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Opening hotmail attachments...

Occasionally there are attachments on hotmail that I wish to open ......:). However, almost invariably the attachment fails to open if I'm using IE but always opens if I use Opera - any ideas why this might be the case and how it might be rectified?

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  • bingo_bango
    bingo_bango Posts: 2,594 Forumite
    More than likely the security settings on IE, but they're there for a reason. Stick with Opera to check Hotmail if possible. More secure.
  • fbrj
    fbrj Posts: 376 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Perhaps I should clarify a little more. When opening hotmail attachments in IE, hotmail scans it and states "no virus found". I then press the "download attachment" button and a new box (File Download) pops up showing the familiar icons of a message being sent from the world icon to a folder. Shotly after another box pops up saying "Internet explorer cannot download xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx from 65.54.175.250" I've googled this site - apparently it's hotmail's. Other ppl have also had exactly the same problem - but I have not yet seen a definitive solution!
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