unable to open avi's, mpg's or wmv's

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I have Windows Vista and Windows Mail and I am trying to download the movie
files from the newsgroups section and when I open the file all I get is some
sort of message that has a bunch of scribbly letters and numbers but no
attachment with the file. I used to have Outlook Express and had no problem
opening up these movie files. Maybe I dont have my settings correct? My
default player is Windows Player 11 Any help would be appreciated
 
bgjon56 said:
I have Windows Vista and Windows Mail and I am trying to download the movie
files from the newsgroups section and when I open the file all I get is
some
sort of message that has a bunch of scribbly letters and numbers but no
attachment with the file. I used to have Outlook Express and had no
problem
opening up these movie files. Maybe I dont have my settings correct? My
default player is Windows Player 11 Any help would be appreciated
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If the message comes in several parts you need to select each part while
holding down the Ctrl Key, and select Combine And Decode on the message
menu, follow the wizard and open the resultant attachment, if you are
satisfied that the contents are safe?
 
each time I select a part of the message it opens my mail as if I was trying
to send someone a message, wont let me do anything else
 
still nothing happens when i click on the link to the news group for a mpg.
it brings up a message like i am trying to send someone mail. i dont even
get an attachment link, nothing
 
bgjon56 said:
I have Windows Vista and Windows Mail and I am trying to download the movie
files from the newsgroups section and when I open the file all I get is
some
sort of message that has a bunch of scribbly letters and numbers but no
attachment with the file. I used to have Outlook Express and had no
problem
opening up these movie files. Maybe I dont have my settings correct? My
default player is Windows Player 11 Any help would be appreciated
Click to expand...



Select all parts of the movie...
(they are usually multipart files...)
then use the Combine and Decode feature
(that is found on the main message tab.)
 
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