Well, if you removed OE5 and went to OE6, that's as good as a "repair". If you can open txt files everywhere else, then I don't know why you can't open txt files attached in OE. Maybe check your txt files entries in "File types" under Folder Options. You'd have to compare them to another PC though. It's not enough they say .txt opens in Notepad, there is several other commands under the "edit" area.
Interesting "film synopsis". Sounds like a Gene Shalit review. ;-) You know, at 2AM and the right Time-Life infomercial you can order a collection of "The haunting sounds of Anton Karas's zither" on CD. Hee hee. :-D -Clint God Bless Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com ) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harold B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello again (using Internet Explorer 6 and Outlook Express 6), UPDATE on the problem ... I reinstalled Internet Explorer 6 and Outlook Express 6 (after backing up the Favorites folder and the Address Book). I had to remove the old programs, which took some doing using the Add/Remove applet and repeatedly having to restart the computer. The actual re-install process took unusually little time (as though it was just repairing the two programs. I think thats what I clicked for IE, repair). Now when uploading doc and txt files into the email, I get appropriate icons and labels in the Attach bar. However, in the Sent Items folder (and when receiving the email), the doc file is accessible, BUT the txt file, although the icon shows up upon clicking the paper clip, the label is still greyed out (making the txt file not accessible). > > Obviously, something is amiss in the state of Denmark. Any other suggestions? ... Harold DALE SAYS: Yes, try moving to Copenhagen. ... Dale But Dale, I live in New York City. Why would anyone in NYC want to move to Copenhagen? I mean can I buy Chinese food there at 2am? CLINT SAYS: Ok, OE5 doesn't have that attachment check box. Sounds like you may need to repair OE. ... Clint And how do I do that? Rather than "repair", is it safe to totally remove IE (using Add/Remove) and then reinstall it? Maybe I *should* move to Copenhagen. Yeah, that'll be the day. And what is it, greyed out or grayed out? And speaking of Copenhagen I am reminded of some scene in that movie, The Third Man (Orsen Welles, Joseph Cotten, and the haunting sounds of Anton Karass zither). I wont go into the story but Harry Lime (played by Orsen Welles), after coming off the Ferris wheel with his friend, delivers the most famous lines of the film, (btw, written by Welles himself) his devastating summary of history, also trying to show some benefits of war (last thing I would do is promote war, but its an interesting comment). He says: In Italy, for 30 years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed, and they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, 500 years of democracy, and peace, and what did they produce? the Cookoo Clock. At least, Copenhagen gave us Hans Christian Andersen Harold ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
