Greg is there a reason I see your replies with "=20" on many of the lines? Errol -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Greg Chapman Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 10:44 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: exe files Never mind on that version request. I see from your mail headers that = you are using Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5329. Take a look at these instructions from http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;en-us;290497 Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 290497=20 I've modified the article to reflect Outlook 2003 (Office 11): =20 OL2003: You Cannot Open Attachments =20 1. Quit Outlook 2003, if it is running. 2. Click Start, and then click Run. 3. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK. 4. See if the following registry key exists. If it does, skip to step 5. = HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Security If the registry key does not exist, create it. To create the registry key, locate and then click the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft a. Click the Edit menu, click New, and then click Key. b. Type Office, and then press ENTER. c. Click the Edit menu, click New, and then click Key. d. Type 11.0, and then press ENTER. e. Click the Edit menu, click New, and then click Key. f. Type Outlook, and then press ENTER. g.Click the Edit menu, click New, and then click Key. h. Type Security, and then press ENTER. 5. Click the Edit menu, click New, and then click String Value. 6. Type the following name for the new value: Level1Remove 7. Press ENTER. 8. Right-click the new string value name, and then click Modify. 9. Type the extension of the file type that you want to open in Outlook 2002. For example: .exe To specify multiple file types, use the following format:=20 exe;com 10. Click OK. 11. Quit Registry Editor. 12. Restart your computer. Restart Outlook When you start Outlook 2002, you can open the file types that you = specified in the registry. NOTE: Microsoft recommends that you enable only the file types that you need. If you rarely receive a particular file type, Microsoft recommends that you give Outlook 2003 temporary access to the file type in = question, and then reconfigure Outlook 2003 to block the file type by undoing the changes to registry.=20 Some additional info on attachments from the article that may make some = of their logic more transparent is pasted after my signature. I put it = there because once you read it, you've nearly experienced a complete book! Please, let us know whether this is useful to you or where it failed. Thanks! Greg Chapman http://www.mousetrax.com=20 "Counting in binary is as easy as 01, 10, 11! With thinking this clear, is coding really a good idea?" Attachment Behavior Attachments are divided into three groups based on their file name extension, or type. Outlook handles each group in a specific way.=20 Level 1 ("Unsafe") The "unsafe" category represents any extension that may have script or = code associated with it. You cannot open any attachment with an "unsafe" extension if you use a version of Outlook that has the security patch applied to it. The following list contains attachments that are = considered unsafe:=20 Extension File type --------------------------------------------------- .ade Microsoft Access project extension=20 .adp Microsoft Access project=20 .asx Windows Media Audio / Video .bas Microsoft Visual Basic class module=20 .bat Batch file=20 .chm Compiled HTML Help file=20 .cmd Microsoft Windows NT Command script=20 .com Microsoft MS-DOS program=20 .cpl Control Panel extension=20 .crt Security certificate=20 .exe Program=20 .hlp Help file=20 .hta HTML program .inf Setup Information=20 .ins Internet Naming Service=20 .isp Internet Communication settings=20 .js JScript file=20 .jse Jscript Encoded Script file=20 .lnk Shortcut=20 .mda Microsoft Access add-in program=20 .mdb Microsoft Access program=20 .mde Microsoft Access MDE database=20 .mdt Microsoft Access workgroup information =20 .mdw Microsoft Access workgroup information=20 .mdz Microsoft Access wizard program=20 .msc Microsoft Common Console document=20 .msi Microsoft Windows Installer package=20 .msp Microsoft Windows Installer patch=20 .mst Microsoft Windows Installer transform; Microsoft Visual Test source file=20 .ops Office XP settings=20 .pcd Photo CD image; Microsoft Visual compiled script=20 .pif Shortcut to MS-DOS program=20 .prf Microsoft Outlook profile settings .reg Registration entries=20 .scf Windows Explorer command .scr Screen saver=20 .sct Windows Script Component=20 .shb Shell Scrap object .shs Shell Scrap object=20 .url Internet shortcut=20 .vb VBScript file=20 .vbe VBScript Encoded script file=20 .vbs VBScript file=20 .wsc Windows Script Component=20 .wsf Windows Script file=20 .wsh Windows Script Host Settings file=20 =09 The following list describes how Outlook functions when you receive or = send an "unsafe" file attachment:=20 Any "unsafe" attachment is not accessible. You cannot save, delete, = open, print, or otherwise work with "unsafe" files. The top of the e-mail = message indicates that Outlook has blocked access to the "unsafe" attachment. = The attachment is not accessible from Outlook; however, the attachment is = not actually removed from the e-mail message. If you forward an e-mail message with an "unsafe" attachment, the = attachment is not included in the forwarded e-mail message. If you send an e-mail message that contains an "unsafe" attachment, you receive a warning message that says other Outlook recipients may not be = able to access the attachment that you are trying to send. You can either = ignore the warning message and send the e-mail message, or you can choose to = not send the e-mail message. If you save or close an e-mail message that contains an "unsafe" = attachment, you receive a warning message that says you will not be able to open the attachment in Outlook. You can override the warning message and save the e-mail message. You cannot open objects that are inserted into Microsoft Outlook Rich = Text messages by using the Insert Object command. You do see a visual representation of the object, but you cannot open or activate the object = in the e-mail message. You cannot open "unsafe" files that have been directly stored in an = Outlook or Exchange folder. Although these files are not attached to an Outlook item, they are still considered "unsafe." The following error message = occurs in this situation: Can't open the item. Outlook blocked access to this potentially unsafe = item. Level 2 Level 2 files are not "unsafe" but they do require more security than = other attachments. When you receive a Level 2 attachment, you are prompted to = save the attachment to a disk; you cannot open the attachment in the e-mail message. By default, extensions are not associated with this group; = however, you can add extensions to the Level 2 list.=20 NOTE: You can only change the list of files that are included in the = Level 2 category if you are using Outlook in an Exchange environment and your = mail is being delivered to an Exchange mailbox. An administrator must make = these changes.=20 Other Attachments When you try to open an attachment other than those in the "unsafe" or = Level 2 lists, you are prompted to either open the file directly or to save it = to a disk. You can turn off future prompts for that extension if you click = to clear the Always ask before opening this type of file check box. NOTE: If a program associates itself with a new extension, that = extension is treated as an "other" attachment until you add the extension to the = "unsafe" list. For example, if you install a program on your computer that uses = files with an .xyz extension, whenever you open an attachment that has an .xyz extension, the new program opens and runs the attachment. By default, = the .xyz extension is not on the "unsafe" or Level 2 list, so it is treated = as an "other" extension. If you want attachments with the .xyz extension to = be treated as "unsafe," you must add the .xyz extension to the list of = "unsafe" extensions.=20 For additional information about the "Level1Add" registry key, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:=20 312834 OL2002: The "Level1Add" Registry Key Is Missing from Outlook 2002 = ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. 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