Microsoft confirms the new Outlook has an Excel attachment problem

The new version of Outlook has not proved as popular as Microsoft would have liked, and the company has just been forced to admit to another problem with the email client. Microsoft has published a warning about a problem with open Excel file attachments, noting that the issue has been around for about two weeks. The cause appears to be the use of non-ASCII characters in file names, and a fix is in the works. As reported by Bleeping Computer, Microsoft has posted a service alert with the ID EX1189359. The alert acknowledges that: “Any user may be unable to… [Continue Reading]