How do I force Outlook to open "potentially unsafe attachments" that I know are ok?

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Hi, just used the Level1Remove tip for outlook attachments blocking. Thanks, great working solution.

regards

Dave Rowley

hi
done it but still i don't see the attached file.
am i supposed to see the attach that was sent befor the change was made?
i will be more then happy if someone can help me in retriving this file that outlook has blocked
i need it for my work
thank you
shishon

You should verify that you've changed the correct version within the registrey (11.0, 10.0, whever corresponds to your version of Outlook). And you will need to exit and restart outlook. Assuming you've followed the instructions exactly (they are picky), it *should* work.

Yes, but Outlook still forces me to save them to disc rather than just open them - how can I get round this as its a pain?
eg in my registry Level1Remove I have .doc and .xls which only allows them to be saved to disc. I do not have .ppt in the entry so I get the option to save or open.

Hey guys, it really worked.

Intially I set it in 10.0, but after doint the required changes in 11.0 for MSO2003 it is working fine.

Make sure that you check the file for AV before using it.

As usual MS is always creates the problem

Hemant Binnani

Thanks for the article, it works.
I always forget how to set it after formating my C:\ drive (where my OS is). So good to have Google finding me such useful pages. Again - thanks for the info. I'll probably come back to this page after my next format.

Have a nice day everyone.

This will work to open .jpg automaticly?!

Not sure what you're asking. Jpgs are not normally marked as unsafe attachments, and should generally just work. You might also want to see this article: http://ask-leo.com/archives/000255.html

Leo: I'm getting the same results as Alan (May 27, 2004 post above)--I can receive the attachments, but Outlook forces me to save them to disk before opening. Is there any way around this?

I actually don't have an answer for that one yet.

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