Can someone please tell me how to fix this problem? I cannot attach even the smallest of files to an email in Yahoo. I have cleared the cookies, temp files & downloaded files in Windows. My O/S is WinXP and I am using IE. The file just hangs (going and going but never finishes) when I try to attach. Again the files (a small photo) is VERY small to test and still will not go. Any help would be greatly appreciated as this problem JUST began 2 weeks ago. Thank you.
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Same Problem here, cannot attach any type of file, jpegs txt, doc, I get an "Invalid file specified" error message,only happens for yahoo mail in IE6, no problem doing it in hotmail etc so it is a Yahoo/IE6 problem. Have XP home bang up to date,no spyware, viruses, trojans etc etc happened this week so its a new problem, please no stupid answers like: use firefox, firewalls, etc. a good technical answer please. Using computers for years so not a newbie. Just a thought, was using IE7 beta, attachments worked there, uninstalled it and then noticed that in yahoo after attaching a file - and then before returning to the main body of the message, windows says 'unrecognised file format', for all types of files and sizes, reset all options to defaults, reinstalled critical updates, checked that nothing was inadvertantly blocked in the BHO's etc etc etc. so! any ideas anyone, thanks.....\nANSWER2: 10 minutes after I posted this I found the answer and got yahoo back on track accepting attachments to outgoing mail. Go to this site http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/ietips.htm               MVP most valued professional and the fourth item on the page is ODD TOOLBAR BEHAVIOUR. Read instructions!\ndownload the  RESETBROWSERTOOLBAR.REG and once merged reboot computer and it works. Now I get a message when I click attach - 'allow frames across domains' yes!(I can live with that!)and it attaches no problem, obviously this was the code that was causing the problem. Hope it works for you too. If I find a way to get rid of the new message I'll post it here but for the moment at least yahoo is back to normal.
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How are you trying to send the Paint file?  Through email?  What email are you using?  Yahoo, Hotmail, Outlook?\n\nYou should be able to attach any file to an email without opening it.  You'll want to compose the email, then try to attach the file by browsing to it, not opening it.\n\nHope that helps, since I need more information otherwise...
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Email attach is small and limited. Try yousendit.com for free and you will not bother with those limited space.
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I'm assuming you are using Yahoo Mail Beta.\n\nThe move button is not working in this version. It hasn't yet. You should be getting an error message. However, you can drag and drop files into folders. Just click on the message and drag it to the folder you wish. WHen it 'lights up', let go.
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E-mail techsupport describing the issue. They will be of much help. It happened to me as well, my folders and inbox would give me a error message but they fixed it. (yahoo tech support)
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The file size are usually too big to send through email.  But if you want to try:  Usually on the screen where you're writing email, you will be able to find a button that says "attach" or "attach files"...\n\nIf this doesn't help: What email are you using (cox, hotmail?), what email program (outlook? outlook express?)  Do you know how to attach files?  Do you know how to email.  Exactly what do you know?  Need more info.
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you should be able to attach the photo to your free yahoo email without needing to upgrade. make sure you're attaching your photos as files. if the format is .jpg or .gif, chances are good that anyone will be able to view it. if that doesn't work, then perhaps the problem is on the recipients end.\n\nyahoo has 2 services to share photos with if that doesn't work. Y! Photos and Flickr.
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Yes u can send Programs in Email but then again most emails dont support executable files to be attached. Or they have a file size limit. Word & Warcrafts will be way too big to attach in emails, u can send smaller programs.\n\n& if ur email doesnt support executable files to be attached u can compress them in zip/rar format. Or u can just change the size extension to fool the system & tell the recieptiant to change the extension back.
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happens to me too; it's just the way the e-mail link is coded.  Just copy the address from outlook and paste it into Yahoo email and it will work fine.
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Yahoo would never send a link tat ends in ".exe".  Things that end in ".exe" are executable files and links like this are almost always from a virus trying to get you to install a copy of the virus.  Do not open the link.\n\nBe suspicuous of any link that ends in ".exe", ".vbs" or ".js" from anyone since they are most likely to be viruses.
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well,we do have a serious problem in hand.\nFirst it would had been better if u could let us know if you are using a cline softwar like (outlook)etc,Or u r direct;ly accessing it form the web server.\n\nIf it is the client software then please check the error message .If no error message come up.Then try to create another account on the outlook if u r using one.\n\nIf u r working on the webserver then check with the yahoo tech support if they have any outages on the server for your email or not .
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With yahoo it is 10 mb. If ur file is bigger either divide it into two or zip it to compress the size and then u can send it.
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I didn't think outlook worked at all with yahoo unless you have Email Plus. You might try a program called Ypops.
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It looks as a problem with Java. It may be slow machine for robust application as yahoo mail is or just corrupt installation of Java Engine. Upgrade or reinstall respectively.
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If you're using Yahoo Mail and Internet Explorer, you could install Yahoo Photomail.  It gives you a choice whether to embed images into your email or to attach these as files.
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Your antivirus or firewall or even your security settings might be goofed up.  You need at least a medium setting to be able to store the cookies needed to send mail, some spyware and virus problems change settings so check yours out.  Make sure it's set to medium, clean your temp files and cookies, use a deep cleaner like ccleaner which is crap cleaner, disk clean, defrag, check to see if you need to update any windows updates, and restart. If that doesn't work then I would get a spyware cleaner like spybot search and destroy and run it, spyware may be stopping you from sending mail.  Receiving mail, it sounds like you might not use yahoo mail but outlook or something like that with incredimail.  Again it's most likely a cookie problem or spyware blocking you, or an update you need to do on windows.
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check the location you are downloading this file to, and make sure if it is an .exe file, you go back once it's downloaded and doubleclick on it to install it.  Otherwise, it won't do a thing to help your computer.  As far as making yahoo your default email provider, is this for Outlook?  Check out the following information and link:\n\n"The ability to access Yahoo! Mail via a POP3 email client (such as Outlook or Outlook Express) is only available to customers of our premium Yahoo! Mail Plus service. \nIf you have not purchased the Yahoo! Mail Plus service, you will be unable to retrieve messages via an email client. To determine whether or not you have purchased this service, please visit the My Services page. "\n\nhttp://help.yahoo.com/help/us/mail/pop/pop-40.html\n\nThere are links on this yahoo mail FAQ page for most email client software programs.\n\nGood luck.