Outlook Express Email Attachments

zwr via WindowsKB.com wrote:
There is a tool called Advanced Outlook Express Repair. I have used it to
repair many corrupt Outlook pst files on my damaged disks successfully.
Its
homepage is...

Outlook Express doesn't have or use PST files.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
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zwr via WindowsKB.com wrote:
There is a tool called Advanced Outlook Express Repair. I have used it to
repair many corrupt Outlook pst files on my damaged disks successfully.
Its
homepage is...

Outlook Express doesn't have or use PST files.


And even if it did:

Buy Now at $249.95

Yeah. OK. VBEG
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA

Bruce Hagen wrote:
There is a tool called Advanced Outlook Express Repair. I have used it
to
repair many corrupt Outlook pst files on my damaged disks successfully.
Its
homepage is...

Outlook Express doesn't have or use PST files.

And even if it did:

Buy Now at $249.95

Yeah. OK. VBEG

Surely the free-trial version would work, wouldn't it? bwa-ha-ha-ha

That's OK PB. I was thinking about trying our IP provider's free
anti-virus/spam/adware program anyways

So far it is working great.

Yes, the original email was from an Outlook 2002 user.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

I said nothing about uninstalling AVG (or Spybot or Ad-Aware), I recommended
disabling AVG's email scanning component or removing (uninstalling) the
component.

Is the sender of the message where the attachment was missing using MS
Outlook, Jim?


Jim in Canada wrote:
Uninstalled AVG.
Uninstalled Spybot
Uninstalled Adaware

Forwarded (Is that a word?) An email on my Blackberry with an Excel
attachment, and it came through

Installed our internet provider's version of F-Secure, and it still works.
So far so good.

I double checked the Message Sourse again and the same gobly gook is
there,
but now the attachment icon is available.

Jim

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

1. Disable or uninstall AVG's email scanning component. It provides no
additional protection, it may be causing this problem, and even Symantec
says it's not necessary:

QP
Disabling Email Scanning does not leave you unprotected against viruses
that are distributed as email attachments. Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect
scans incoming files as they are saved to your hard drive, including
email
and email attachments. Email Scanning is just another layer on top of
this. To make sure that Auto-Protect is providing the maximum protection,
keep Auto-Protect enabled and run LiveUpdate regularly to ensure that you
have the most recent virus definitions.
/QP
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...02111812533106

Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm

2. If the Sender is using MS Outlook (not MS Outlook Express), ask him to
send messages to you only in Plain Text format, especially if there's an
attachment.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Jim in Canada wrote:
Windows XP Media Edition
Version 2002
Service Pack 3
Internet Explorer 8
Outlook Express 6 (set to allow opening of attachments)
AVG Anti Virus (set to allow attachments)

I am having an issue with receiving Ecel and Word attachments with
Outlook
Express. There is no paperclip in the top right corner to click on, so
most
fixes I have read about do not work.

I know the attachment is someplace in the message as the size of the
received message matches the size of the message when I sent it.

Which leads me to the questions:
Is it an Outlook Express issue?
MY home IP provider issue (I receive other attachments from other
people)
My work IP provider?

When I double click the message, and go to File/Properties, Details tab,
then click Message Source, and scroll down, there is a mile of gobeldy
gook
added below the message body.

Thanks for any help or tips.
Jim

If it's McAfee Security Center, don't bother. Even AVG Free's better than
that, but not that much better.

Jim in Canada wrote:
That's OK PB. I was thinking about trying our IP provider's free
anti-virus/spam/adware program anyways

So far it is working great.

Yes, the original email was from an Outlook 2002 user.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
I said nothing about uninstalling AVG (or Spybot or Ad-Aware), I
recommended disabling AVG's email scanning component or removing
(uninstalling) the component.

Is the sender of the message where the attachment was missing using MS
Outlook, Jim?


Jim in Canada wrote:
Uninstalled AVG.
Uninstalled Spybot
Uninstalled Adaware

Forwarded (Is that a word?) An email on my Blackberry with an Excel
attachment, and it came through

Installed our internet provider's version of F-Secure, and it still
works.
So far so good.

I double checked the Message Sourse again and the same gobly gook is
there,
but now the attachment icon is available.

