The work around suggested -- saving attachments to your desktop rather than
opening them up in mail is fine. But if someone forwards you a message from
another correspondent -- I can't open it. I get this "failed" command.
From what I've seen this problem seems to be the result of two MicroSoft
Windows programs fighting each other -- specifically IE8 and Windows Mail.
(HELLO? IS SOMEONE AT MICROSOFT WORKING ON THIS?) It seems to happen every
other time a new Security Update is installed.
HELP!
FYI -- I'm using MicroSoft Windows Live One Care as my antivirus/internet
security program. So that SHOULDN'T be the problem.
RASmith83151 wrote:
> We've been getting this problem repeatedly this week -- whenever we
> install
> a Microsoft Windows Security updates.
>
> The work around suggested -- saving attachments to your desktop rather
> than
> opening them up in mail is fine. But if someone forwards you a message
> from
> another correspondent -- I can't open it. I get this "failed" command.
>
> From what I've seen this problem seems to be the result of two MicroSoft
> Windows programs fighting each other -- specifically IE8 and Windows Mail.
> (HELLO? IS SOMEONE AT MICROSOFT WORKING ON THIS?) It seems to happen every
> other time a new Security Update is installed.
>
> HELP!
>
> FYI -- I'm using MicroSoft Windows Live One Care as my antivirus/internet
> security program. So that SHOULDN'T be the problem.
<snip>
Instead of uninstalling IE8, another option is to upgrade
your email program to Windows Live Mail:
http://download.live.com/wlmail
--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
"RASmith83151" <RASmit...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9084D072-8948-4AE1...@microsoft.com...
Windows Live Mail is an upgrade because it has been revised since release of
Vista, whereas Windows Mail has not been revised since release of Vista. I
know that many people don't like Windows Live Mail but I can't speak from
experience since I have not yet tried it. Windows Live Mail certainly sounds
advantageous since Microsoft will fix bugs in it but they won't fix any of
the bugs that exist in Windows Mail.
"RASmith83151" <RASmit...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C5DBDB85-DB2F-4B52...@microsoft.com...
"Sam Hobbs" <Gaterem...@SamHobbs.org> wrote in message
news:ed6225yB...@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
"RASmith83151" <RASmit...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C5DBDB85-DB2F-4B52...@microsoft.com...
WLMail could be considered a replacement for the unfinished application
called Windows Mail, however.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
Sam Hobbs wrote:
> ...Windows Live Mail is an upgrade because it has been revised since
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABe...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Have you installed IE8?
Did you disable McAfee Security Center's anti-virus, anti-spyware, and
firewall components and then enable the Windows Firewall prior to installing
IE8?
Has another McAfee application or a Norton application ever been installed
on this machine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you
bought it)?
Is "Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 for Vista (KB969897)"
listed in Installed Updates?
Just asking for now!! Do NOT use such a Restore Point yet!! => Do you have
an available Restore Point which predates the install of IE8?
If you do the following, does the behavior persist?
=> Start | All Programs | right-click on Windows Mail | select Properties
| Start in <=delete the value here (leaving it empty/blank) & OK your way
out.
NB: Uninstalling IE8 (cf. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700) should
resolve the behavior but you should not have encountered it in the first
place if IE8 was installed properly; cf.
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general/browse_frm/thread/a17d79493eac253d
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
Instead of uninstalling IE8, another option is to upgrade
your email program to Windows Live Mail:
http://download.live.com/wlmail
--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
"JSpruell" <JSpr...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1EB2FC13-4B0D-4B1C...@microsoft.com...
> Thanks to ROBEAR this part of his answer fixed my same problem:
Uninstalling the browser is not acceptable (that's McAfee's current
recommendation)
Manually messing around with firewall and anti-virus settings, an error
prone and risky process, every time Microsoft updates it's browser is also
unacceptable. Firefox, Chrome and other browsers don't have this issue, and
neither should Microsoft.
--
- evansight
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
So uninstall McAfee, and replace it with something better.. Any of the free
av's are better..
--
Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/
"evansight" <evan...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2FFBE9A8-A6B1-457B...@microsoft.com...
evansight wrote:
> I realize you're trying to help but seriously this is a major problem that
> needs to be resolved programatically between Microsoft and McAfee.
>
> Uninstalling the browser is not acceptable (that's McAfee's current
> recommendation)
> Manually messing around with firewall and anti-virus settings, an error
> prone and risky process, every time Microsoft updates it's browser is also
> unacceptable. Firefox, Chrome and other browsers don't have this issue,
> and
> neither should Microsoft.
>
>
My solution and recommendation, for what free advice is worth. DON'T BE
THE FIRST GUY ON THE BLOCK TO INSTALL NEW SOFTWARE FROM MICROSOFT, or any
other software for that matter.
"Mike Hall - MVP" <mike...@mvps.org> wrote in message
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"Lucky" <haro...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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: Actually, based on the problems that have been posted in various groups,
: