"Dr Weekes-Money" Dr wrote in
message ...
After installing the latest security updates (as recommended by
Microsoft,) I
am suddenly unable to open or save any of the attachments in any of my
folders. The security patches won't let me uninstall them. I have
consdered
upgrading to Outlook, but the export function in Outlook Express seems to
have been broken as well. I have even tried a complete reinstall of XP
Home,
and though I was then able to open the attachments again when I first
installed it, as soon as I installed MS's updates, the attachments stopped
working again. There is no error message when I try to open attachments,
and
when I try to save them I am told to check my free disk space and try
again.
I have 122GB free!

In any order:

Try Giving the registry a kick start :-) Check the security
itemtoolsoptionssecurityreboot, uncheck the security itemreboot, can
you see your attachments now?

Delete your cache (TIF) in Internet Explorer?

Are you using ZoneAlarm, if so, is mail safe activated?

Is your AV set to scan incoming and outgoing mail? If so disable it.

Do you have this registry key: "BlockExeAttachments"?

Close OE, then in Regedit via - startrunregeditlook under this key:
HK_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express
If you see the value "BlockExeAttachments" in the right-hand pane,
Change it to 0. (zero) (right click-modify).

--
Regards Steve.
MS-MVP. OE. [DTS]

"-Alias-" wrote:

Dr Weekes-Money wrote:

"-Alias-" wrote:

Dr Weekes-Money wrote:
"-Alias-" wrote:

Dr Weekes-Money wrote:
My Security zone is set to internet zone. "Do not allow attachments to be
saved...etc" is not checked.
And "Block images ..."?

Change your setting to Restricted Zone, although that has nothing to do
with your problem.

Alias
Block images is not checked either.
I have now changed my setting to restricted zone, but this hasn't helped.
I'm pretty sure that this is a new "feature" that Microsoft has added,
because I was able to read the same attachments earlier this morning.
Are you using Hotmail with OE? I have all the updates and am not
experiencing this problem on three computers so I don't think it's the
updates.

Alias

Not using Hotmail, I have accounts with Yahoo and Force9.net. However, these
messages have already been downloaded to OE6, and I have been able to open
the attachments previously.

Last ditch suggestion: tick the Do not allow attachments ..." and "Block
images ..." and then close OE. Open it again. Untick them. Close it
again. Open it and see if there's any joy. Also, try right clicking on
Internet Explorer/Properties and click on the Delete Files button and
tick Delete all off line content, click OK. If neither works, perhaps
your identity is corrupt. Create a new identity, import everything from
the old one and, if it works properly, delete the old identity.

Alias

Tried all the ticking and unticking with no joy. Not sure about the creating
a new identity bit. My wife has a separate account on the same machine, and
she is experiencing exactly the same problems with her email. Also, I have
tried to download a few things from the internet, and although they appear to
be saving, when the download completes, they aren't there. (I thought I'd try
IE7 to see if it made a difference.)
I have removed Windows XP Service pack 2, and am presently able to read
attachments and download files. This is the same state that it was in before
I last applied SP2 and everything went pear-shaped.

"mac" wrote:


"Dr Weekes-Money" Dr wrote in
message ...
After installing the latest security updates (as recommended by
Microsoft,) I
am suddenly unable to open or save any of the attachments in any of my
folders. The security patches won't let me uninstall them. I have
consdered
upgrading to Outlook, but the export function in Outlook Express seems to
have been broken as well. I have even tried a complete reinstall of XP
Home,
and though I was then able to open the attachments again when I first
installed it, as soon as I installed MS's updates, the attachments stopped
working again. There is no error message when I try to open attachments,
and
when I try to save them I am told to check my free disk space and try
again.
I have 122GB free!

In any order:

Try Giving the registry a kick start :-) Check the security
itemtoolsoptionssecurityreboot, uncheck the security itemreboot, can
you see your attachments now?

Delete your cache (TIF) in Internet Explorer?

Are you using ZoneAlarm, if so, is mail safe activated?

Is your AV set to scan incoming and outgoing mail? If so disable it.

Do you have this registry key: "BlockExeAttachments"?

Close OE, then in Regedit via - startrunregeditlook under this key:
HK_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express
If you see the value "BlockExeAttachments" in the right-hand pane,
Change it to 0. (zero) (right click-modify).

--
Regards Steve.
MS-MVP. OE. [DTS]



Dear MacSteve,
Have tried all the checking/unchecking/rebooting stuff more times than I can
count, even with my shoes and socks off.

I've deleted the IE cache

I don't use Zone alarm.

I use the Kaspersky Home Security suite and it makes no difference if I turn
all the elements off.

I have tried stopping Windows Defender.

There is no sign of the registry key: "BlockExeAttachments"

The only thing that works is using Add/remove programs and uninstalling XP
service pack 2. I can then read attachments and download internet files. This
looks suspiciously like a fault in SP2, but more people should have had the
same problem if that's the case.

"Dr Weekes-Money" Dr wrote in
message ...
After installing the latest security updates (as recommended by
Microsoft,) I
am suddenly unable to open or save any of the attachments in any of my
folders. The security patches won't let me uninstall them. I have
consdered
upgrading to Outlook, but the export function in Outlook Express seems to
have been broken as well. I have even tried a complete reinstall of XP
Home,
and though I was then able to open the attachments again when I first
installed it, as soon as I installed MS's updates, the attachments stopped
working again. There is no error message when I try to open attachments,
and
when I try to save them I am told to check my free disk space and try
again.
I have 122GB free!

"nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnn"
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnnn wrote in
message ...

From: "nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnn"
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnnn
References:

Subject: Opening attachments
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:38:40 -0700
Lines: 19
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869
X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Response
Message-ID:
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress
NNTP-Posting-Host: ip68-226-194-104.lf.br.cox.net 68.226.194.104
Path: TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl
Xref: TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress:312710

See point 11 on that same page and those links. See if any help.

steve

"Dr Weekes-Money" wrote in message
...
Steve, these tips didn't help. They are for SP1 glitches. I have been on
SP2
for some time, and it's only recenly that my attachments have become
unavailable. I would expect that if OE6 were deliberately blocking
anything
it would say so. I do not get any error messages when I try to open
attachments. Nothing happens at all.

"Steve Cochran" wrote:

See if this helps or any of the links referenced in that point do:
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#1

steve

"Dr Weekes-Money" Dr wrote in
message ...
After installing the latest security updates (as recommended by
Microsoft,) I
am suddenly unable to open or save any of the attachments in any of my
folders. The security patches won't let me uninstall them. I have
consdered
upgrading to Outlook, but the export function in Outlook Express seems
to
have been broken as well. I have even tried a complete reinstall of XP
Home,
and though I was then able to open the attachments again when I first
installed it, as soon as I installed MS's updates, the attachments
stopped
working again. There is no error message when I try to open
attachments,
and
when I try to save them I am told to check my free disk space and try
again.
I have 122GB free!

Bruce,
Am I missing something here? "nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn" doesn't really help at all.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

"nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnn"
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnnn wrote in
message ...

From: "nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnn"
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnnn
References:

Subject: Opening attachments
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:38:40 -0700
Lines: 19
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869
X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Response
Message-ID:
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress
NNTP-Posting-Host: ip68-226-194-104.lf.br.cox.net 68.226.194.104
Path: TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl
Xref: TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress:312710

That was not from me. That was from this idiot just disrupting the thread.

From: "nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnn"
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnnn
References:
Subject: Attachment problems
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:42:17 -0700
Lines: 20
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869
X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original
Message-ID:
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress
NNTP-Posting-Host: ip68-226-194-104.lf.br.cox.net 68.226.194.104
Path: TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl
Xref: TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress:312713
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Dr Weekes-Money" wrote in message
...
Bruce,
Am I missing something here? "nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn" doesn't really help at all.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

"nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnn"
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnnn wrote in
message ...

From: "nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnn"
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnnn
References:

Subject: Opening attachments
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:38:40 -0700
Lines: 19
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869
X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Response
Message-ID:
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress
NNTP-Posting-Host: ip68-226-194-104.lf.br.cox.net 68.226.194.104
Path: TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl
Xref: TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress:312710

This isn't any good. When I try to run gpedit.msc as suggested, I'm told that
the program does not exist.

"Steve Cochran" wrote:

See point 11 on that same page and those links. See if any help.

steve

"Dr Weekes-Money" wrote in message
...
Steve, these tips didn't help. They are for SP1 glitches. I have been on
SP2
for some time, and it's only recenly that my attachments have become
unavailable. I would expect that if OE6 were deliberately blocking
anything
it would say so. I do not get any error messages when I try to open
attachments. Nothing happens at all.

"Steve Cochran" wrote:

See if this helps or any of the links referenced in that point do:
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#1

steve

"Dr Weekes-Money" Dr wrote in
message ...
After installing the latest security updates (as recommended by
Microsoft,) I
am suddenly unable to open or save any of the attachments in any of my
folders. The security patches won't let me uninstall them. I have
consdered
upgrading to Outlook, but the export function in Outlook Express seems
to
have been broken as well. I have even tried a complete reinstall of XP
Home,
and though I was then able to open the attachments again when I first
installed it, as soon as I installed MS's updates, the attachments
stopped
working again. There is no error message when I try to open
attachments,
and
when I try to save them I am told to check my free disk space and try
again.
I have 122GB free!

Search for *.msc so you find the directory where its located.

steve

"Dr Weekes-Money" wrote in message
...
This isn't any good. When I try to run gpedit.msc as suggested, I'm told
that
the program does not exist.

"Steve Cochran" wrote:

See point 11 on that same page and those links. See if any help.

steve

"Dr Weekes-Money" wrote in
message
...
Steve, these tips didn't help. They are for SP1 glitches. I have been
on
SP2
for some time, and it's only recenly that my attachments have become
unavailable. I would expect that if OE6 were deliberately blocking
anything
it would say so. I do not get any error messages when I try to open
attachments. Nothing happens at all.

"Steve Cochran" wrote:

See if this helps or any of the links referenced in that point do:
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#1

steve

"Dr Weekes-Money" Dr wrote in
message ...
After installing the latest security updates (as recommended by
Microsoft,) I
am suddenly unable to open or save any of the attachments in any of
my
folders. The security patches won't let me uninstall them. I have
consdered
upgrading to Outlook, but the export function in Outlook Express
seems
to
have been broken as well. I have even tried a complete reinstall of
XP
Home,
and though I was then able to open the attachments again when I
first
installed it, as soon as I installed MS's updates, the attachments
stopped
working again. There is no error message when I try to open
attachments,
and
when I try to save them I am told to check my free disk space and
try
again.
I have 122GB free!