E-Mail and Xfinity Connect Help

[buddy04]

The add attachment button is not working.  When I click on it, a screen is suppose to pop up so that I can attach my files.  When I click on the button, there is no pop up screen.  Anyone knows how I can fix it.

[reasd]

Hello,

Are you getting any error messages?

[buddy04]

When I click on the Add Attachment button, nothing happens and no error messages.  However, everytme when I first log into my email account, I get the following error message "an error occurred while initializing the zimlet comcast search, please notify administrator.

[reasd]

Hello,

The info you are providing is very vague. You need to provide us more detail info. We can't keep on guessing how to fix the problem.

If you want here are my guess to fix the problem

1. Try clearing your browser cookie,cache and temp files and history files.

2. Try a different browser.

3. Try setting your browser to the defaults.

4. Have you search in the forum if other customers are having the problem and if so what did they do to get the problem resolved

5. Are you using xfinity connect lite or full

6. Are you using another email client

[oldluresgabby]

I'm also having same problem all of  suddent. Following error using three different comcast screennames when tryinfg to attach file and send: Anyone have any ideas?

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Unable to upload attachment. Instructions on how to attach files are available in Help:
Learn More [http://www.comcast.net/help/faq/index.jsp?faq=EmailWebmail19033] SCC-1120

[oldluresgabby]

It's definitely a comcast problem. I have no problem doing the same attachments using other accounts such as Hotmail and AOL

[kathleengraham…]

No ... it highlights and then won't attach.

[aug123]

The same has been happening to me... very fustrating since i have been trying to do alot of work from home. did anyone find a fix to the problem?

[quiltdiva]

I cannot attach anything to my e-mails that I am sending.  I have been getting an error message everytime I go into my e-mail.  It states something about "zimlet search".  I have tried entering zimlet in the help site but nothing comes up.  I am not very computer saavy so try not to give complicated instructions on how to fix this from my end.  I have not added anything new to my computer for a long time now and this "zimlet" thing just started to appear and the inability to attach anything to my e-mails also just started.  Please help with this problem.  It seems it is happening to a number of others as well.  Thanks for your help.

[CCCarole]

I have notified the Administrator that you are getting the zimlet search error. He will ask you to send him a Private Message containing the Usernames affected. Watch for a reply or Private Message. Please do NOT posy ant Usernames in the public forums.

[geetie]

That makes at least two of us.  Things were fine when Comcast was chief in charge.  Now that Xfinity has wormed its way in, I have to resort to hopping in the car and using up gas to deliver copy across town. . . .  How nice it would have been if "they" had let well enough alone.  I also tried emailing comcast -- and couldn't get through. 

[mmm101]

I am getting the same error message and cannot add attachments in an email.  I click on add attachment and nothing happens.  I added "Constant Guard" yesterday and did a full system scan and backup overnight.  No viruses found and still getting the same error in my email.

[CCCarole]

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mmm101 wrote:

I am getting the same error message and cannot add attachments in an email.  I click on add attachment and nothing happens.  I added "Constant Guard" yesterday and did a full system scan and backup overnight.  No viruses found and still getting the same error in my email.

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Are you also getting the zimlet search error?  Let us know and we can escalate.

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[Suzannepa64]

I am also getting the zimlet message and can no longer add attachments. Has this problem been resolved?

I have windows 7. Have cleared the cache and still have the problem.

[Queen-Evie]

Do you have any toolbars? If so, uninstall them one at a time. After each uninstall go to your mail and see if the error message has disappeared and also try to add an attachment. If you have the Comcast toolbar uninstall it first.

What browser are you using? If Internet Explorer, reset it.

Start menu>>Control Panel>>Internet Options>>Advanced tab.

Click Reset. Do not check the first box. All other boxes should be checked. Click Reset.

This will change your home page to MSN. You can easily change it back to whatever page your prefer.

[a---s]

yes

[a---s]

am getting error messages

[CCCarole]

If you are getting error messages, please post the entire error message please.

[shackhappy]

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buddy04 wrote:

The add attachment button is not working.  When I click on it, a screen is suppose to pop up so that I can attach my files.  When I click on the button, there is no pop up screen.  Anyone knows how I can fix it.

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[ComcastSharath]

Hi - We're trying find a reprodusable case for this problem.. Which browser are you currently using to access xfinity?

Can you please email me the info to helpme(at)plaxo.com? We'd like to investigate the problem and help!

Thank you

[CCCarole]

This is not the ONLY customer reporting this problem.  Please look for other threads/posts in this Forum.

Thank you.

