If the message contains any HTML and you are reading in Plain Text, you will
see the paper clip.

Also, if you are using AVG for your anti-virus and have e-mail scanning
enabled, that can cause the issue as well. Normally, I would just say to
turn off the e-mail scanning feature. It is a redundant layer of protection
that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs and
account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will continue to
protect you sufficiently. However, with AVG you need to remove and
reinstall AVG and choose Custom Mode. Uncheck E-mail Scanning when you see
that option. For some reason, just unchecking it in the security center
causes a conflict with the Windows Security Center.

See:
http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/re...?3,76131,76141
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"atd1999" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I recently bought a new PC which has Windows Media XP (SP2) installed.

My old PC had XP Home (SP1) -- had upgraded to OE6.

Now, every time I get email with HTML (I think that's the cause), I get
the "paper clip" attachment flag. Yet there's no attachment (nor should
there be)!

This didn't happen on my old PC - so not sure if there's a setting in SP2
to cause this or in OE6? Or is this a new thing with OE6/SP2?

I turned off the "prevent images from being downloaded".

Thanks for any help.

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atd1999