Reading Pane Won't Stay Off

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Hi all

I have configured my Outlook 2003 to have the reading pane off in all views. The problem is that it seems to want to run so it is periodically turning itself back on. I have admin rights on the pc and the network so I know the security settings are not an issue. Is there some other setting that I'm not aware of to "keep" it off

Jeff
 
No, but why do you want to disable the Reading Pane? Using the Reading Pane
to view messages is a lot more secure than opening them because there is no
script execution possible in the Reading Pane

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Jeff G said:
Hi all-

I have configured my Outlook 2003 to have the reading pane off in all
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views. The problem is that it seems to want to run so it is periodically
turning itself back on. I have admin rights on the pc and the network so I
know the security settings are not an issue. Is there some other setting
that I'm not aware of to "keep" it off?
 
My computer was hit pretty hard with an expanded threat (I forget which one - been a few months). Symantec said that it may have come through an adware program or the like but that there software doesnt protect against such threats. I would get an e-mail saying it was from Microsoft (or some variant), and it would come with an attachment. If my reading pane was on, then the threat would trigger before I could delete the e-mail message and my antivirus would say that it protected me from getting a virus. If my reading pane was off, i did not get such a message

Jef

----- Roady [MVP] wrote: ----

No, but why do you want to disable the Reading Pane? Using the Reading Pan
to view messages is a lot more secure than opening them because there is n
script execution possible in the Reading Pan

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Jeff G said:
Hi all
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views. The problem is that it seems to want to run so it is periodicall
turning itself back on. I have admin rights on the pc and the network so
know the security settings are not an issue. Is there some other settin
that I'm not aware of to "keep" it off
 
Sounds like you need to install some updates for your Outlook. Also make
sure that Outlook is placed in the Restricted Site security zone (Tools->
Options-> tab Security) and that your Rescricted Site security zone is set
to default (High).

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Also Outlook FAQ, How To's, Downloads and more...

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-Save Embedded Pictures in Their Original Format
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

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Jeff G said:
My computer was hit pretty hard with an expanded threat (I forget which
Click to expand...
one - been a few months). Symantec said that it may have come through an
adware program or the like but that there software doesnt protect against
such threats. I would get an e-mail saying it was from Microsoft (or some
variant), and it would come with an attachment. If my reading pane was on,
then the threat would trigger before I could delete the e-mail message and
my antivirus would say that it protected me from getting a virus. If my
reading pane was off, i did not get such a message.
 
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