Can't launch attachments in Outlook using OSX apps

[mrspeakers1]

I have been able to configure the system to launch all office docs in Mac OS X via the Explorer. However, when I try to launch attachments in Outlook I get the following error:

The file C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.outlook\etc.... is not in a folder shared with the host and cannot be opened by the host.

Parallels can do this, but I have found VMWare to be more stable and responsive and prefer to use it.

Suggestions?

[admin · Accepted solution]

You need to configure Outlook to keep temporary folders in a HGFS shared folder. I don't recall the exact steps required, but it's come up in the forums before and a search should prove helpful.

[mrspeakers1]

You are a saint and a scholar, sir!

http://communities.vmware.com/thread/167088

Worked like a charm. Not pretty, mind you, but it works.