The just started recently on one of my computers.
When you create mail and want to insert an attachment, the "Look In" window
opens normally. When you click on the folder to look in for a specific file,
OE
attaches the whole folder shortcut instead of opening the folder to choose the
individual file you wish to attach. Worked fine initially but may have been
changed
by an automatic update. Did a system restore which corrected in once but last
restore did not correct. IT'S BACK!! Any suggestions appreciated!!
And yes, I'm a newbie and yes it was me that posted this same problem in the
OUTLOOK group! Apologies to the OUTLOOK Gang. My Bad!
--
Tate

"Tate" wrote in message
...
The just started recently on one of my computers.
When you create mail and want to insert an attachment, the "Look In"
window
opens normally. When you click on the folder to look in for a specific
file,
OE
attaches the whole folder shortcut instead of opening the folder to choose
the
individual file you wish to attach. Worked fine initially but may have
been
changed
by an automatic update. Did a system restore which corrected in once but
last
restore did not correct. IT'S BACK!! Any suggestions appreciated!!
And yes, I'm a newbie and yes it was me that posted this same problem in
the
OUTLOOK group! Apologies to the OUTLOOK Gang. My Bad!
--
Tate
Tried opening folder (w/OE off) and copying via right-click on file,
then use paste when you wanna attach the copied file? s

"sdlomi2" wrote in message
...
:
: "Tate" wrote in message
: ...
: The just started recently on one of my computers.
: When you create mail and want to insert an attachment, the "Look In"
: window
: opens normally. When you click on the folder to look in for a specific
: file,
: OE
: attaches the whole folder shortcut instead of opening the folder to
choose
: the
: individual file you wish to attach. Worked fine initially but may have
: been
: changed
: by an automatic update. Did a system restore which corrected in once but
: last
: restore did not correct. IT'S BACK!! Any suggestions appreciated!!
: And yes, I'm a newbie and yes it was me that posted this same problem in
: the
: OUTLOOK group! Apologies to the OUTLOOK Gang. My Bad!
: --
: Tate
: Tried opening folder (w/OE off) and copying via right-click on file,
: then use paste when you wanna attach the copied file? s
:
:
Start your new message.
Go to the folder, highlight the files, and drag and drop on the new message
window.
--
Ronald Sommer

I will also try this temporarily. Still would like to figure out why it
worked that way
before and the suddenly changed. Any possibility one of the automatic
updates would change something to cause this? Ever get set in your ways of
doing things
and then are so anal about it, that you won't give up until you figure it out?
Not always a good trait to have. Must have gotten it from my Dad! (God Rest
his Soul)
--
Tate


"Ron Sommer" wrote:



"sdlomi2" wrote in message
...
:
: "Tate" wrote in message
: ...
: The just started recently on one of my computers.
: When you create mail and want to insert an attachment, the "Look In"
: window
: opens normally. When you click on the folder to look in for a specific
: file,
: OE
: attaches the whole folder shortcut instead of opening the folder to
choose
: the
: individual file you wish to attach. Worked fine initially but may have
: been
: changed
: by an automatic update. Did a system restore which corrected in once but
: last
: restore did not correct. IT'S BACK!! Any suggestions appreciated!!
: And yes, I'm a newbie and yes it was me that posted this same problem in
: the
: OUTLOOK group! Apologies to the OUTLOOK Gang. My Bad!
: --
: Tate
: Tried opening folder (w/OE off) and copying via right-click on file,
: then use paste when you wanna attach the copied file? s
:
:
Start your new message.
Go to the folder, highlight the files, and drag and drop on the new message
window.
--
Ronald Sommer

I will give that a try but would still like to figure out what happened.
It used to work fine until I believe something in an automatic update
downloaded. Thanks for the suggestion.
--
Tate


"sdlomi2" wrote:


"Tate" wrote in message
...
The just started recently on one of my computers.
When you create mail and want to insert an attachment, the "Look In"
window
opens normally. When you click on the folder to look in for a specific
file,
OE
attaches the whole folder shortcut instead of opening the folder to choose
the
individual file you wish to attach. Worked fine initially but may have
been
changed
by an automatic update. Did a system restore which corrected in once but
last
restore did not correct. IT'S BACK!! Any suggestions appreciated!!
And yes, I'm a newbie and yes it was me that posted this same problem in
the
OUTLOOK group! Apologies to the OUTLOOK Gang. My Bad!
--
Tate
Tried opening folder (w/OE off) and copying via right-click on file,
then use paste when you wanna attach the copied file? s

"Tate" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
The just started recently on one of my computers.
When you create mail and want to insert an attachment, the "Look In"
window
opens normally. When you click on the folder to look in for a specific
file,
OE
attaches the whole folder shortcut instead of opening the folder to
choose the
individual file you wish to attach. Worked fine initially but may have
been
changed
by an automatic update. Did a system restore which corrected in once but
last
restore did not correct. IT'S BACK!! Any suggestions appreciated!!
And yes, I'm a newbie and yes it was me that posted this same problem in
the
OUTLOOK group! Apologies to the OUTLOOK Gang. My Bad!
--
Tate

That's been a "feature" of OE for quite some time. I think at least
since SP2. You must have been very out-of-date.

