atachments

[ROY H. BOWMAN]

FOR SOME REASON I CANNOT READ ATTACHMENTS OUTLOOK
EXPRESS. THEY SHOW UP IN SHADOW GREY, BUT I AM UNABLE TO
SAVE THEM OR READ THEM. I HAD THE SAME TROUBLE WITH
WINDOW 2000. ON ALL OF MY COMPUTERS.

WHAT HAVE I NOT ACTIVATED OR IS THERE A PATCH THAT I AM
MISSING.

ROY H. BOWMAN

 

[Nicholas]

Roy --

1. Start Outlook Express.
2. On the Tools menu, click Options.
3. Click the Security tab, click to clear the "Do not allow attachments to be
saved or opened that could potentially be a virus" check box under
Virus Protection, and then click OK.

Applicable Microsoft Knowledge Base Article:

Cannot Open E-Mail Attachments in Outlook Express After You Install SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q329570

--
Nicholas

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| FOR SOME REASON I CANNOT READ ATTACHMENTS OUTLOOK
| EXPRESS. THEY SHOW UP IN SHADOW GREY, BUT I AM UNABLE TO
| SAVE THEM OR READ THEM. I HAD THE SAME TROUBLE WITH
| WINDOW 2000. ON ALL OF MY COMPUTERS.
|
| WHAT HAVE I NOT ACTIVATED OR IS THERE A PATCH THAT I AM
| MISSING.
|
| ROY H. BOWMAN