You can check a box that says don't ask me to install these language packs ever. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean" <jcoca1223@xxxxxxxxx> To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 12:41 PM Subject: [accesscomp] Re: Question about E-mail Gene Thanks. I knew it wasn't anything dangerous and besides I didn't install anything. I was just curious about it. I wonder why people do this. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene" <gsasner@xxxxxxxxx> To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 5:06 AM Subject: [accesscomp] Re: Question about E-mail > It is a message asking if you want to install a character set for reading > a foreign language format. You are seeing this because people are using a > character set other than the ones Windows reads by default. It doesn't > matter if you install it. You can read the message without doing so. It > might matter to a sighted user but I don't know if it would in a case like > this where the message is actually written in Western letters and not > characters from something like Chinese. > > Gene > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "arlene" <nedster6@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 11:53 PM > Subject: [accesscomp] Re: Question about E-mail > > > Oh that's strange! I've never had it! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jean > To: accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 8:52 PM > Subject: [accesscomp] Re: Question about E-mail > > > Arlene > > I'm sure it's not a virus. It's been happening too long, and the E-mails > are often from people I know. They're not attachments. > > Jean ----- Original Message ----- > From: arlene > To: accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 12:25 AM > Subject: [accesscomp] Re: Question about E-mail > > > I think it could be a virus! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jean > To: accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 6:45 PM > Subject: [accesscomp] Question about E-mail > > > Does anyone know why I get E-mails that say something about never > install something or other, and there is then a button to install? I hit > escape, and I get the message. I know there's nothing wrong with these > messages. Some of them are from people that I know are reputable. I've > gotten some from lists. I just wonder if anyone knows what this is all > about. > > Jean Seither > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1708 - Release Date: > 10/4/2008 11:35 AM > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1708 - Release Date: 10/4/2008 > 11:35 AM > >