The attach dialog will not follow shortcuts to folders.

The way around that is not to use the dialog. Instead open a Windows
File Explorer and navigate to the desired folder. Then drag-and-drop
the files into the message composition window.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Tate" wrote in message
...
The just started recently on one of my computers.
When you create mail and want to insert an attachment, the "Look In"
window
opens normally. When you click on the folder to look in for a specific
file,
OE
attaches the whole folder shortcut instead of opening the folder to
choose the
individual file you wish to attach. Worked fine initially but may have
been
changed
by an automatic update. Did a system restore which corrected in once
but last
restore did not correct. IT'S BACK!! Any suggestions appreciated!!
And yes, I'm a newbie and yes it was me that posted this same problem
in the
OUTLOOK group! Apologies to the OUTLOOK Gang. My Bad!
--
Tate

Thanks for the reply! My other two computers are currently up to date and they
still work the old way. Drag and drop works well but the person using the
computer in question, is set in her ways and wants to continue to do it the
old way!
Still searching for solution.
--
Tate


"Michael Santovec" wrote:

That's been a "feature" of OE for quite some time. I think at least
since SP2. You must have been very out-of-date.

The attach dialog will not follow shortcuts to folders.

The way around that is not to use the dialog. Instead open a Windows
File Explorer and navigate to the desired folder. Then drag-and-drop
the files into the message composition window.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Tate" wrote in message
...
The just started recently on one of my computers.
When you create mail and want to insert an attachment, the "Look In"
window
opens normally. When you click on the folder to look in for a specific
file,
OE
attaches the whole folder shortcut instead of opening the folder to
choose the
individual file you wish to attach. Worked fine initially but may have
been
changed
by an automatic update. Did a system restore which corrected in once
but last
restore did not correct. IT'S BACK!! Any suggestions appreciated!!
And yes, I'm a newbie and yes it was me that posted this same problem
in the
OUTLOOK group! Apologies to the OUTLOOK Gang. My Bad!
--
Tate

Are they all running Windows XP SP2?

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Tate" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the reply! My other two computers are currently up to date
and they
still work the old way. Drag and drop works well but the person using
the
computer in question, is set in her ways and wants to continue to do
it the
old way!
Still searching for solution.
--
Tate


"Michael Santovec" wrote:

That's been a "feature" of OE for quite some time. I think at least
since SP2. You must have been very out-of-date.

The attach dialog will not follow shortcuts to folders.

The way around that is not to use the dialog. Instead open a Windows
File Explorer and navigate to the desired folder. Then drag-and-drop
the files into the message composition window.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Tate" wrote in message
...
The just started recently on one of my computers.
When you create mail and want to insert an attachment, the "Look
In"
window
opens normally. When you click on the folder to look in for a
specific
file,
OE
attaches the whole folder shortcut instead of opening the folder to
choose the
individual file you wish to attach. Worked fine initially but may
have
been
changed
by an automatic update. Did a system restore which corrected in
once
but last
restore did not correct. IT'S BACK!! Any suggestions appreciated!!
And yes, I'm a newbie and yes it was me that posted this same
problem
in the
OUTLOOK group! Apologies to the OUTLOOK Gang. My Bad!
--
Tate

Sorry for not replying sooner...
Yes, I believe they are all running SP2.

--
Tate


"Michael Santovec" wrote:

Are they all running Windows XP SP2?

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Tate" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the reply! My other two computers are currently up to date
and they
still work the old way. Drag and drop works well but the person using
the
computer in question, is set in her ways and wants to continue to do
it the
old way!
Still searching for solution.
--
Tate


"Michael Santovec" wrote:

That's been a "feature" of OE for quite some time. I think at least
since SP2. You must have been very out-of-date.

The attach dialog will not follow shortcuts to folders.

The way around that is not to use the dialog. Instead open a Windows
File Explorer and navigate to the desired folder. Then drag-and-drop
the files into the message composition window.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Tate" wrote in message
...
The just started recently on one of my computers.
When you create mail and want to insert an attachment, the "Look
In"
window
opens normally. When you click on the folder to look in for a
specific
file,
OE
attaches the whole folder shortcut instead of opening the folder to
choose the
individual file you wish to attach. Worked fine initially but may
have
been
changed
by an automatic update. Did a system restore which corrected in
once
but last
restore did not correct. IT'S BACK!! Any suggestions appreciated!!
And yes, I'm a newbie and yes it was me that posted this same
problem
in the
OUTLOOK group! Apologies to the OUTLOOK Gang. My Bad!
--
Tate