Cannot Open Attachments

Today I updated my Outlook Express to version 6 and now I
cannot open any attachments, even the ones I previously
opened before the upgrade. Is there an option In OE that
will allow me to be to open attachments if I choose to
open them?

Torgeir
Mon Dec 15 20:14:31 CST 2003

Sonia wrote:

> Today I updated my Outlook Express to version 6 and now I
> cannot open any attachments, even the ones I previously
> opened before the upgrade. Is there an option In OE that
> will allow me to be to open attachments if I choose to
> open them?

Hi

This is fixed with some simple menu choices :-)

Cannot Open E-Mail Attachments in OE After You Install SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329570

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


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Immanuel
Mon Dec 15 20:29:26 CST 2003



Hi

The update you did caused this.

Tools>>Options>>Security, in the Virus Protection, uncheck the box relating
to "Do not allow attachment ... bla bla bla"

When Outlook Express is updated, by default attachments are blocked (the
option is checked). This prevents users from opening certain types of
attachments and make them think that they have a problem/bug etc. The
newsgroup is flooded with this very same question.


HTH
Immanuel Sibero




"Sonia" <sbernett@connect.ab.ca> wrote in message
news:042501c3c376$22e24fc0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Today I updated my Outlook Express to version 6 and now I
> cannot open any attachments, even the ones I previously
> opened before the upgrade. Is there an option In OE that
> will allow me to be to open attachments if I choose to
> open them?

Jim
Tue Dec 16 11:05:56 CST 2003

Immanuel Sibero wrote:

> Hi
>
> The update you did caused this.
>
> Tools>>Options>>Security, in the Virus Protection, uncheck the box relating
> to "Do not allow attachment ... bla bla bla"
>
> When Outlook Express is updated, by default attachments are blocked (the
> option is checked). This prevents users from opening certain types of
> attachments and make them think that they have a problem/bug etc. The
> newsgroup is flooded with this very same question.

I use the IEAK to create custom IE6SP1 kits to make my life as net.admin
far easier (not having to set up proxy settings, mail accounts and so
forth). There is an option in the IEAK to enable this setting. I have
not tried enabling it, but I have definitely gone back time and time
again to make sure it's disabled in the IEAK. It most definitely is NOT
enabled in my IE kits, but ends up enabled on installation.

If theres a registry value I can mung to make undo this if the
installation sets it by default, that would be very useful information.

Jim