. The most widely-known are:
>
> W32.Swen.A_mm
> http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/EMail@HideDomain.com
>
> W32.Dumaru_mm
> http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/EMail@HideDomain.com
>
> W32.Gibe_mm
> http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/EMail@HideDomain.com
>
> Trojan.Xombe
> http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.xombe.html
>
> Microsoft never has, does not currently, and very probably never
> will email unsolicited security patches. At the most, if, and only
> if, you subscribe to their security notification newsletter, they will
> send you an email informing you that a new patch is available for
> downloading.
>
> Microsoft Policies on Software Distribution
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/?url=/technet/security/policy/swdist.asp
>
> Information on Bogus Microsoft Security Bulletin Emails
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp
>
> How to Tell If a Microsoft Security-Related Message Is Genuine
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/authenticate_mail.asp
>
> Any and all legitimate patches and updates are readily available
> at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/. (Notice that this is the true
> URL, rather than the bogus one that may have been contained in the
> email you received.) Any messages that point to any other source(s) or
> claim to have the patch attached are bogus.
>
> You're receiving these emails because your email address is in
> the address book of someone infected with a worm, and/or because you
> posted your real email address somewhere on-line, either in a forum
> accessible to the public and spambots, such as Usenet, or on an
> untrustworthy web site that subsequently sold your address as part of
> a mailing list. One thing you can do is notify _everyone_ with whom
> you've ever corresponded via email that one or more of them may be
> infected with a mass emailing worm, and should take the appropriate
> steps.
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> --
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "Joan" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
> news:2e1401c3e151$d8841040$EMail@HideDomain.com...
> > When I receive an e-mail with a download, after I download
> > it, I press the "open this file" button and receive the
> > message "Windows cannot open this message - must first
> > create a program for it". I have tried to find the
> > solution to this in the books that I have, but no luck.
> > How do I create a program to open all of the downloads
> > that I have received. Please help.
>
>

Windows XP >> Microsoft XP - e-mails with downloads Hi Joan,

Does this happen with every attachment or just specific extensions? If the
latter:
type it in here: http://filext.com/

Good luck!

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Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Utilities for Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util

> > > When I receive an e-mail with a download, after I download
> > > it, I press the "open this file" button and receive the
> > > message "Windows cannot open this message - must first
> > > create a program for it". I have tried to find the
> > > solution to this in the books that I have, but no luck.
> > > How do I create a program to open all of the downloads
> > > that I have received. Please help.
> >
> >
>
>

Windows XP >> Microsoft XP - e-mails with downloads Greetings --

So I took a wild guess. This original post was, at least to me,
almost entirely meaningless.

Bruce Chambers

--
Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH

"Spinner" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:CJ4Qb.7559$ZJ1.414@lakeread01...
> Sorry Bruce, read her post again.
> Your not even close. ;-)
>
>

Windows XP >> Microsoft XP - e-mails with downloads Just having a little fun with you Bruce,
your useally right on the money. ;-)

"Bruce Chambers" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
> Greetings --
>
> So I took a wild guess. This original post was, at least to me,
> almost entirely meaningless.
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> --
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "Spinner" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
> news:CJ4Qb.7559$ZJ1.414@lakeread01...
> > Sorry Bruce, read her post again.
> > Your not even close. ;-)
> >
> >
>
>

Windows XP >> Microsoft XP - e-mails with downloads Sphincter wrote:

> Just having a little fun with you Bruce,
> your useally right on the money. ;-)

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Now that's the funniest thing I've read here this year! Thanks!

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