Can't open attachments in Outlook Express

[Carole]

Hi,

I wonder if anyone else has had this problem. After the
Blaster worm attacked my computer along with millions of
others, I followed Microsoft's instructions for protecting
my computer against the worm. All was well until today. I
tried opening an attachment on one of my Outlook Express e-
mails. It wouldn't open so I went to tools and made sure
the box blocking the saving or opening of attachments was
unchecked. It was but I still couldn't open the
attachment. It contains the license key for a rather
expensive piece of software I just downloaded. The sender
is well known to me and has never sent me anything evil.
So, my question is, how do I get the darned thing open so
I can use my software. Any ideas anyone?

Thanks in advance,

Carole

 

[Bareill]

Tools>>Options>>Security. Uncheck box, "Do not allow attachments to be saved......................"

 

[Andrew Warren]

Um.... Errr........Bareill, Carole has said in her post that she tried that
already..............

Andrew Warren

 

[Peter Hutchison]

Hi,

I wonder if anyone else has had this problem. After the
Blaster worm attacked my computer along with millions of
others, I followed Microsoft's instructions for protecting
my computer against the worm. All was well until today. I
tried opening an attachment on one of my Outlook Express e-
mails. It wouldn't open so I went to tools and made sure
the box blocking the saving or opening of attachments was
unchecked. It was but I still couldn't open the
attachment. It contains the license key for a rather
expensive piece of software I just downloaded. The sender
is well known to me and has never sent me anything evil.
So, my question is, how do I get the darned thing open so
I can use my software. Any ideas anyone?

Open the message
Select File, Save Attachments
Save location and save
(the message must have the paperclip icon for this to work
and the attachment security disabled).

Peter Hutchison
Windows FAQ
http://www.pcguru.plus.com/

 

[Harry Ohrn]

Open Outlook Express and go to Tools->Options->Security Tab. Uncheck the box
"Do not allow attachments to be saved......"