PC Win: Opening Attachments Without an Extension (129870)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Mail for Windows 3.2
This article was previously published under Q129870 SUMMARY
When you use version 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for Windows, you may receive a
message with an attachment; however, the attachment will not have an
extension on the name. If a file does not have an extension, you can not
double-click it to open and read it.
You can open a file without an extension into the NOTEPAD.EXE application
by pressing the ALT key and double-clicking the attachment icon.
NOTE: Notepad will be launched in the background. As a result, you will
have to switch to Notepad to see the attached document. However, if the
file is not ASCII text, it may not be readable.
MORE INFORMATION
Windows applications have a feature called File Association that will
launch a specific application when you double-click an attachment. However,
this feature will not help you open a file without an extension.
For additional information, please see the File Associations topic in your
Microsoft Windows documentation.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/31/1999 |
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| Keywords: | KB129870 |
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