-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Outlook Express Problem
- From: "C.E. Cochran" <dylan63@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 22:35:28 -0400
Thanks for your reply, GMan! Rebooting does help, if only for a little
while. Actually, I'm having more problems now that are more bothersome. I
can't save graphics in emails or off the web in any format but bitmap
(.bmp). I don't think that's how they're all coming to me, because some are
animated, etc. Also, a check of their filenames shows they're not
originally .bmps, that's just the only option I get for saving them.
Additionally, I can't open or view any Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) files or
Shockwave Flash files on the web anymore. I don't know what I did to cause
these problems - I used to be able to choose what format to save graphic
files in - .jpg, .gif or .bmp and I could open .pdf files etc. Does anybody
have any idea what's going wrong here? Thanks in advance, Connie C.
> Connie,
> It sounds to me like the Preview pane problem is Windows' way of
asking
> you to reboot. My mom has had this happen to her when she doesn't reboot
> occasionally. As Windows runs low on system resources, it has to
sacrifice
> certain aspects of your computing experience. The Preview pane seems to
be
> one of the first to go. LOL If it occurs again, try saving
your
> work, closing down all open programs and rebooting. If the problem
doesn't
> come back for a while, let us know.
>
> As for the attachment problem in OE 6.x, this is happening because
> version 6 introduced a new way of handling potentially dangerous
> attachments. Instead of allowing them to open up or giving us consumers
the
> option of dealing with them, it simply prevents you from accessing them.
> It's Microsoft's knee jerk reaction to the Klez and other newer viruses
that
> run automatically once you open up the message in the Preview pane. To
get
> that functionality back, you'll have to edit the registry (unless someone
> has already put all of the changes into a single .REG file). Let me know
> when you're ready to do some digging and I'll try to walk you through the
> steps.
>
> Peace,
> G Man
>
> PCTechTalk Owner
>
To unsub or change your email settings:
//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk
To access our Archives:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/
Other related posts:
