Incoming email from Outlook Express contains the attachment icon, but no
attachments exist. Any ideas? This just started. The only recent changes
I've made were to uninstall AVG Virus; install, and then uninstall, McAfee
Virus; and then install AVG.

If the message contains any HTML and you are reading in Plain Text, you will
see the paper clip.

Also, if you are using AVG for your anti-virus and have e-mail scanning
enabled, that can cause the issue as well. Normally, I would just say to
turn off the e-mail scanning feature. It is a redundant layer of protection
that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs and
account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will continue to
protect you sufficiently. However, with AVG you need to remove and
reinstall AVG and choose Custom Mode. Uncheck E-mail Scanning when you see
that option. For some reason, just unchecking it in the security center
causes a conflict with the Windows Security Center.

See:
http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/re...?3,76131,76141

Other than this, AVG is pretty good, but you might want to experience Avast.
I recently switched to it from AVG.

In the case of Avast, choose Custom Installation and under Resident
Protection, uncheck: Internet Mail and Outlook/Exchange.

Avast:
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~


"Semper Fi" Semper wrote in message
...
Incoming email from Outlook Express contains the attachment icon, but no
attachments exist. Any ideas? This just started. The only recent
changes
I've made were to uninstall AVG Virus; install, and then uninstall, McAfee
Virus; and then install AVG.

Thanks for the info.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

If the message contains any HTML and you are reading in Plain Text, you will
see the paper clip.

Also, if you are using AVG for your anti-virus and have e-mail scanning
enabled, that can cause the issue as well. Normally, I would just say to
turn off the e-mail scanning feature. It is a redundant layer of protection
that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs and
account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will continue to
protect you sufficiently. However, with AVG you need to remove and
reinstall AVG and choose Custom Mode. Uncheck E-mail Scanning when you see
that option. For some reason, just unchecking it in the security center
causes a conflict with the Windows Security Center.

See:
http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/re...?3,76131,76141

Other than this, AVG is pretty good, but you might want to experience Avast.
I recently switched to it from AVG.

In the case of Avast, choose Custom Installation and under Resident
Protection, uncheck: Internet Mail and Outlook/Exchange.

Avast:
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~


"Semper Fi" Semper wrote in message
...
Incoming email from Outlook Express contains the attachment icon, but no
attachments exist. Any ideas? This just started. The only recent
changes
I've made were to uninstall AVG Virus; install, and then uninstall, McAfee
Virus; and then install AVG.

"Semper Fi" ...
Thanks for the info.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

If the message contains any HTML and you are reading in Plain Text, you
will
see the paper clip.

Also, if you are using AVG for your anti-virus and have e-mail scanning
enabled, that can cause the issue as well. Normally, I would just say to
turn off the e-mail scanning feature. It is a redundant layer of
protection
that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs
and
account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will continue to
protect you sufficiently. However, with AVG you need to remove and
reinstall AVG and choose Custom Mode. Uncheck E-mail Scanning when you
see
that option. For some reason, just unchecking it in the security center
causes a conflict with the Windows Security Center.

See:
http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/re...?3,76131,76141

Other than this, AVG is pretty good, but you might want to experience
Avast.
I recently switched to it from AVG.

In the case of Avast, choose Custom Installation and under Resident
Protection, uncheck: Internet Mail and Outlook/Exchange.

Avast:
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~


"Semper Fi" Semper wrote in message
...
Incoming email from Outlook Express contains the attachment icon, but
no
attachments exist. Any ideas? This just started. The only recent
changes
I've made were to uninstall AVG Virus; install, and then uninstall,
McAfee
Virus; and then install AVG.