First of all, John, NEVER open an email attachment from a stranger!  It may 
be benign, simply containing advertising, or it may be malware.  Lately I 
have been getting a great deal of email with no subject line and no body - I 
don't have any idea what it contains because I delete it immediately!!!!!

So, if you receive an email from a friend or associate, simply email back 
and ask what program was associated with the attachment.   Then, get that 
program and use it to open the attachment.  Associate the file ending with 
that program and it will open automatically in the future using that 
program.

For example, if the attachment has a .pdf ending, download the free Adobe 
Acrobat Reader and use it to read the file.  If the attachment has a .pps 
ending, download a PowerPoint Slideshow reader.  If the attachment has a 
.wmv ending, download the latest Windows Movie Viewer.  And so forth.

It may be that some of the attachments require specific purchased software 
to be read.  In that case, you will have to decide whether you want to 
purchase the software.

I may have oversimplified this just a bit, because there may be many 
programs that will read the same file.  But, you only need one of them.

Dean Kukral

PS: please use an appropriate subject line when posting questions.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Roberts" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 6:36 AM
Subject: [PCSOFT]


When I receive an email with an attachment I try to open the attachment and
"Application Not Found" comes up as a message and I just cannot open the
attachment.

Have you any suggestions.

John Roberts.

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