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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?
What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these applications running
in the background when you installed IE8 and/or SP3?

Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this
machine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought
it; an earlier version of McAfee Security Center freebie from your ISP)?


Ken Snell wrote:
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.

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.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
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...
snip
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.

PC currently has McAfee Internet Security Suite intalled, with AntiVirus,
Firewall, and Site Advisor running. I just renewed the subscription last
week (7 days ago). Other PCs and laptop renewed at same time, with same
McAfee software, do not exhibit this odd behavior.

PC originally came with Norton, but that was removed years ago in favor of
McAfee. Norton was removed by Norton Removal Tool.

Yes, McAfee was running when IE8 was installed as upgrade from IE7.

No other anti-spyware programs running or installed.

Can't tell you exactly when this behavior started. I upgraded to IE8 on that
PC about six or eight weeks ago, but don't recall if the behavior changed as
a result of the upgrade, or if it has happened more recently. I don't use
that PC as often as my laptop.

--

Ken Snell




"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these
applications running in the background when you installed IE8 and/or SP3?

Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this
machine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought
it; an earlier version of McAfee Security Center freebie from your ISP)?


Ken Snell wrote:
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.

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.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
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...
snip
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.

PC currently has McAfee Internet Security Suite intalled, with AntiVirus,
Firewall, and Site Advisor running. I just renewed the subscription last
week (7 days ago). Other PCs and laptop renewed at same time, with same
McAfee software, do not exhibit this odd behavior.

PC originally came with Norton, but that was removed years ago in favor of
McAfee. Norton was removed by Norton Removal Tool.

Yes, McAfee was running when IE8 was installed as upgrade from IE7.

No other anti-spyware programs running or installed.

Can't tell you exactly when this behavior started. I upgraded to IE8 on that
PC about six or eight weeks ago, but don't recall if the behavior changed as
a result of the upgrade, or if it has happened more recently. I don't use
that PC as often as my laptop.

--

Ken Snell




"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these
applications running in the background when you installed IE8 and/or SP3?

Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this
machine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought
it; an earlier version of McAfee Security Center freebie from your ISP)?


Ken Snell wrote:
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.

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.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
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...
snip
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.