Can not open attachments to emails.

I have Windowns Vista Home Basic Edition and use Windows Mail.  All of a sudden, I am unable to open any attachment sent to me by e-mail.  I can read my emails, however.  Help!

I have Windowns Vista Home Basic Edition and use Windows Mail.  All of a sudden, I am unable to open any attachment sent to me by e-mail.  I can read my emails, however.  Help!

Issues related to the:
1.) "suddenly" gives to think that you were able to open the attachments before. Is this true or false?
2.) you have viewers needed to open the attachments? like PowerPoint Viewer, just to name one.
(3.) your anti-virus program has electronic sweeping running option? If so, disable it.

We provided information to help you

In the meantime, if you remember the date when you were able to open attachments, and the date does not exceed 15 days ago, you can do a system restore and choose this date as your restore point.
Link to do system restore: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76905-system-restore-how.html

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