[thelist] Windows, excel and email attachments

john at johnallsopp.co.uk john at johnallsopp.co.uk
Wed Oct 25 09:01:56 CDT 2006


> On 25/10/06, john at johnallsopp.co.uk <john at johnallsopp.co.uk> wrote:
>> I'm presuming it's a browser
>> setting (perhaps it isn't). I'm currently getting excel and images
>> open up in the browser, which isn't what I want.
>
> It's not a browser setting.  It's a Windows Explorer setting, go to
> Tools -> Folder Options... (or Control Panel -> Folder Options) ->
> File Types -> XLS -> Advanced.  Uncheck "Browse in same window".
>
> Unfortunately I don't know about doing the same thing for images that
> IE natively understands.  It also depends on which Webmail service
> you're using, and the response headers they use for attachments.
>
> --
> LK
> --

Thanks muchly. Just found this
<http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=162059> too (same
thing), after much googling.

Best regards
J



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