Unable to open PDF files from Outlook 2016 + SumatraPDF [SOLVED]

[Inbox]

Hello,

I want to use Outlook 2016 in a restricted sandbox (already works fine) and open my attachments inside the sandbox with my default PDF viewer.
This is not working, nothing happens when I open an attachment.

That's my setup:
- Installed Office 2016 (including Outlook) on my system
- Installed SumatraPDF on my system and set it to the standard PDF viewer within my system
- Created a Sandbox "Outlook", which is forcing to start Outlook.exe in the specified sandbox. This works well
- Forced the sumatrapdf.exe to start in the same sandbox named "Outlook"
- If I start the programs by myself, both are getting started in the sandbox "Outlook"

How can I tell Outlook to use my standard PDF viewer for opening the files?

[bo.elam]

How can I tell Outlook to use my standard PDF viewer for opening the files?

I am not familiar with Outlook but I believe all you need to do is set Sumatra as the default PDF viewer. I think you said you done that already.

What happens out of the sandbox when you run a PDF attachment in a mail? Does it use Sumatra, or what? If there is a PDF viewer that comes with Outlook, try disabling it.

Note: For what you want to do, you don't need to Force Sumatra.

Bo

[Inbox]

Hello Bo,

when I start Outlook normally, without a sandbox, I can double click the attachement and it gets opened automatically by my default pdf viewer (which is SumatraPDF). This isn't working when I start Outlook inside the sandbox, just nothing happens.

Can we try to troubleshoot this? I'd really like to run Outlook in a sandbox.

Best regards

[Barb@Invincea]

Hello Inbox,

I tested the behavior in Windows 10 + Sumatra as my default pdf viewer.
If I launch Outlook Sandboxed then right-click on a pdf and select "Open", it successfully opens in Sumatra.

Since this is a problem, not a quick question, let's get you to provide the required info so we can better assist you:
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=19746

Also, please post the output of Resource Access Monitor:
https://www.sandboxie.com/index.php?Res ... essMonitor

Regards,
Barb.-

PS: If you are using Windows 10, you may need to type "default' in the search bar and go to 'Choose Default Apps by file type', find .pdf and select Sumatra .

[Inbox]

Hello Barb,

thanks for your great support. I'm using following setup:
- Windows 10 with latest Creator's Update and Windows Updates
- Sandboxie 5.20 64-bit
- Used Software: Outlook 2016 with latest Updates (May 2017) with SumatraPDF and X-Change PDF Viewer
- No Antivirus is installed

SumatraPDF is used set to default for .pdf Files:


Output of the Resource Access Monitor (Opened everything before starting it, started the monitor and tried to open an attachment):

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Pipe        ?
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Did you sandbox SumatraPDF in any way? Or was it just installed normally?

[Barb@Invincea]

Hi Inbox,

Do you know where this may come from?
"ESENT Performance Data Schema"

Can you open Sumatra directly in the Sandbox?

Also, you could try adding (one at a time) these 2 COM classes, see if that works: (if it doesn't, remove them afterward)
{E44E9428-BDBC-4987-A099-40DC8FD255E7}
{7E5FE3D9-985F-4908-91F9-EE19F9FD1514}
https://www.sandboxie.com/index.php?OpenClsid

Regards,
Barb.-

[Inbox]

Hi Barb,
I can't tell you what "ESENT Performance Data Schema" means and where it is coming from.
Also, I can open Sumatra PDF directly in the sandbox. Opening the sumatrapdf.exe only is no problem.
I added both 2 COM classes, one at a time, to a file called Sandboxie.ini and placed it in my installation folder.
There is no change in behavior, still not working.
Hope we can fix this, thank you so far.
Regards

Edit: Fixed the problem!
I saved one of the pdf files, navigated to it via windows explorer (sandbox path) and opened it with double click.
Afterwards, the attachments open directly when clicking them from outlook.