Can't Save Attachments

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John Gregory

Occasionally someone sends me an email with an attachment they think is cute
and expect me to open it. With my other machine, I always save it to file,
scan it for viruses, then open it. I just began trying to do the same with
my new machine running XP but each time I attempt to save a file, I get this
message from Outlook 2000:

"Outlook cannot save the URL to a file. Can't find this file. Make sure the
path and file name are correct."

Perhaps it has something to do with what I'm being sent; the other party
appears not to be reasonably new to computing. Ranther than simply sending
me the URL as a hyperlink, she appears to be sending elements of a webpage.
In any event, I can't save them and I don't want to open them without
scanning them.

Does thins have something to do with the XP operating system? I don't recall
ever having this problem on my 98SE machine.
 
Occasionally someone sends me an email with an attachment they think is cute
and expect me to open it. With my other machine, I always save it to file,
scan it for viruses, then open it. I just began trying to do the same with
my new machine running XP but each time I attempt to save a file, I get this
message from Outlook 2000:

"Outlook cannot save the URL to a file. Can't find this file. Make sure the
path and file name are correct."

Perhaps it has something to do with what I'm being sent; the other party
appears not to be reasonably new to computing. Ranther than simply sending
me the URL as a hyperlink, she appears to be sending elements of a webpage.
In any event, I can't save them and I don't want to open them without
scanning them.

Does thins have something to do with the XP operating system? I don't recall
ever having this problem on my 98SE machine.
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