Hi John,

You might review the information at the linked page to see if there is a
file types issue (for the graphic file types) that applies to the issue.

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ppsopen.htm

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Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
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"skip42ms" wrote in message
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Vincenzo,

Thank you for the quick response. We do have Service Pack 2. Wife cannot
open images but I can. She is a named User while I am the PC Administrator.
I
should be having the same problem. ??

"Vincenzo Di Russo [MVP]" wrote:

skip42ms wrote:

XP Home: My wife cannot open jpg. or gif. picture attachments in email
she
receives. I have no problem doing so. What can I do to correct this?
....John

Windows Xp Service Pack 2?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/843018/en-us
"Images are blocked when you open an e-mail message in Outlook Express on
a
Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer".

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...eoverview.mspx
"Windows XP Service Pack 2: What's New for Internet Explorer and Outlook
Express".
- Safer E-Mail Handling with Outlook Express.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../sp2email.mspx
"Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
Part 4: E-mail Handling Technologies".

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Vincenzo Di Russo
Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional
Windows - Internet Explorer since 2003
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