Outlook 2007 Attachment Message

[Andrea]

I'm using Office 2007 with Windows XP, SP3. Whenever I close an Outlook
email with an attachment, I get a message telling me that "The attachments
of the message "xxxxx" have been changed. Do you want to save changes to
this message?" I get this even if I haven't changed the attachment. Is there
a way to disable this annoying feature?

 

[Duncan McC]

I'm using Office 2007 with Windows XP, SP3. Whenever I close an Outlook
email with an attachment, I get a message telling me that "The attachments
of the message "xxxxx" have been changed. Do you want to save changes to
this message?" I get this even if I haven't changed the attachment. Is there
a way to disable this annoying feature?

You *have* changed the attachment - you've opened it

OK... well, Outlook doesn't know what you've done to the opened
attachment, it *does* know you've opened it. Hence the "safety" prompt.

Someone else may know if there is a way of disabling the prompt, I
don't.

 

[Andrea]

You *have* changed the attachment - you've opened it

OK... well, Outlook doesn't know what you've done to the opened
attachment, it *does* know you've opened it. Hence the "safety"
prompt.

Someone else may know if there is a way of disabling the prompt, I
don't.

I guess I don't consider opening a document changing it, and I never got
this message in Office 2003. What I need is a way to disable this as a
default. Can anyone help?

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]]

I guess I don't consider opening a document changing it, and I never got
this message in Office 2003. What I need is a way to disable this as a
default. Can anyone help?

Are you opening the attachment from the Reading Pane or from an open message?
Does the behavior change if you try the alternate?

There's no option in Outlook that controls this. It happens in Outlook 2003
as well.

 

[Andrea]

Are you opening the attachment from the Reading Pane or from an open
message? Does the behavior change if you try the alternate?

There's no option in Outlook that controls this. It happens in
Outlook 2003 as well.

I don't use the reading pane, but I just tried it, and it doesn't make any
difference. The behavior's the same. I don't remember having this happen
with Outlook 2003. Does it happen to everyone or is there some combination
of settings that makes it do this?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

It should never happen in the reading pane since the attachment is read
only.

Does it happen with every attachment or only word documents? Do you have
Acrobat installed? If so, see http://www.slipstick.com/problems/acrobat.htm
If not, what addins are installed in the program that is opening the
attachment?



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[Andrea]

You're right. I was mistaken; it doesn't happen in the reading pane. I don't
usually use the reading pane, but if that will solve the problem, I will.
Does that increase my chances of getting a computer virus? I had read awhile
ago that some are spread through email (not just the attachments), but I'm
not sure if that turned out to be true.

To answer your other questions, it happens with all documents: Word, Excel,
PDF files. I do have Adobe 9 installed, and I followed the instructions from
the link you sent. I changed it in the Add/Remove Programs as directed, and
it took a long time, but it seemed as if it installed rather than
uninstalled and afterwards the Adobe option was still on my Outlook toolbar.
I then went into the registry and changed the loading. It's no longer on my
toolbar--at least until the next update--and I rebooted, but the problem
isn't resolved.

Andrea

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

The reading pane is safe to use - its actually slightly safer than opening
messages, at least in versions since Outlook 98.

I'm pretty sure it's the acrobat addin for word - try disabling it in word's
options and see if it helps.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

New Poll: What type of email account is your main account?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=42402

You're right. I was mistaken; it doesn't happen in the reading pane. I
don't usually use the reading pane, but if that will solve the problem, I
will. Does that increase my chances of getting a computer virus? I had
read awhile ago that some are spread through email (not just the
attachments), but I'm not sure if that turned out to be true.

To answer your other questions, it happens with all documents: Word,
Excel, PDF files. I do have Adobe 9 installed, and I followed the
instructions from the link you sent. I changed it in the Add/Remove
Programs as directed, and it took a long time, but it seemed as if it
installed rather than uninstalled and afterwards the Adobe option was
still on my Outlook toolbar. I then went into the registry and changed the
loading. It's no longer on my toolbar--at least until the next update--and
I rebooted, but the problem isn't resolved.

Andrea

It should never happen in the reading pane since the attachment is
read only.

Does it happen with every attachment or only word documents? Do you
have Acrobat installed? If so, see
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/acrobat.htm If not, what addins are
installed in the program that is opening the attachment?

Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] wrote:

I guess I don't consider opening a document changing it, and I
never got this message in Office 2003. What I need is a way to
disable this as a default. Can anyone help?

Are you opening the attachment from the Reading Pane or from an open
message? Does the behavior change if you try the alternate?

There's no option in Outlook that controls this. It happens in
Outlook 2003 as well.

I don't use the reading pane, but I just tried it, and it doesn't
make any difference. The behavior's the same. I don't remember
having this happen with Outlook 2003. Does it happen to everyone or
is there some combination of settings that makes it do this?

 

[Andrea]

How do I disable it in Word? Where is the registry key? And if I disable it,
will I still be able to save a Word document to PDF and also use the
features of Adobe to edit it? Thanks.

Andrea

The reading pane is safe to use - its actually slightly safer than
opening messages, at least in versions since Outlook 98.

I'm pretty sure it's the acrobat addin for word - try disabling it in
word's options and see if it helps.

You're right. I was mistaken; it doesn't happen in the reading pane.
I don't usually use the reading pane, but if that will solve the
problem, I will. Does that increase my chances of getting a computer
virus? I had read awhile ago that some are spread through email (not
just the attachments), but I'm not sure if that turned out to be
true. To answer your other questions, it happens with all documents:
Word,
Excel, PDF files. I do have Adobe 9 installed, and I followed the
instructions from the link you sent. I changed it in the Add/Remove
Programs as directed, and it took a long time, but it seemed as if it
installed rather than uninstalled and afterwards the Adobe option was
still on my Outlook toolbar. I then went into the registry and
changed the loading. It's no longer on my toolbar--at least until
the next update--and I rebooted, but the problem isn't resolved.

