XP attachments not available

[Jack]

I have a network with several different OS and the XP systems will not allow
certain *.exe email attachments to be received. Most users have either
Office 2000 or Office XP. Windows XP is the only OS that this happens on,
regardless of the Office suite, so I am almost certain it is not the
Exchange server settings. I reduced all of the security settings to low to
test if that was the problem. It made no difference and I changed it back.
I checked to see if the firewall had been enabled and I don't see anywhere
in the network settings that an internal firewall is being used.
Any ideas?

[Jupiter Jones]

Jack;
Outlook Express:
Open Outlook Express.
Click Tools, click Options, click Security tab.
Uncheck "Do not allow attachments..."
This change that Microsoft implemented is to help prevent viruses and
other bad code being received with attachments.
It is very important to keep your antivirus updated and run it at
least weekly.

Outlook:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290497

--
Jupiter Jones
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.


"Jack" > wrote in message
...
> I have a network with several different OS and the XP systems will
not allow
> certain *.exe email attachments to be received. Most users have
either
> Office 2000 or Office XP. Windows XP is the only OS that this
happens on,
> regardless of the Office suite, so I am almost certain it is not the
> Exchange server settings. I reduced all of the security settings to
low to
> test if that was the problem. It made no difference and I changed
it back.
> I checked to see if the firewall had been enabled and I don't see
anywhere
> in the network settings that an internal firewall is being used.
> Any ideas?
>
>

[Jack]

Thank you, but we are using Outlook, not Outlook Express.


"Jupiter Jones" > wrote in message
...
> Jack;
> Outlook Express:
> Open Outlook Express.
> Click Tools, click Options, click Security tab.
> Uncheck "Do not allow attachments..."
> This change that Microsoft implemented is to help prevent viruses and
> other bad code being received with attachments.
> It is very important to keep your antivirus updated and run it at
> least weekly.
>
> Outlook:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290497
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones
> An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
> Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
>
>
> "Jack" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have a network with several different OS and the XP systems will
> not allow
> > certain *.exe email attachments to be received. Most users have
> either
> > Office 2000 or Office XP. Windows XP is the only OS that this
> happens on,
> > regardless of the Office suite, so I am almost certain it is not the
> > Exchange server settings. I reduced all of the security settings to
> low to
> > test if that was the problem. It made no difference and I changed
> it back.
> > I checked to see if the firewall had been enabled and I don't see
> anywhere
> > in the network settings that an internal firewall is being used.
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >
>
>

[Jupiter Jones]

Jack;
Look near the bottom of my post.

--
Jupiter Jones
Check the following link for some great problem solving newsgroups.
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx
Please respond to newsgroup only. Everyone can benefit from the
message.


"Jack" > wrote in message
...
> Thank you, but we are using Outlook, not Outlook Express.
>
>
> "Jupiter Jones" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Jack;
> > Outlook Express:
> > Open Outlook Express.
> > Click Tools, click Options, click Security tab.
> > Uncheck "Do not allow attachments..."
> > This change that Microsoft implemented is to help prevent viruses
and
> > other bad code being received with attachments.
> > It is very important to keep your antivirus updated and run it at
> > least weekly.
> >
> > Outlook:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290497
> >
> > --
> > Jupiter Jones
> > An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
> > Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
> >
> >
> > "Jack" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I have a network with several different OS and the XP systems
will
> > not allow
> > > certain *.exe email attachments to be received. Most users have
> > either
> > > Office 2000 or Office XP. Windows XP is the only OS that this
> > happens on,
> > > regardless of the Office suite, so I am almost certain it is not
the
> > > Exchange server settings. I reduced all of the security
settings to
> > low to
> > > test if that was the problem. It made no difference and I
changed
> > it back.
> > > I checked to see if the firewall had been enabled and I don't
see
> > anywhere
> > > in the network settings that an internal firewall is being used.
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[John E. Carty]

Then click on the link he supplied you for Outlook :-)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290497

"Jack" > wrote in message
...
> Thank you, but we are using Outlook, not Outlook Express.
>
>
> "Jupiter Jones" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Jack;
> > Outlook Express:
> > Open Outlook Express.
> > Click Tools, click Options, click Security tab.
> > Uncheck "Do not allow attachments..."
> > This change that Microsoft implemented is to help prevent viruses and
> > other bad code being received with attachments.
> > It is very important to keep your antivirus updated and run it at
> > least weekly.
> >
> > Outlook:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290497
> >
> > --
> > Jupiter Jones
> > An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
> > Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
> >
> >
> > "Jack" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I have a network with several different OS and the XP systems will
> > not allow
> > > certain *.exe email attachments to be received. Most users have
> > either
> > > Office 2000 or Office XP. Windows XP is the only OS that this
> > happens on,
> > > regardless of the Office suite, so I am almost certain it is not the
> > > Exchange server settings. I reduced all of the security settings to
> > low to
> > > test if that was the problem. It made no difference and I changed
> > it back.
> > > I checked to see if the firewall had been enabled and I don't see
> > anywhere
> > > in the network settings that an internal firewall is being used.
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>