Photoshop 9 question

I have adobe photoshop 9 and have just installed it on my new Dell with Windows 8.  I find I can't work with any of my pictures because they have been sent to me via email (from my customers).  How can I get around this block? 

You probably have to save the pictures from the email to your hard drive.

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