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I get a message that helper application does not exist when I try to open a jpg or excel files as attachments. I have associated use windows live photo gallery

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I have gone to Tools, Options, Attachments and there are programs associated that should be able to open the files - Windows Live Photo gallery for JPG files and Microsoft Excel for excel files. I have to actually download and save the files and then open them. Is there a fix for this?

I have gone to Tools, Options, Attachments and there are programs associated that should be able to open the files - Windows Live Photo gallery for JPG files and Microsoft Excel for excel files. I have to actually download and save the files and then open them. Is there a fix for this?

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Go back and delete those associations and start again by opening one of those files. Thunderbird will recreate the entries based on your choices and they will then probably work.

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Go back and delete those associations and start again by opening one of those files. Thunderbird will recreate the entries based on your choices and they will then probably work.

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Thanks, Matt, I did as you suggested and now it works!