Andrea

It should never happen in the reading pane since the attachment is
read only.

Does it happen with every attachment or only word documents? Do you
have Acrobat installed? If so, see
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/acrobat.htm If not, what addins
are installed in the program that is opening the attachment?




Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] wrote:

I guess I don't consider opening a document changing it, and I
never got this message in Office 2003. What I need is a way to
disable this as a default. Can anyone help?

Are you opening the attachment from the Reading Pane or from an
open message? Does the behavior change if you try the alternate?

There's no option in Outlook that controls this. It happens in
Outlook 2003 as well.

I don't use the reading pane, but I just tried it, and it doesn't
make any difference. The behavior's the same. I don't remember
having this happen with Outlook 2003. Does it happen to everyone or
is there some combination of settings that makes it do this?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

I think its a template in word, and yes, it will prevent you from using the
acrobat features to save documents. You could check the setting in word to
not warn before saving the template - it's in office icon, word options:
http://slipstick.me/jing/save.png. I don't have acrobat installed on an
office 2007 computer to verify that setting will fix it.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

New Poll: What type of email account is your main account?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=42402

How do I disable it in Word? Where is the registry key? And if I disable
it, will I still be able to save a Word document to PDF and also use the
features of Adobe to edit it? Thanks.

Andrea

The reading pane is safe to use - its actually slightly safer than
opening messages, at least in versions since Outlook 98.

I'm pretty sure it's the acrobat addin for word - try disabling it in
word's options and see if it helps.

You're right. I was mistaken; it doesn't happen in the reading pane.
I don't usually use the reading pane, but if that will solve the
problem, I will. Does that increase my chances of getting a computer
virus? I had read awhile ago that some are spread through email (not
just the attachments), but I'm not sure if that turned out to be
true. To answer your other questions, it happens with all documents:
Word,
Excel, PDF files. I do have Adobe 9 installed, and I followed the
instructions from the link you sent. I changed it in the Add/Remove
Programs as directed, and it took a long time, but it seemed as if it
installed rather than uninstalled and afterwards the Adobe option was
still on my Outlook toolbar. I then went into the registry and
changed the loading. It's no longer on my toolbar--at least until
the next update--and I rebooted, but the problem isn't resolved.

Andrea

Diane Poremsky [MVP] wrote:
It should never happen in the reading pane since the attachment is
read only.

Does it happen with every attachment or only word documents? Do you
have Acrobat installed? If so, see
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/acrobat.htm If not, what addins
are installed in the program that is opening the attachment?




Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] wrote:

I guess I don't consider opening a document changing it, and I
never got this message in Office 2003. What I need is a way to
disable this as a default. Can anyone help?

Are you opening the attachment from the Reading Pane or from an
open message? Does the behavior change if you try the alternate?

There's no option in Outlook that controls this. It happens in
Outlook 2003 as well.

I don't use the reading pane, but I just tried it, and it doesn't
make any difference. The behavior's the same. I don't remember
having this happen with Outlook 2003. Does it happen to everyone or
is there some combination of settings that makes it do this?

 

[Andrea]

I don't understand. I have that setting checked off. What does unchecking it
have to do with Acrobat, or are these two different issues?

I think its a template in word, and yes, it will prevent you from
using the acrobat features to save documents. You could check the
setting in word to not warn before saving the template - it's in
office icon, word options: http://slipstick.me/jing/save.png. I don't
have acrobat installed on an office 2007 computer to verify that
setting will fix it.

How do I disable it in Word? Where is the registry key? And if I
disable it, will I still be able to save a Word document to PDF and
also use the features of Adobe to edit it? Thanks.

Andrea

The reading pane is safe to use - its actually slightly safer than
opening messages, at least in versions since Outlook 98.

I'm pretty sure it's the acrobat addin for word - try disabling it
in word's options and see if it helps.


You're right. I was mistaken; it doesn't happen in the reading
pane. I don't usually use the reading pane, but if that will solve
the problem, I will. Does that increase my chances of getting a
computer virus? I had read awhile ago that some are spread through
email (not just the attachments), but I'm not sure if that turned
out to be true. To answer your other questions, it happens with
all documents: Word,
Excel, PDF files. I do have Adobe 9 installed, and I followed the
instructions from the link you sent. I changed it in the Add/Remove
Programs as directed, and it took a long time, but it seemed as if
it installed rather than uninstalled and afterwards the Adobe
option was still on my Outlook toolbar. I then went into the
registry and changed the loading. It's no longer on my toolbar--at
least until the next update--and I rebooted, but the problem isn't
resolved. Andrea

Diane Poremsky [MVP] wrote:
It should never happen in the reading pane since the attachment is
read only.

Does it happen with every attachment or only word documents? Do
you have Acrobat installed? If so, see
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/acrobat.htm If not, what addins
are installed in the program that is opening the attachment?




Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] wrote:

I guess I don't consider opening a document changing it, and I
never got this message in Office 2003. What I need is a way to
disable this as a default. Can anyone help?

Are you opening the attachment from the Reading Pane or from an
open message? Does the behavior change if you try the alternate?

There's no option in Outlook that controls this. It happens in
Outlook 2003 as well.

I don't use the reading pane, but I just tried it, and it doesn't
make any difference. The behavior's the same. I don't remember
having this happen with Outlook 2003. Does it happen to everyone
or is there some combination of settings that makes it do this?