CCCarole

[Echo5710]

I am also haveing this problem!

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CCCarole wrote:

This is not the ONLY customer reporting this problem.  Please look for other threads/posts in this Forum.

Thank you.

CCCarole

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[Echo5710]

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Queen-Evie wrote:

Do you have any toolbars? If so, uninstall them one at a time. After each uninstall go to your mail and see if the error message has disappeared and also try to add an attachment. If you have the Comcast toolbar uninstall it first.

What browser are you using? If Internet Explorer, reset it.

Start menu>>Control Panel>>Internet Options>>Advanced tab.

Click Reset. Do not check the first box. All other boxes should be checked. Click Reset.

This will change your home page to MSN. You can easily change it back to whatever page your prefer.

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This worked for me thank you

[dmatano]

I too  have this problem( cannot add an attachment to an  newly composed email) in ie9 in Vista

I have reset  my settings under internet options, cleared my cache,  even uninstalled my last app installed

Does anyone know the solution!!!!!!

[CCCarole]

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dmatano wrote:

I too  have this problem( cannot add an attachment to an  newly composed email) in ie9 in Vista

I have reset  my settings under internet options, cleared my cache,  even uninstalled my last app installed

Does anyone know the solution!!!!!!

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If you are currently using the FULL version of XfinityConnect, try switching to the LITE version.  To do:  Open XfinityConnect, click on Preferences>General.  A window opens showing you the two versions... Which one is checked?  If it is the fULL version, check the box for the Lite version.  Close and re-open XC and you should be in Lite now.

Can you add an attachment using Lite?

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[dmatano]

what I hear are hit or miss  suggestions which may work or not!   I am relatively tech savy and am very interested to understand this issue

[CCCarole]

There have been many different issues with XfinityConnect for many months now... Mostly they concern the FULL version of XfinityConnect. Your issue is just one of the many.  Comcast is aware of them and the XfinityConnect Team is supposed to be working on fixes.

The Full and Lite version are built on different platforms. 

[dmatano]

i was able to attach to me email will the full version  be fixed so we can add attachments??

[dmatano]

Thank you very much for your explanation  and understand that your dealing with many different probs

[gerryjean]

My DELL w' Winows 8, using Xfinity Full (or Lite) versions, can't add attachments.  Virtually all the complaints in this forum I've experienced ... I continually get the Zimlet error msg.  I've deleted the caches, reset things, prayed, etc. .... absolutely nada.  Called XF phone support .... couldn't get the guy to understand the problem (I had to explain what email attachments were).  He did say that "we've been having a lot of internet problems".  When I first hooked the DELL up, I tried to send a large home video ( the "add attachment" window was working then ... around Dec. 26-27, 2012) but was unable because of the large size.  Could that have contributed to the problem?  C'mon, with all the similar reporting of the same problem here, it's difficult to see why a solution isn't forthcoming!

[ComcastAnthony · Accepted solution]

This is caused by IE add-ons.  For example the Add-on publisher "Amazing Apps / 215 Apps" Add-on Name "I Want This" will cause the error if the add-on is enabled.

I would recommend that you disable all add-ons in IE (Tools -> Manage Ad-ons, select each add-on and click disable), then RESTART IE to see if the error goes away.  If the error does go away then you can then do the following to determine which add-on is causing the problem.
 
1) enable one of the previously disabled add-ons (Tools -> Manage Ad-ons, select an add-on and click enable)

2) restart the browser

3) re-open the browser and goto comcast.net email to see if you get the error again

repeat steps 1-3 until you get the error again

once you get the error you will know that the last add-on enable was the one that caused the problem.

If an add-on is greyed out and unable to be disabled from the menu, then you'll need to go to control panel and uninstall the program that installed the rogue add-on.

[gerryjean]

BINGO!!!!!! Following your instructions (which I printed & will keep handy), I first tried to disable the add-on at the top of the list.  Unable to do this, I uninstalled the culprit (Coupon Companion Plugin) per your suggestion & ..... finally! ...... saw the "add attachment" window.

Thanks much and nice going!!!

[ralquier]

I was able a while back to send emails with attachment but now when I try, nothing happens. I click on "attach" and nothing happens. What is wrong?

[CCCarole]

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ralquier wrote:

I was able a while back to send emails with attachment but now when I try, nothing happens. I click on "attach" and nothing happens. What is wrong?

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Did you read the Solution post made by Aorapal in this thread?

[jhnraposa]

 I cannot add attachment to email

[CCCarole]

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jhnraposa wrote:

 I cannot add attachment to email

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Read the solution in post #31 which has a green background.

