It's a good, quick work around, Dan, but has one drawback. The original .exe file is still on your system, but it is hidden from you. To free up the space, delete the original message which didn't allow you access to the attachment. George. -----Original Message----- From: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dan Kerstetter Sent: 13 April 2008 16:12 To: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [guispeak] Re: Attachment Problem in Outlook 2003 Actually I figured out that the problem is a built in feature of Outlook. This particular attachment was an EXE file. I merely had the sender change the file name. Thanks for all suggestions. Dan Kerstetter -----Original Message----- From: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Flor Lynch Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 9:52 PM To: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [guispeak] Re: Attachment Problem in Outlook 2003 If that doesn't work, there is an add-in called Attachment Options, to work with versions of Outlook XP upwards, available from www.slovaktech.com/ http://www.slovaktech.com/attachmentoptions.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann byrne" <annakb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 12:07 AM Subject: [guispeak] Re: Attachment Problem in Outlook 2003 Try tools/options/email/security. At 03:50 PM 4/12/2008, you wrote: >I'm using XP Service pack 2 and outlook 2003. How do I allow the >downloading of attachments? When someone sends me an attachment, I >get a message saying outlook has blocked the download of whatever >attachment it is. > >Thanks. > >Dan Kerstetter > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq