I wouldn't. I would email the sender assuming you know the sender and ask what is is and if they opened before doing anything. And if the answer was not satisfactory I would delete it. Why risk things like that?

I could download the driver but I didn't know what OS. What Operating System are you using. (XP/Vista/W7) A complete system restore back to "like new" condition will destroy all data added to the computer since it was new. It's an straight forward process to do. Tell us your computer make and model number and we can walk you through it. What computer do you have and what operating system do you use. Pooh Bear

The reason I think they are the same is that after the secondary computer (the one which actually works on downloading) was scrubbed, I re-loaded the files from the disks from which I loaded the primarily computers programs. These were both done using the install wizard so I changed no individual settings. The suffix on the attachments which I can't download are .jpg and .doc. It doesn't matter from whom. As I stated, they are fairly small sized. None of these are downloading correctly (at all). The computer previously worked fine and I changed no settings. The email program is Yahoo. I am accessing them throught he same ISP, and they are the same mailbox. Both machines are running off the same McAfee with the same settings as I stated above as they were both installed by me without changing any settings.

What was the suffix on the original email you could not open? Was it .pps - .ppt - or was there an additional x on the end of either suffix? You cannot simply change a suffix, all that does is ruin the file entirely. If you have MS Office you do not need Open Office. However if it is an older version (97, 2000 or 2003) and you receive a PowerPoint 2007 presentation it may not work. You can download the stand alone player from Microsoft from the link below. Take a look here and see if that cures your problem. PowerPoint presentations are among the best emails you can get in my opinion. The program was and still is basically a program for the office environment but many have found it an excellent way to show off family or scenery photos. Here is a link that might be useful: PowerPoint 2007 player