<<I used to just right click on an email and pick properties, and was able to read a text version of it without opening it in Express.>> Aha....well, the closest Outlook comes to this is AutoPreview....go to the View Menu in your inbox and click on AutoPreview....this gives you a few lines of each message so you can see if it's something you want to open....and this is plain text and doesn't launch any scripts Yes...Outlook's Preview Pane is similar to OE's in that it will launch scripts within the mail....however, it doesn't auto-launch attachments like OE is Linda Publisher ~ ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers Owner ~ Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com FREE MS Office eBook Tutorial http://personal-computer-tutor.com/library.htm -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steven Fredette Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 11:18 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: .exe files in Outlook XP and other questions. > Have a look at: > http://www.personal-computer-tutor.com/vic4.htm > There's a section halfway down about altering the registry to remove the > unblock with .exe's Aaaak! I'm a Web designer, not a programmer <g> > > Regarding your other query I think Outlook may be able to do what you're > after. Try the 'preview pane' (enable it under view>), this will let you > read messages without 'opening' them. I may be wrong, but won't allowing preview pane allow scripts to be executed? If not, no worry then. I used to just right click on an email and pick properties, and was able to read a text version of it without opening it in Express. ************************************************************* 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?Subject=unsubscribe Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************