blocked attachments

[Oxymel of Squill]

Hi

Someone has sent me an attachment which I know is clean and which I really
really need

But OE announces that it has blocked access to it and I can't open it

Anyone tell me how to unblock the attachments please??

(and generally how to stop Microsoft interfering and preventing me from
getting on with the work I have to do)

cheers

Jon

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

Oxymel of Squill wrote:
> Hi
>
> Someone has sent me an attachment which I know is clean and which I
> really really need
>
> But OE announces that it has blocked access to it and I can't open it
>
> Anyone tell me how to unblock the attachments please??
>
> (and generally how to stop Microsoft interfering and preventing me
> from getting on with the work I have to do)
>
> cheers
>
> Jon

Tools-Options-Security for the 120,000th time!

--
Google is your Friend
Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
gordonATgbpcomputingDOTcoDOTuk
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk

[Oxymel of Squill]

well not to me for the 120, 000the time

perhaps MS ought to explain itself better and not expect uers to hold a
doctorate in buggering about in its endless menus

but thanks anyway

Jon



"Gordon Burgess-Parker" > wrote in message
...
> Oxymel of Squill wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Someone has sent me an attachment which I know is clean and which I
> > really really need
> >
> > But OE announces that it has blocked access to it and I can't open it
> >
> > Anyone tell me how to unblock the attachments please??
> >
> > (and generally how to stop Microsoft interfering and preventing me
> > from getting on with the work I have to do)
> >
> > cheers
> >
> > Jon
>
> Tools-Options-Security for the 120,000th time!
>
> --
> Google is your Friend
> Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
> gordonATgbpcomputingDOTcoDOTuk
> www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
>
>
>

[Oxymel of Squill]

btw can I also ask how to turn off the irritating bit of unwanted
information that pops up whenever I rest the cursor somewhere, and obscures
the thing I actually wanted to look at

Microsoft think of everything!

cheers


"Gordon Burgess-Parker" > wrote in message
...
> Oxymel of Squill wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Someone has sent me an attachment which I know is clean and which I
> > really really need
> >
> > But OE announces that it has blocked access to it and I can't open it
> >
> > Anyone tell me how to unblock the attachments please??
> >
> > (and generally how to stop Microsoft interfering and preventing me
> > from getting on with the work I have to do)
> >
> > cheers
> >
> > Jon
>
> Tools-Options-Security for the 120,000th time!
>
> --
> Google is your Friend
> Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
> gordonATgbpcomputingDOTcoDOTuk
> www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
>
>
>

[me]

Start
-Control Panel
--Folder Options
---View tab
scroll to the bottom and UNcheck:
Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items
Apply
OK

>-----Original Message-----
>btw can I also ask how to turn off the irritating bit of
unwanted
>information that pops up whenever I rest the cursor
somewhere, and obscures
>the thing I actually wanted to look at
>
>Microsoft think of everything!
>
>cheers
>
>
>"Gordon Burgess-Parker" > wrote in
message
...
>> Oxymel of Squill wrote:
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > Someone has sent me an attachment which I know is
clean and which I
>> > really really need
>> >
>> > But OE announces that it has blocked access to it
and I can't open it
>> >
>> > Anyone tell me how to unblock the attachments
please??
>> >
>> > (and generally how to stop Microsoft interfering and
preventing me
>> > from getting on with the work I have to do)
>> >
>> > cheers
>> >
>> > Jon
>>
>> Tools-Options-Security for the 120,000th time!
>>
>> --
>> Google is your Friend
>> Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
>> gordonATgbpcomputingDOTcoDOTuk
>> www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

[Wislu Plethora]

>-----Original Message-----
>well not to me for the 120, 000the time
>
>perhaps MS ought to explain itself better and not expect
uers to hold a
>doctorate in buggering about in its endless menus
>
>but thanks anyway
>
>Jon
>
>

Chances are you'll forget in about 10 minutes though. I'm
afraid there's not much help for people who would rather
whine like little girls than click the mouse a few times
to find an answer.

[Oxymel of Squill]

great, thanks


"me" > wrote in message
...
> Start
> -Control Panel
> --Folder Options
> ---View tab
> scroll to the bottom and UNcheck:
> Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items
> Apply
> OK
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >btw can I also ask how to turn off the irritating bit of
> unwanted

[Bruce Chambers]

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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having both at once. -- RAH


"Oxymel of Squill" > wrote in message
...
> Hi
>
> Someone has sent me an attachment which I know is clean and which I
really
> really need
>
> But OE announces that it has blocked access to it and I can't open
it
>
> Anyone tell me how to unblock the attachments please??
>
> (and generally how to stop Microsoft interfering and preventing me
from
> getting on with the work I have to do)
>
> cheers
>
> Jon
>
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

No doctorate required; just the ability to click Start > Help and
Support, where almost all questions are answered.

Bruce Chambers

--
Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"Oxymel of Squill" > wrote in message
...
> well not to me for the 120, 000the time
>
> perhaps MS ought to explain itself better and not expect uers to
hold a
> doctorate in buggering about in its endless menus
>
> but thanks anyway
>
> Jon
>
>
>