Jim

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

1. Disable or uninstall AVG's email scanning component. It provides no
additional protection, it may be causing this problem, and even
Symantec
says it's not necessary:

QP
Disabling Email Scanning does not leave you unprotected against viruses
that are distributed as email attachments. Norton AntiVirus
Auto-Protect
scans incoming files as they are saved to your hard drive, including
email
and email attachments. Email Scanning is just another layer on top of
this. To make sure that Auto-Protect is providing the maximum
protection,
keep Auto-Protect enabled and run LiveUpdate regularly to ensure that
you
have the most recent virus definitions.
/QP
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...02111812533106

Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm

2. If the Sender is using MS Outlook (not MS Outlook Express), ask him
to
send messages to you only in Plain Text format, especially if there's
an
attachment.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Jim in Canada wrote:
Windows XP Media Edition
Version 2002
Service Pack 3
Internet Explorer 8
Outlook Express 6 (set to allow opening of attachments)
AVG Anti Virus (set to allow attachments)

I am having an issue with receiving Ecel and Word attachments with
Outlook
Express. There is no paperclip in the top right corner to click on, so
most
fixes I have read about do not work.

I know the attachment is someplace in the message as the size of the
received message matches the size of the message when I sent it.

Which leads me to the questions:
Is it an Outlook Express issue?
MY home IP provider issue (I receive other attachments from other
people)
My work IP provider?

When I double click the message, and go to File/Properties, Details
tab,
then click Message Source, and scroll down, there is a mile of gobeldy
gook
added below the message body.

Thanks for any help or tips.
Jim

My IP provider is Shaw (CDN).

They offer a free version of F-Secure to their customers:
http://shawsecure.ca/shaw_secure.php

Jim

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

If it's McAfee Security Center, don't bother. Even AVG Free's better than
that, but not that much better.

Jim in Canada wrote:
That's OK PB. I was thinking about trying our IP provider's free
anti-virus/spam/adware program anyways

So far it is working great.

Yes, the original email was from an Outlook 2002 user.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
I said nothing about uninstalling AVG (or Spybot or Ad-Aware), I
recommended disabling AVG's email scanning component or removing
(uninstalling) the component.

Is the sender of the message where the attachment was missing using MS
Outlook, Jim?


Jim in Canada wrote:
Uninstalled AVG.
Uninstalled Spybot
Uninstalled Adaware

Forwarded (Is that a word?) An email on my Blackberry with an Excel
attachment, and it came through

Installed our internet provider's version of F-Secure, and it still
works.
So far so good.

I double checked the Message Sourse again and the same gobly gook is
there,
but now the attachment icon is available.

Jim

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

1. Disable or uninstall AVG's email scanning component. It provides no
additional protection, it may be causing this problem, and even
Symantec
says it's not necessary:

QP
Disabling Email Scanning does not leave you unprotected against viruses
that are distributed as email attachments. Norton AntiVirus
Auto-Protect
scans incoming files as they are saved to your hard drive, including
email
and email attachments. Email Scanning is just another layer on top of
this. To make sure that Auto-Protect is providing the maximum
protection,
keep Auto-Protect enabled and run LiveUpdate regularly to ensure that
you
have the most recent virus definitions.
/QP
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...02111812533106

Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm

2. If the Sender is using MS Outlook (not MS Outlook Express), ask him
to
send messages to you only in Plain Text format, especially if there's
an
attachment.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Jim in Canada wrote:
Windows XP Media Edition
Version 2002
Service Pack 3
Internet Explorer 8
Outlook Express 6 (set to allow opening of attachments)
AVG Anti Virus (set to allow attachments)

I am having an issue with receiving Ecel and Word attachments with
Outlook
Express. There is no paperclip in the top right corner to click on, so
most
fixes I have read about do not work.

I know the attachment is someplace in the message as the size of the
received message matches the size of the message when I sent it.

Which leads me to the questions:
Is it an Outlook Express issue?
MY home IP provider issue (I receive other attachments from other
people)
My work IP provider?

When I double click the message, and go to File/Properties, Details
tab,
then click Message Source, and scroll down, there is a mile of gobeldy
gook
added below the message body.

Thanks for any help or tips.
Jim