{"id":853,"date":"2011-06-16T08:03:01","date_gmt":"2011-06-16T15:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techiewhizkid.com\/?p=853"},"modified":"2013-04-03T11:45:14","modified_gmt":"2013-04-03T18:45:14","slug":"how-to-fix-cannot-create-file-error-when-opening-attachment-in-outlook-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techiewhizkid.com\/how-to-fix-cannot-create-file-error-when-opening-attachment-in-outlook-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix Cannot Create File Error When Opening Attachment in Outlook 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes a User is not able to save or open an email attachments in Outlook 2007. They keep receiving this error below<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u201cCannot create file: filename.extension. Right-click the folder you want to create the file in, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu to check your permissions for the folder.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><div class=\"7a7853692f91f1c3aa9fe870b4069c5d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- techiewhizkid_link_1 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8372396756447573\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9242151396\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>This problem occurs usually when Outlook cannot access the temp file the file is linked to. To resolve this problem, try the following steps:<\/p>\n<p>1. Click Start &gt; Run and type regedit.<\/p>\n<p>2. Click Edit &gt; Find and type OutlookSecureTempFolder.<\/p>\n<p>3. When regedit has found the entry, it will tell you where your Outlook temporary files are stored. It will look similar to:<\/p>\n<p>C:\\Documents and Settings\\username\\Local Settings\\Temporary Internet Files\\OLKrandomnumber<\/p>\n<p>4. Open My Computer and navigate to this location on your hard drive.<\/p>\n<p>5. Delete all of the files in this folder.<\/p>\n<p>6. Restart Microsoft Outlook and you should be able to open your attachment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outlook 2000 Users<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.Start-&gt;Run-&gt;type \u201cregedit\u201c<br \/>\n2.Go to the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Office\\9.0\\Outlook\\Security<br \/>\n3.In the right pane, double-click OutlookSecureTempFolder<br \/>\n4.click Modify on the Edit menu and type \u201cc:\\temp0\\\u201d in the Value data: field<br \/>\n5.exit registry<br \/>\n6.Restart your computer<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Outlook 2003 Users<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.Start-&gt;Run-&gt;type \u201cregedit\u201c<br \/>\n2.Go to the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Office\\11.0\\Outlook\\Security<br \/>\n3.In the right pane, double-click OutlookSecureTempFolder<br \/>\n4.click Modify on the Edit menu and type \u201cc:\\temp0\\\u201d in the Value data: field<br \/>\n5.exit registry<br \/>\n6.Restart your computer<\/p>\n<p>For More\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techiewhizkid.com\/tag\/tech-tips\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tech Tips<\/a> &amp; 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