Thanks for all that information Michael, I have printed it out and will keep
it for future reference. I checked out my machine for most of the
suggestions in the articles you pointed me to that might be causing the
problem but everything looked O.K. my end. I have just heard however that
another person who received the same email, had the same problem so it looks
like it's something the sender is doing after all.

Thanks B.W.


"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
If you can normally display pictures in e-mail, it's likely the problem is
at the other end and the sender did configure their mail program to
actually send the picture.

- OLEXP: Image May Not Appear in Message Sent with Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=171908
- OLEXP: Images in E-Mail Messages Are Missing After You Apply Stationery
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=256974


There are other possible causes which could be at your end..

- Red X instead of picture
http://www.fjsmjs.com/IE/redx.htm
- Images are blocked when you open an e-mail message in Outlook Express
SP2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=843018
- Image preview stops working
http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#nopreview
- Hotbar can cause image problems
http://www.thundercloud.net/help/hotbar-is-spyware.htm
- Another possible cause of problems is a corrupted cache. Try clearing
it.
IE5+: Tools, Internet Options, General, Temporary Internet Files, Delete
Files
Temporary Internet Files Use More Disk Space Than Specified
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=301057



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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"B.W." (del xxx) wrote in message
...
Sorry if this is reposted but I could not see my previous attempt with
this query.

Someone sent me an email with a picture attached. It shows as a red
cross in a box. I have my security settings set to allow attachments to
be saved and can normally see all attachments in other emails. What is
blocking this from showing, is it something from the other end.

TIA B.W.