In the case where you do not have the option to unblock pictures:

There are a few possibilities. Some are on the sender's end, and some may be
on your end.

See these links for information:

http://www.fjsmjs.com/IE/redx.htm
And:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/why.htm#nopreview
And:
http://www.oehelp.com/noimg.aspx
And:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=246186
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"SD" wrote in message
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At times I get emails from sources that when I view the emails red X's
appear where pictures should be. While viewing the mail a line above the
mail has the following message, "Some pictures have been blocked to help
prevent the sender from identifying your computer, Click to download
pictures."

sometimes I get email from friends that include pictures but they don't
appear, instead I see a red X, how can I get the above mentioned line to
appear so I can use it to see the pictures. No plain text box is not
checked in options.