The setting you want is in the Windows File Associations where it is
called "Confirm Open After Download". Each file type has its own
setting. It's not an OE specific setting but a shared setting used by
both OE and IE and possibly other programs.

See the Identifying Attachment File Types and Setting File Associations
section of
Decoding Internet Attachments - A Tutorial
http://TechHelp.Santovec.us/decode.htm#identify


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Mike - http://TechHelp.Santovec.us



"Ken Snell" wrote in message
...
I haven't tried all types of attachments, but it's doing it for EXCEL
and WORD files so far. Thanks for this information. The identity on
which this is happening is the Main one. I'll see how this works.
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Ken Snell




"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
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All attachments or...?

Your current Identity may be damaged, especially if its the default
Main Identity. Try one or more of your accounts in a new Named
Identity...

File | Identities | Add new identity

Assuming all is well, (1) compact all folders in the old identity,
(2) import messages from the old identity into the new one, and then
(3) delete the old one (File | Identities | Manage Identities).

To avoid such corruption in futu

- Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to
local folders created for this purpose.

- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.

- Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while
"working offline". More at
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm

- Do not cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and do not
attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if
Automatic Compacting is taking place.

- Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It can
cause corruption (i.e., loss of messages) and provides no additional
protection:

Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com


Ken Snell wrote:
I'm running WinXP Pro with IE8. My Outlook Express has stopped
asking me if
I want to open this file when I click on a mail attachment (clicking
on the
attachment in the dropdown list where option is the file or Save
Attachments. OE just opens the file directly.

I don't recall unchecking the checkbox in the popup dialog window,
either,
so am not sure how it got turned off.

I've checked Registry Editor, and I do not have a key in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Micro soft\Outlook
Express\5.0\Dont Show Dialogs folder for this option, so I cannot
delete the
key in order to return the dialog box.

Where else do I look for fixing this issue? Thanks.