Can't open this file...

[SubbinBlazer]

I'm a Jaws 12 screen reader user and i'm having trouble opening an attachment i got from my email using the windows live mail program that's on my laptop. The file is .pub and not to sure why i'm not able to open this file. i do have Microsoft office 2010. I'm having this trouble on my Dell vastro 3500 windows 7 home premium 32 bit laptop...

 

[HammerHead]

Microsoft Publisher

.pub is a Microsoft Publisher doc extension. In your file associations the .pub should be associated with Microsoft Publisher. If you don't have Publisher what ever program you are using should be the associated .exe file. Not familiar with Jaws 12 if that is a reader associate the file with it.

Here is a link for configuring Jaws 12

http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/jaws/JAWS-whats-new.asp

 

[SubbinBlazer]

Ok, so i backed up all the info and when i start up my pc it turns off a couple of minutes later and i can't get to the desktop to be able to start the recovery process.

 

[Britton30]

Could be the .pub file was infected with some malware. Do you know the person who sent it and does that person know they sent it? some viruses spread by replicating and emailing itself out to a user's contact list.

 

[MacGyvr]

Ok, so i backed up all the info and when i start up my pc it turns off a couple of minutes later and i can't get to the desktop to be able to start the recovery process.

What does this have to do with your original problem? I'm confused.

 

[Britton30]

Must have more wrong than not opening a .pub file?
what else have you done/tried to "fix" your issue?

 

[t-4-2]

I'm a Jaws 12 screen reader user and i'm having trouble opening an attachment i got from my email using the windows live mail program that's on my laptop. The file is .pub and not to sure why i'm not able to open this file. i do have Microsoft office 2010. I'm having this trouble on my Dell vastro 3500 windows 7 home premium 32 bit laptop...

>>> i do have Microsoft office 2010
Not all versions of MS Office suites include MS Publisher.
See this link :
Microsoft Office 2010 Suites - Office.com

Without knowing what Jaw12 is, I'd say that if you do not have MS Publisher, tell your sender NOT to send attachments with .pub extension.

 

[SubbinBlazer]

Ok, so i backed up all the info and when i start up my pc it turns off a couple of minutes later and i can't get to the desktop to be able to start the recovery process.

I'm very sorry! i didn't mean to post this on this thread. Sorry for confusing you guys!!!!

 

[Britton30]

I'm very sorry! i didn't mean to post this on this thread. Sorry for confusing you guys!!!!

It happens, no problem.
Have you solved the .pub file issue?