I need to disable attatchment blocking

[Guest]

How can I set up Outlook 2007 to STOP blocking attatchments? I can't recieve
..exe files from my colleagues, and as I'm sure most of you are aware, trying
to explain to the average person how to do something like renaming the file,
or zipping it is like trying to teach an alligator how to tie shoes. I need
to be able to disable the security feature (at LEAST that part of it), but
can find no way to do so. PLEASE HELP!!!

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

See http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup/getexe.htm . Ken Slovak's tool will work fine with Outlook 2007.

Your colleagues shouldn't be sending .exe files in the first place. What a great opportunity to educate them.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Guest]

As great as it would be to educate people on how to use a computer, I don't
think I'm going to be the one to start a personal crusade to explain to a
complete novice how to do more than just point & click.
I don't mean to seem "holier than thou", but just to give you an example, I
built a computer for a charming young lady a year ago. After I set
everything up on her brand new, shiny computer desk, she asked me how to use
it. I not only explained how the concept of "point-n-click" worked, but I
SHOWED her. She then proceeded to pick up the mouse off the table, point it
at the icon she wanted on the screen, and "clicked" the mouse against the
monitor.
Let's talk some more about educating people on how to send me an executable
file...

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

I've taught beginners, too, but I must disagree on this point. A complete novice is exactly the kind of person who needs to know sooner, not later, that .exe files are not safe files to exchange. Someone who thinks it's safe to send one is far more likely to open an .exe file that they receive or find on the web -- with potentially disastrous results. Safe email practices belong in lesson one.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Brian Tillman]

As great as it would be to educate people on how to use a computer, I
don't think I'm going to be the one to start a personal crusade to
explain to a complete novice how to do more than just point & click.
Sad.

I don't mean to seem "holier than thou", but just to give you an
example, I built a computer for a charming young lady a year ago.
After I set everything up on her brand new, shiny computer desk, she
asked me how to use it. I not only explained how the concept of
"point-n-click" worked, but I SHOWED her. She then proceeded to pick
up the mouse off the table, point it at the icon she wanted on the
screen, and "clicked" the mouse against the monitor.
Let's talk some more about educating people on how to send me an
executable file...

Such a person should be kept away from computers or, at least, you should
never try to help them again. If a child attempts to drive an automobile,
you lock the automobile so the child can never use it again until they're
old enough to do so.

 

[sunilmanuel]

How can I set up Outlook 2007 to STOP blocking attatchments? I can't recieve
.exe files from my colleagues, and as I'm sure most of you are aware, trying
to explain to the average person how to do something like renaming the file,
or zipping it is like trying to teach an alligator how to tie shoes. I need
to be able to disable the security feature (at LEAST that part of it), but
can find no way to do so. PLEASE HELP!!!

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007:


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Security

If the registry key does not exist, create it. To create the registry
key, locate and then click the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft
a. Click the Edit menu, click New, and then click Key.
b. Type Office, and then press ENTER.
c. Click the Edit menu, click New, and then click Key.
d. Type 12.0, and then press ENTER.
e. Click the Edit menu, click New, and then click Key.
f. Type Outlook, and then press ENTER.
g. Click the Edit menu, click New, and then click Key.
h. Type Security, and then press ENTER.

5. Click the Edit menu, click New, and then click String Value.
6. Type the following name for the new value:
Level1Remove
7. Press ENTER.
8. Right-click the new string value name, and then click Modify.
9. Type the file name extension of the file type that you want to open
in Outlook. For example:
..exe
To specify multiple file types, use the following format:
..exe;.com
10. Click OK.
11. Quit Registry Editor.
12. Restart your computer.
When you start Outlook, you can open the file types that you specified
in the registry.