Cant open .JPG from outlook without first saving to disk.

[CJCoates]

Outlook 2003 makes me save .gif and .jpg files to disk instead of opening
them directly. I understand the security concerns that led to this.
That said, I still want to stop this from happening. Is there a way to make
it allow me open the .jpg files directly?
If not I will just downgrade to an earlier version of Outlook.

Thanks

ccoates

 

[Roady [MVP]]

It doesn't force you to do this by default. What happens when you try? Do
you get any error message?

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Tips of the month:
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-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data

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Outlook 2003 makes me save .gif and .jpg files to disk instead of opening
them directly. I understand the security concerns that led to this.
That said, I still want to stop this from happening. Is there a way to make
it allow me open the .jpg files directly?
If not I will just downgrade to an earlier version of Outlook.

Thanks

ccoates

 

[Lester Stiefel]

Outlook 2003 makes me save .gif and .jpg files to disk instead of opening
them directly. I understand the security concerns that led to this.
That said, I still want to stop this from happening. Is there a way to make
it allow me open the .jpg files directly?
If not I will just downgrade to an earlier version of Outlook.

Thanks

ccoates

On the prefs box, from tools>options, one of the tabs has
an option to "prevent from opening attachments that could be
a virus". Remove that check, apply and ok. Close OL/OLE and
reopen.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

That is only true for Outlook Express. The question was about Outlook.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-FREE tool; QuickMail. Create new Outlook items anywhere from within Windows
-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data

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Outlook 2003 makes me save .gif and .jpg files to disk instead of opening
them directly. I understand the security concerns that led to this.
That said, I still want to stop this from happening. Is there a way to
make
it allow me open the .jpg files directly?
If not I will just downgrade to an earlier version of Outlook.

Thanks

ccoates

On the prefs box, from tools>options, one of the tabs has
an option to "prevent from opening attachments that could be
a virus". Remove that check, apply and ok. Close OL/OLE and
reopen.

 

[CJCoates]

Roady

When I click on the .JPG, I get a popup box titled "Attachment Security
Warning" It says "This file may contain a virus that could be harmful to
your computer. You must save this file to disk before it can be opened. It
is important that you be certain that this file is safe before you open it"
After that there is a "Save to disk" button and a "Cancel" button. There is
no option to not save to disk and just open it.


Thanks
ccoates

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Make sure jpg isn't added to the Level1Remove registry key;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/blockedattachments.htm

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-FREE tool; QuickMail. Create new Outlook items anywhere from within Windows
-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data

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Roady

When I click on the .JPG, I get a popup box titled "Attachment Security
Warning" It says "This file may contain a virus that could be harmful to
your computer. You must save this file to disk before it can be opened. It
is important that you be certain that this file is safe before you open it"
After that there is a "Save to disk" button and a "Cancel" button. There is
no option to not save to disk and just open it.


Thanks
ccoates