Outlook 2003 Error The System Cannot Find The File Specified
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trying to open excel attachment in outlook, I am getting the error "The system cannot find the file specified". I have Office 2007 and thus previous suggestion of looking for Tools > Options > General Tab is not available. Can someone suggest a work around for Excel 2007? Thanks, Bhavin Bhavin, Jul 9, 2008 #1 Advertisements Brian Tillman Guest Bhavin <> wrote: > When trying to open excel attachment in outlook, I am getting the > error "The system cannot find the file specified". I have Office 2007 > and thus previous suggestion of looking for Tools > Options > General > Tab is not available. Can someone suggest a work around for Excel > 2007? Try clearing the Outlook Secure http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_outlook-mso_other/the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified/732e7d0d-884a-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5 Temp folder. http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/securetemp.htm -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] Brian Tillman, Jul 9, 2008 #2 Advertisements Bhavin Guest I cleared the Outlook Temp Folder but it's still the same issue. The same issue occurs when I try to open excel through Windows Explorer (or whatever it is called in VISTA). "Brian Tillman" wrote: > Bhavin <> wrote: > > > When trying to open excel attachment in outlook, I am getting the > > error "The system cannot find the file http://www.pcreview.co.uk/threads/the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified.3563550/ specified". I have Office 2007 > > and thus previous suggestion of looking for Tools > Options > General > > Tab is not available. Can someone suggest a work around for Excel > > 2007? > > Try clearing the Outlook Secure Temp folder. > http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/securetemp.htm > -- > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] > Bhavin, Jul 10, 2008 #3 Joshua Casario Guest Resolution This ought to fix the issue: 1. Close the message. 2. Start Excel. 3. Click the Microsoft Office Button, click Options, and then click Advanced. 4. Under the General tab, click to clear the Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) option, and then click OK. 5. Exit Excel. Now you can double-click the attachment to open it in Excel, and you can save it to your hard disk, and then double-click the file to open it. Joshua Casario, Jul 31, 2008 #4 Gordon Guest Re: Resolution "Joshua Casario" wrote in message news:... > This ought to fix the issue: > > 1. Close the message. > 2. Start Excel. > 3. Click the Microsoft Office Button, click Options, and then click > Advanced. > 4. Under the General tab, click to clear the Ignore other applications > that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) option, and then click OK. > 5. Exit Excel. > Now you can double-click the attachment to open it in Excel, and you can >
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