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Do you want to open this file - mail attachment - dialog box gone
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. -- Ken Snell |
Do you want to open this file - mail attachment - dialog box gone
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 -- ~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. |
Do you want to open this file - mail attachment - dialog box gone
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 -- ~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. |
Do you want to open this file - mail attachment - dialog box gone
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. -- Ken Snell "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message ... 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 -- ~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. |
Do you want to open this file - mail attachment - dialog box gone
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. -- Ken Snell "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message ... 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 -- ~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. |
Do you want to open this file - mail attachment - dialog box gone
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 -- 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. -- Ken Snell "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message ... 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 -- ~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. |
Do you want to open this file - mail attachment - dialog box gone
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 -- 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. -- Ken Snell "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message ... 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 -- ~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. |
Do you want to open this file - mail attachment - dialog box gone
I had already checked those settings for these file types. The "Confirm"
checkbox is checked for the file types. Thanks. -- Ken Snell "Michael Santovec" wrote in message ... 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 -- 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. -- Ken Snell "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message ... 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 -- ~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. |
Do you want to open this file - mail attachment - dialog box gone
I had already checked those settings for these file types. The "Confirm" checkbox is checked for the file types. Thanks. -- Ken Snell "Michael Santovec" wrote in message ... 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 -- 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. -- Ken Snell "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message ... 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 -- ~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. |
Do you want to open this file - mail attachment - dialog box gone
I've checked further.
The behavior is occurring for all file types (.zip, .rar, .doc, .xls) in all identities. And these file types have the "Confirm after download" checkbox checked in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | File Types. None of the identities has a key for Dont Show Dialogs in Registry. I'm perplexed as to what has happened, and how to fix this. I definitely don't want OE to operate without letting me cofirm file opening. -- Ken Snell "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. -- Ken Snell "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message ... 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 -- ~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. |
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