When you open a .EMAIL file type that came as an attachment in Windows Mail, the following error message may be displayed:
However you can save the file locally, rename the file with .EML extension and then open it by double-clicking. (more…)
When you run an application which was created in Visual Basic 6.0, the following error message may occur and the program terminates.
This happens if the program uses Rich TextBox ActiveX Control (RichTx32.ocx), but does not include the ActiveX file in the setup package. (more…)
When you try to install a program using Windows Installer (.msi) Setup package, you may encounter error 2738 or 2739 and the setup fails.
Errors 2738, 2739 occur if the Windows Installer Setup uses Windows Script (.vbs or .js) custom actions, and the VBScript or JScript runtimes are not registered in the computer. (more…)
When you double-click a .doc file to open it using Word 2003 or Word 2007, the following error may occur and the document does not open:
However, you may be able to open the file using the File/Open… option within Microsoft Word. (more…)
When you start a Windows Vista-based computer, you receive the warning message Windows has blocked some startup programs in the notification area, as shown in the figure below:
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With Mozilla Firefox set as the default browser, when you open a hyperlink from your email client, or when running a URL or a HTML file, one of the following errors may occur: (more…)
When you click on a hyperlink in Windows Mail or Windows Live Mail, you may see the Application not found error message. This happens if the default browser is not set, or the http protocol association is incorrect. The same error may occur when double-clicking an Internet Shortcut (.URL) file in the system. (more…)
When you start the System Restore utility in Windows Vista, the following error message may be displayed:
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
(0×8007007B)
System Restore will now close.
The same error might occur when running Windows CompletePC Backup. (more…)
Are you getting the following error when opening attachments from Windows Mail in Windows Vista, or Outlook Express in Windows XP?
(This is not a "fix-it" article, but it gives some useful information on how to deal with problems opening email attachments. Because the issue is related to file type associations, there is not a "single-fix" which resolves the problem for all file types. I’m writing this article as this is one of the Top FAQs in Windows.) (more…)
Microsoft Knowledgebase article 