Unable to view images etc in emails

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Mighty Magpie

Hello, I have recently re-installed Outlook 2003 and find that when I
receive emails which contain images or logos etc, all I see are (almost)
empty cells containing a small box with a red X in the top left hand
corners. Can someone please advise me what I need to change in order to view
the entire content of the email?

TIA
 
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/redx.asp

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After furious head scratching, Mighty Magpie asked:

| Hello, I have recently re-installed Outlook 2003 and find that when I
| receive emails which contain images or logos etc, all I see are
| (almost) empty cells containing a small box with a red X in the top
| left hand corners. Can someone please advise me what I need to change
| in order to view the entire content of the email?
|
| TIA
 
Many thanks for the link. When I looked at the web page, I noticed the bit
which said "even though you have Outlook configured to download external
content" and realised that I had not done that or even knew how to do it.

I then scoured through the Tools>Options in Outlook and eventually found and
clicked on the "Security" Tab. I then noticed the "Download Pictures"
section and I clicked on the option to "Change automatic Download
Settings" - Unticking the "Don't Download Pictures" box means that all now
works well.


Thanks again for the link which resulted in me finding the solution - I am
grateful

Cheers







http://www.slipstick.com/problems/redx.asp

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


After furious head scratching, Mighty Magpie asked:

| Hello, I have recently re-installed Outlook 2003 and find that when I
| receive emails which contain images or logos etc, all I see are
| (almost) empty cells containing a small box with a red X in the top
| left hand corners. Can someone please advise me what I need to change
| in order to view the entire content of the email?
|
| TIA
 
No, I couldn't get any response like that?


Diane Poremsky said:
Didn't the boxes with the red x say to right click here to download
pictures?

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Mighty Magpie said:
Many thanks for the link. When I looked at the web page, I noticed the
bit which said "even though you have Outlook configured to download
external content" and realised that I had not done that or even knew how
to do it.

I then scoured through the Tools>Options in Outlook and eventually found
and clicked on the "Security" Tab. I then noticed the "Download Pictures"
section and I clicked on the option to "Change automatic Download
Settings" - Unticking the "Don't Download Pictures" box means that all
now works well.


Thanks again for the link which resulted in me finding the solution - I
am grateful

Cheers







http://www.slipstick.com/problems/redx.asp

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


After furious head scratching, Mighty Magpie asked:

| Hello, I have recently re-installed Outlook 2003 and find that when I
| receive emails which contain images or logos etc, all I see are
| (almost) empty cells containing a small box with a red X in the top
| left hand corners. Can someone please advise me what I need to change
| in order to view the entire content of the email?
|
| TIA
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Mighty said:
Many thanks for the link. When I looked at the web page, I noticed the bit
which said "even though you have Outlook configured to download external
content" and realised that I had not done that or even knew how to do it.

I then scoured through the Tools>Options in Outlook and eventually found and
clicked on the "Security" Tab. I then noticed the "Download Pictures"
section and I clicked on the option to "Change automatic Download
Settings" - Unticking the "Don't Download Pictures" box means that all now
works well.
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That also means that, by default from now on, that you will also be
downloading web beacons used by spammers to track if and when you open
their spewage. The reason for blocking the external content (until and
if you want to see it) is to prevent covert tracking of when you open an
e-mail along with the advantage of not wasting the time and bandwidth to
wait for the download of images that you don't care about.

The default setup is to block externally linked content.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831608/en-us

When the option is enabled (to block external content), and when an
e-mail contains externally linked content, you don't see the infobar
telling you about the blocking and offering you a one-time click option
to enable that linked content for that e-mail? See image below for what
I'm talking about.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/images/using/web/50749_screenshot9_F.gif
 
They must have been small images - this is what it looks like when there is
room for text. It tells you to right click in both the images and in the
infobar in the message header area.
http://www.xsolive.com/Outlook Screen shots/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=46


--
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Mighty Magpie said:
No, I couldn't get any response like that?


Diane Poremsky said:
Didn't the boxes with the red x say to right click here to download
pictures?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
(e-mail address removed)

You can access this newsgroup by visiting
http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx or point
your newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.


Mighty Magpie said:
Many thanks for the link. When I looked at the web page, I noticed the
bit which said "even though you have Outlook configured to download
external content" and realised that I had not done that or even knew how
to do it.

I then scoured through the Tools>Options in Outlook and eventually found
and clicked on the "Security" Tab. I then noticed the "Download
Pictures" section and I clicked on the option to "Change automatic
Download Settings" - Unticking the "Don't Download Pictures" box means
that all now works well.


Thanks again for the link which resulted in me finding the solution - I
am grateful

Cheers







http://www.slipstick.com/problems/redx.asp

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


After furious head scratching, Mighty Magpie asked:

| Hello, I have recently re-installed Outlook 2003 and find that when I
| receive emails which contain images or logos etc, all I see are
| (almost) empty cells containing a small box with a red X in the top
| left hand corners. Can someone please advise me what I need to change
| in order to view the entire content of the email?
|
| TIA
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