How do I eliminate virus warning????

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DanK

When I try and open an attachment in Outlook, I get a
warning about
viruses, etc., and then I am given the choice of opening
the attachment or saving it as a file. There is a check
box at the bottom of the warning box that says "Always ask
before opening this type of file." Okay, no problem so
far. However:

It used to be that if I unchecked the box, the next time I
tried opening that type of file, I wouldn't get the
warning box anymore. Now I always get it. Is there a
setting somewhere or a way to stop it from giving me the
warning every time????????????

Thanks!
Dan
 
DanK said:
When I try and open an attachment in Outlook, I get a
warning about
viruses, etc., and then I am given the choice of opening
the attachment or saving it as a file. There is a check
box at the bottom of the warning box that says "Always ask
before opening this type of file." Okay, no problem so
far. However:

It used to be that if I unchecked the box, the next time I
tried opening that type of file, I wouldn't get the
warning box anymore. Now I always get it. Is there a
setting somewhere or a way to stop it from giving me the
warning every time????????????

Thanks!
Dan
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This is a guess based on 1) not knowing what you use as an OS or
Outlook version and 2) something i experienced at work. Are you a
local admin on your system? This question assumes you are using XP -
I've had users change a setting in Outlook and not have it "stick"
unless they were local admins. If you aren't, log in to your system
with an account with admin privs, add your regular acct to the admin
group, then log back in as your regular acct and see if that does the
trick.

Of course, if you aren't using XP this suggestion will likely do you
no good. But, I thought I'd give my 2 cents. Hope this helps!

Scott L. Grimes
 
Scott:

It worked. Thanks!
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"DanK" <[email protected]> wrote in

This is a guess based on 1) not knowing what you use as an OS or
Outlook version and 2) something i experienced at work. Are you a
local admin on your system? This question assumes you are using XP -
I've had users change a setting in Outlook and not have it "stick"
unless they were local admins. If you aren't, log in to your system
with an account with admin privs, add your regular acct to the admin
group, then log back in as your regular acct and see if that does the
trick.

Of course, if you aren't using XP this suggestion will likely do you
no good. But, I thought I'd give my 2 cents. Hope this helps!

Scott L. Grimes
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DanK said:
Scott:

It worked. Thanks!
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Glad to hear it! It's nice that I got somethign right yesterday, put
my foot right into my mouth on another post ;-).

Glad to be of service. Happy computing :)
-scott
 
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