Outlook Im trying to open a very important attachment on one of my emails, only its saying: Outlook blocked access to the following unsafe attachements Ive tried all ways to get it to open but it wont let me, anyone help?
Outlook XP or 2003 by any chance? it's a feature of later versions of Outlook - it blocks .exe, .vbs, etc, etc - Nowt u can do - Get the sender to re-send it in a ZIP file
you can change it in the registry to accept these file types, cant remember off the top of my head where u change
Here it is : 1. Quit Outlook if it is running. 2. Click Start, and then click Run. 3. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK. 4. Verify that the following registry key for your version of Outlook exists. If it does, go to step 5. Microsoft Outlook 2000: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Outlook\Security Microsoft Outlook 2002: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Security Microsoft Office Outlook 2003: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Security If the registry key does not exist, create it. To create the registry key, locate and then click the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft a. Click the Edit menu, click New, and then click Key. b. Type Office, and then press ENTER. c. Click the Edit menu, click New, and then click Key. d. Type 11.0, and then press ENTER. Note This is the correct name if you are using Outlook 2003. If you are using Outlook 2000 or Outlook 2002, you will have to type "9.0" or "10.0", respectively. e. Click the Edit menu, click New, and then click Key. f. Type Outlook, and then press ENTER. g. Click the Edit menu, click New, and then click Key. h. Type Security, and then press ENTER. 5. Click the Edit menu, click New, and then click String Value. 6. Type the following name for the new value: Level1Remove 7. Press ENTER. 8. Right-click the new string value name, and then click Modify. 9. Type the file name extension of the file type that you want to open in Outlook. For example: .exe To specify multiple file types, use the following format: .exe;.com 10. Click OK. 11. Quit Registry Editor. 12. Restart your computer.
Should have said : "nowt you can do without cocking around with your registry like a geet big supa-nerd"
If its outlook express just go Tools - Options - Security and untick the box that says do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that potentially be a virus.