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[Anon599047]

mine was a add on called infoatoms and had to uninstall at control panel it also solved a error message i have been getting whenever i opened my comcast mail . so 2 birds with one stone on that one. i think i got it as a package deal on software i tried out, because i dont recall where i got it from

[mikekogan]

I have tried the corrections in the green highlite above with no success

I still cannot add an attachment

[mikekogan]

In addition, it is not a comcast error directly. I can add attachments from my account using my wife's computer (Windows 7). I do not understand why it won't work on my mine (same computer brand HP and Windows 7 as well). I have disabled all add-ons and I still get the same Zimlet search error. I am frustrated that comcast has not posted a better solution to this error.

[Anon599047]

i was finally able to fix problem by uninstalling a toolbar search add-on

[canymc73]

Was having the same problems, tried all of the advice, did the "Manage Ad-Ons" and found that when I enabled "price peep" I was able to send an attachment.  My error messages went away so lets hope this fixes it.  If not, I will reply again with problems.

[tiredofXfinity]

I have cleared the cache

I have cleared the temp files

I do not use any other email client

I use my smartphone with Safari and have no issues

I use Win 8

I have downloaded all the updates

I receive an "error message" when opening email - error message doesn't give any information, except to ask if "you want to send the error to the administrator"

when I click on the attachment nothing happens, it does not highlight or anything.

[tiredofXfinity]

I use the full version of Xfinity Connect

[CCCarole]

Re: I cannot add attachment to email
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‎01-12-2013 11:09 AM

This is caused by IE add-ons. For example the Add-on publisher "Amazing Apps / 215 Apps" Add-on Name "I Want This" will cause the error if the add-on is enabled.

I would recommend that you disable all add-ons in IE (Tools -> Manage Ad-ons, select each add-on and click disable), then RESTART IE to see if the error goes away. If the error does go away then you can then do the following to determine which add-on is causing the problem.

1) enable one of the previously disabled add-ons (Tools -> Manage Ad-ons, select an add-on and click enable)

2) restart the browser

3) re-open the browser and goto comcast.net email to see if you get the error again

repeat steps 1-3 until you get the error again

once you get the error you will know that the last add-on enable was the one that caused the problem.


If an add-on is greyed out and unable to be disabled from the menu, then you'll need to go to control panel and uninstall the program that installed the rogue add-on.

[debraymond]

I have cleared my cookies and cache and reset my internet to default.  No luck.  Still can't.

[debraymond]

I'm having same problem, chatted with online and still no attachment luck. Not a happy camper

[debraymond]

• I am getting zimlet error message regarding comcast_search.

[debraymond]

I use windows 7

[debraymond]

I reset internet but it didn't work

[CCCarole]

Did you all read the post made by Aporal in this thread?  The green background post contained the answers.

Re: I cannot add attachment to email

‎01-12-2013 11:09 AM

This is caused by IE add-ons.  For example the Add-on publisher "Amazing Apps / 215 Apps" Add-on Name "I Want This" will cause the error if the add-on is enabled.

I would recommend that you disable all add-ons in IE (Tools -> Manage Ad-ons, select each add-on and click disable), then RESTART IE to see if the error goes away.  If the error does go away then you can then do the following to determine which add-on is causing the problem.
 
1) enable one of the previously disabled add-ons (Tools -> Manage Ad-ons, select an add-on and click enable)

2) restart the browser

3) re-open the browser and goto comcast.net email to see if you get the error again

repeat steps 1-3 until you get the error again

once you get the error you will know that the last add-on enable was the one that caused the problem.

If an add-on is greyed out and unable to be disabled from the menu, then you'll need to go to control panel and uninstall the program that installed the rogue add-on.

[CCCarole]

This is caused by IE add-ons.  For example the Add-on publisher "Amazing Apps / 215 Apps" Add-on Name "I Want This" will cause the error if the add-on is enabled.

I would recommend that you disable all add-ons in IE (Tools -> Manage Ad-ons, select each add-on and click disable), then RESTART IE to see if the error goes away.  If the error does go away then you can then do the following to determine which add-on is causing the problem.
 
1) enable one of the previously disabled add-ons (Tools -> Manage Ad-ons, select an add-on and click enable)

2) restart the browser

3) re-open the browser and goto comcast.net email to see if you get the error again

repeat steps 1-3 until you get the error again

once you get the error you will know that the last add-on enable was the one that caused the problem.

If an add-on is greyed out and unable to be disabled from the menu, then you'll need to go to control panel and uninstall the program that installed the rogue add-on.