Outlook express

[Annie]

I've almost gone mad trying to find help!!! Two weeks ago
I downloaded the windows updates (hours of them) and noe
Outlook express won't let me open any email attachments.
Could anyone advise me on this. Thanks Annie

[Taurarian]

Hi Annie, this should be simple to fix:
Start Outlook Express.
.. On the Tools menu, click Options.
.. Click the Security tab, click to clear the Do not allow attachments to be
saved or opened that could potentially be a virus check box under Virus
Protection, and then click OK.

To better protect yourself from viruses, its a good idea to leave this
option checked unless you definitely want to open the attachment.

Another way to help protect yourself from email viruses infecting your
computer if you use Outlook Express is to disable the Preview Pane. There
are certain viruses that will infect a computer even if you just preview the
message. To disable the preview pane:

Start Outlook Express
.. Click on View, Layout
.. Uncheck the Show Preview Pane, and then click OK.


"Annie" > wrote in message
...
> I've almost gone mad trying to find help!!! Two weeks ago
> I downloaded the windows updates (hours of them) and noe
> Outlook express won't let me open any email attachments.
> Could anyone advise me on this. Thanks Annie

[Bob Gibson]

Annie,

Follow Taurarian's, always excellent, advice, and here is quick way to
toggle your Preview Pane on and off. Right click a blank area on your
Toolbar and select Customize, find Preview in the left pane and click
Add. This will put a Preview button on the Toolbar. Make sure Preview
is off when downloading mail, delete all spam and questionable mail. To
open messages from Header pane double click the header. Don't open any
attachments you're not absolutely sure of.

Bob


"Taurarian" > wrote
in message ...
| Hi Annie, this should be simple to fix:
| Start Outlook Express.
| . On the Tools menu, click Options.
| . Click the Security tab, click to clear the Do not allow attachments
to be
| saved or opened that could potentially be a virus check box under
Virus
| Protection, and then click OK.
|
| To better protect yourself from viruses, its a good idea to leave this
| option checked unless you definitely want to open the attachment.
|
| Another way to help protect yourself from email viruses infecting your
| computer if you use Outlook Express is to disable the Preview Pane.
There
| are certain viruses that will infect a computer even if you just
preview the
| message. To disable the preview pane:
|
| Start Outlook Express
| . Click on View, Layout
| . Uncheck the Show Preview Pane, and then click OK.
|
|
| "Annie" > wrote in message
| ...
| > I've almost gone mad trying to find help!!! Two weeks ago
| > I downloaded the windows updates (hours of them) and noe
| > Outlook express won't let me open any email attachments.
| > Could anyone advise me on this. Thanks Annie
|

[Taurarian]

Bob, excellent idea about putting the Preview button on the Toolbar......



"Bob Gibson" > wrote in message
...
> Annie,
>
> Follow Taurarian's, always excellent, advice, and here is quick way to
> toggle your Preview Pane on and off. Right click a blank area on your
> Toolbar and select Customize, find Preview in the left pane and click
> Add. This will put a Preview button on the Toolbar. Make sure Preview
> is off when downloading mail, delete all spam and questionable mail. To
> open messages from Header pane double click the header. Don't open any
> attachments you're not absolutely sure of.
>
> Bob
>
>
>