Thanks for pointing out my goof Ian. I appreciate it. I've now posted in
the appropriate place.
~Nancy
"Ian_" wrote:
> HappyGirl wrote on 5/1/2008 4:39 am:
>
> > I have been using OE 6 for a very long time with NO issues.
> Err, umm,
> You might try asking the question on a non-Mac group...
> (Maybe the last part of the name of this group was obscured?)
> <microsoft.public.internet.outlookexpress.mac>
>
> Perhaps an OE6 newsgroup, rather than a Mac one?
> Such as;
> <microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress>
>
> > On New Years
> > Eve, I ran defrag on my system (took forever) and it was extremely
fragmented
> > so it suggested I run it several times more which I did (about 10
times)
> > until it was only slightly fragmented.
> >
> > That is the only thing I've done to my PC as of late - no new
programs, no
> > updates, etc.
> No updates? Why? Loads of security updates waiting for you.
>
> > Yesterday a friend sent me an email which had a .jpg attachment. I
was able
> > to open the email and the top half of the photo was showing in the
body of
> > the message. I tried to scroll down but the scroll bar was locked, I
tried
> > to click any of the menu items (File, Edit, etc.) and none of them
worked. I
> > tried the Create, Reply etc. buttons and none worked.
> Try emptying the cache, and try again.
> (A jpg file can be used as a way of delivering nasties, hopefully not in
> this case)
>
> > In order to exit the window, I used the 'x' at the top right corner.
I also
> > had to use the 'x' to exit the program altogether.
> Right click on taskbar for Task Manager...
>
> > I ran a few tests and discovered that if I sent myself a .gif file
> > (attachment) no matter how large or how small, it didn't hang OE. If
I sent
> > a very small (6 KB) .jpg attachment or a medium sized .jpg attachment,
it
> > would hang in the window and I'd have to 'x' out of OE.
>
>
> > I also noticed that each time I had to use the 'x' to close a window
or the
> > OE program, it left the task 'msimn.exe' out there so even though my
OE
> > windows were closed, the task was still running. After all my
testing, I saw
> > 30 instances (yes thirty) of msimn.exe still running!
> >
> > Ok...fast forward to today about 10 mins ago. I saw someone's thread
asking
> > how he could stop the attachment from showing up in the body of his
email and
> > the answer was:
> >
> > "In Windows XP SP2 or Windows
> > 2003 SP1, when Tools, Options, Read, Read All Message In Plain Text is
> > selected, that also stops the display of images."
> That is for your safety, to avoid downloading any nasties.
>
> HTH, &B-) Ian
> Please reply to newsgroup!
>
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