Outlook Express 6

First my rant: I just wanted to ask Microsoft a simple
question about OE 6. I'm astounded how difficult
(seemingly impossible) they make that.

My problem: awhile back I went to the Microsoft site and
downloaded all the applicable free stuff (updates,
patches, etc.) that I could. One of those was Outlook
Express 6. Since then, I am unable to open attachments.
I get the following message: "OE removed access to the
following unsafe attachments in your mail:(name of
attachment)". I already have Norton virus protection, so
I don't need OE to tell me what attachments I can open and
what I can't. Actually, it won't let me open any. How
can I fix this? I have Microsoft ME.

I am an extremely low-tech gal (know no/limited tech
jargon), so please keep answers simple.

Thanks.

cuz
Tue Nov 04 04:45:38 CST 2003


>-----Original Message-----
>First my rant: I just wanted to ask Microsoft a simple
>question about OE 6. I'm astounded how difficult
>(seemingly impossible) they make that.
>
>My problem: awhile back I went to the Microsoft site and
>downloaded all the applicable free stuff (updates,
>patches, etc.) that I could. One of those was Outlook
>Express 6. Since then, I am unable to open attachments.
>I get the following message: "OE removed access to the
>following unsafe attachments in your mail:(name of
>attachment)". I already have Norton virus protection, so
>I don't need OE to tell me what attachments I can open
and
>what I can't. Actually, it won't let me open any. How
>can I fix this? I have Microsoft ME.
>
>I am an extremely low-tech gal (know no/limited tech
>jargon), so please keep answers simple.
>
>Thanks.
>.
>start outlook express go to
tools/options/security tab/uncheck the box that says "do
not allow attachments to be opened or saved taht....."
click apply click ok.
good luck.

Rino
Tue Nov 04 06:06:53 CST 2003

I would probably delete outlook express from your system
& then download a current version from the microsoft web
site...forget the upgrades & the patches. That should fix
your problem...I hope!

>-----Original Message-----
>First my rant: I just wanted to ask Microsoft a simple
>question about OE 6. I'm astounded how difficult
>(seemingly impossible) they make that.
>
>My problem: awhile back I went to the Microsoft site
and
>downloaded all the applicable free stuff (updates,
>patches, etc.) that I could. One of those was Outlook
>Express 6. Since then, I am unable to open
attachments.
>I get the following message: "OE removed access to the
>following unsafe attachments in your mail:(name of
>attachment)". I already have Norton virus protection,
so
>I don't need OE to tell me what attachments I can open
and
>what I can't. Actually, it won't let me open any. How
>can I fix this? I have Microsoft ME.
>
>I am an extremely low-tech gal (know no/limited tech
>jargon), so please keep answers simple.
>
>Thanks.
>.
>

Richard
Tue Nov 04 06:12:00 CST 2003

She _HAS_ the current version.

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"Rino" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:03ed01c3a2cc$2296c480$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> I would probably delete outlook express from your system
> & then download a current version from the microsoft web
> site...forget the upgrades & the patches. That should fix
> your problem...I hope!
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >First my rant: I just wanted to ask Microsoft a simple
> >question about OE 6. I'm astounded how difficult
> >(seemingly impossible) they make that.
> >
> >My problem: awhile back I went to the Microsoft site
> and
> >downloaded all the applicable free stuff (updates,
> >patches, etc.) that I could. One of those was Outlook
> >Express 6. Since then, I am unable to open
> attachments.
> >I get the following message: "OE removed access to the
> >following unsafe attachments in your mail:(name of
> >attachment)". I already have Norton virus protection,
> so
> >I don't need OE to tell me what attachments I can open
> and
> >what I can't. Actually, it won't let me open any. How
> >can I fix this? I have Microsoft ME.
> >
> >I am an extremely low-tech gal (know no/limited tech
> >jargon), so please keep answers simple.
> >
> >Thanks.
> >.
> >

Darc
Tue Nov 04 11:08:28 CST 2003

I had the same problem awhile ago.When you open your mail
box go to the tools then options click on the security
then under the virus warning part make sure that the box
that says Do not allow attachements to be saved and all
that stuff it says make sure it is not checked.This solved
my problem hope it helps you also.
>-----Original Message-----
>First my rant: I just wanted to ask Microsoft a simple
>question about OE 6. I'm astounded how difficult
>(seemingly impossible) they make that.
>
>My problem: awhile back I went to the Microsoft site and
>downloaded all the applicable free stuff (updates,
>patches, etc.) that I could. One of those was Outlook
>Express 6. Since then, I am unable to open attachments.
>I get the following message: "OE removed access to the
>following unsafe attachments in your mail:(name of
>attachment)". I already have Norton virus protection, so
>I don't need OE to tell me what attachments I can open
and
>what I can't. Actually, it won't let me open any. How
>can I fix this? I have Microsoft ME.
>
>I am an extremely low-tech gal (know no/limited tech
>jargon), so please keep answers simple.
>
>Thanks.
>.
>