Hi All

When I delete files and clear history in IE5 it also deletes (or prevents
access to) my email attachments. I need to be able to tidy up IE, but leave
my attachments in place.

The attachments still show when I look at a message but I cannot save them.
When I click on the paper clip the file names are displayed very faintly and
cannot be saved or selected, though they are still shown in the message.
They are fine, and accessable normally, until I tidy up IE.

So, can I change the location of where the attachments are saved when I
receive an email?

Or, can I stop the attachments being deleted when I tidy up IE?

Many thanks for any help
Mike

Are you actually running IE 5?

Attachments are kept with the email unless you save to the hard drive.
Attachments that you open without saving to the hard drive are placed in
temporary Internet files.
Any changes made to attachments that are placed in temporary internet files
are not saved when the attachment is closed and the file is deleted when you
delete temporary internet files.

In OE, Tools, Options, Security tab, is "Do not allow attachments
.........virus. checked?
--
Ron Sommer"

"Mike J" Mike wrote in message
...
Hi All

When I delete files and clear history in IE5 it also deletes (or prevents
access to) my email attachments. I need to be able to tidy up IE, but
leave
my attachments in place.

The attachments still show when I look at a message but I cannot save
them.
When I click on the paper clip the file names are displayed very faintly
and
cannot be saved or selected, though they are still shown in the message.
They are fine, and accessable normally, until I tidy up IE.

So, can I change the location of where the attachments are saved when I
receive an email?

Or, can I stop the attachments being deleted when I tidy up IE?

Many thanks for any help
Mike

Sorry, slip of the the finger, its IE6.

Many thanks Ron, unchecking the "Do not allow attachments .........virus"
seems to have cured the problem and I can access the attachments once more.

Simple when you know how.........

Many Thanks, Mike



"Ron Sommer" wrote:

Are you actually running IE 5?

Attachments are kept with the email unless you save to the hard drive.
Attachments that you open without saving to the hard drive are placed in
temporary Internet files.
Any changes made to attachments that are placed in temporary internet files
are not saved when the attachment is closed and the file is deleted when you
delete temporary internet files.

In OE, Tools, Options, Security tab, is "Do not allow attachments
.........virus. checked?
--
Ron Sommer"

"Mike J" Mike wrote in message
...
Hi All

When I delete files and clear history in IE5 it also deletes (or prevents
access to) my email attachments. I need to be able to tidy up IE, but
leave
my attachments in place.

The attachments still show when I look at a message but I cannot save
them.
When I click on the paper clip the file names are displayed very faintly
and
cannot be saved or selected, though they are still shown in the message.
They are fine, and accessable normally, until I tidy up IE.

So, can I change the location of where the attachments are saved when I
receive an email?

Or, can I stop the attachments being deleted when I tidy up IE?

Many thanks for any help
Mike

By the way Mike, you are using OE not IE for mail.

"Mike J" wrote in message
...
Sorry, slip of the the finger, its IE6.

Many thanks Ron, unchecking the "Do not allow attachments .........virus"
seems to have cured the problem and I can access the attachments once more.

Simple when you know how.........

Many Thanks, Mike



"Ron Sommer" wrote:

Are you actually running IE 5?

Attachments are kept with the email unless you save to the hard drive.
Attachments that you open without saving to the hard drive are placed in
temporary Internet files.
Any changes made to attachments that are placed in temporary internet files
are not saved when the attachment is closed and the file is deleted when you
delete temporary internet files.

In OE, Tools, Options, Security tab, is "Do not allow attachments
.........virus. checked?
--
Ron Sommer"

"Mike J" Mike wrote in message
...
Hi All

When I delete files and clear history in IE5 it also deletes (or prevents
access to) my email attachments. I need to be able to tidy up IE, but
leave
my attachments in place.

The attachments still show when I look at a message but I cannot save
them.
When I click on the paper clip the file names are displayed very faintly
and
cannot be saved or selected, though they are still shown in the message.
They are fine, and accessable normally, until I tidy up IE.

So, can I change the location of where the attachments are saved when I
receive an email?

Or, can I stop the attachments being deleted when I tidy up IE?

Many thanks for any help
Mike

Thanks Richard

My problem was with deleting files in IE which caused my attachments in OE
to not work properly. Problem solved now though.

Cheers, Mike

"Richard in AZ" wrote:

By the way Mike, you are using OE not IE for mail.

"Mike J" wrote in message
...
Sorry, slip of the the finger, its IE6.

Many thanks Ron, unchecking the "Do not allow attachments .........virus"
seems to have cured the problem and I can access the attachments once more.

Simple when you know how.........

Many Thanks, Mike



"Ron Sommer" wrote:

Are you actually running IE 5?

Attachments are kept with the email unless you save to the hard drive.
Attachments that you open without saving to the hard drive are placed in
temporary Internet files.
Any changes made to attachments that are placed in temporary internet files
are not saved when the attachment is closed and the file is deleted when you
delete temporary internet files.

In OE, Tools, Options, Security tab, is "Do not allow attachments
.........virus. checked?
--
Ron Sommer"

"Mike J" Mike wrote in message
...
Hi All

When I delete files and clear history in IE5 it also deletes (or prevents
access to) my email attachments. I need to be able to tidy up IE, but
leave
my attachments in place.

The attachments still show when I look at a message but I cannot save
them.
When I click on the paper clip the file names are displayed very faintly
and
cannot be saved or selected, though they are still shown in the message.
They are fine, and accessable normally, until I tidy up IE.

So, can I change the location of where the attachments are saved when I
receive an email?

Or, can I stop the attachments being deleted when I tidy up IE?

Many thanks for any help
Mike