Outlook Express' attachments

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amy

I noticed after I downloaded and installed sp1 and a few
other updates, Outlook Express 6 wont let me open
attachments. I clicked on the paper clip to the right and
it shows the attachment. But instead of being in black
letters, it's in gray letters and it doesn't do anything
when I click on it. This hasn't ever occurred before.
 
amy said:
I noticed after I downloaded and installed sp1 and a few
other updates, Outlook Express 6 wont let me open
attachments. I clicked on the paper clip to the right and
it shows the attachment. But instead of being in black
letters, it's in gray letters and it doesn't do anything
when I click on it. This hasn't ever occurred before.
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OE>Tools>Options>Security Tab. Uncheck: "Do not allow
attachments........."

Please see these links about virus protection in OE 6.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291387
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329570
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/why.htm#oe6attach
 
Open Outlook Express..go to tools..options..security tab and uncheck Do Not
Allow Attachments to be saved...
 
Greetings --

Outlook Express' default security settings are simply trying to
protect you. OE has no way of telling whether an attachment actually
contains a virus or not, so it temporarily blocks any of those file
types that could potentially contain a virus. In Outlook Express,
Tools > Options > Security, uncheck the "Do not allow attachments to
be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus" option, assuming
you trust the source, of course. The wiser course of action, however,
would be to modify your list of unsafe files, as outlined in the KB
articles below:

Cannot Open E-Mail Attachments in OE After You Install SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q329570

Information About the Unsafe File List in Internet Explorer 6
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;291369

OLEXP Using Virus Protection Features in Outlook Express 6
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;291387


Bruce Chambers

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