Comments for Is there a way to unattach an attachment from Outlook Express email?

Comment from Sushil Kumar on 2008-04-11

2008-04-11T16:16:10Z

dear sir
i have typical problem in outlook express my outlook express show all attechment from senders but only one sender send me word or excel attechment don't download in my outlook express but this attechment show in my web mail i don't understand how do i if u have any solution give me please

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Comment from Stewart on 2008-03-01

2008-03-01T14:53:37Z

The hack to remove attachments is fine, and easy to use. But as the reason for wanting to remove an attachment is that it is large, using notepad or wordpad takes forever.
Instead use Word, keeping the file in txt format.
Very quick and works a dream.

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Comment from Ralph G on 2008-01-10

2008-01-10T21:17:58Z

Leo. I ended up here when I was trying to find out how to forward an e-mail I'd already sent outside to my internal cohorts WITHOUT attachments using outlook express. The help for OUTLOOK EXPRESS was worthless, but the answer is simple and maybe someone else can benefit; it took me 10 minutes to try the obvious.

Chose FORWARD, add your message to the forwarding addressees, SELECT each attachment and press DEL, then SEND. DUH
Ralph

PS: Of course, large companies use industrial strength e-mail systems which always have "Send without attachments" as the DEFAULT, but I'm semiretired and working mostly from home; my cohorts needed to know what I told clients, but didn't need the attachments.

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Comment from Nathan F on 2007-12-31

2007-12-31T09:21:37Z

The problem of ghost attachments (paper clip icons on e-mails who do not have an attachment) can be caused by a bug in the virus scanner AVG. If you have this program, go into the e-mail scanner settings and uncheck the box "Certify e-mail." Your incoming and outgoing e-mails will continue to be scanned, just not given an AVG certification which is pretty much irrelevant. This will fix the problem.

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Comment from PT on 2007-12-18

2007-12-19T04:10:33Z

We, too, are suddenly experiencing the ghost attachments. One morning the computer showed attachments on emails to which nothing was actually attached. Knowing the senders, we confirmed that they had not sent attachments. Yet, OE reflects the paper clip beside the emails as if there are attachments.

We have a legal copy of Windows XP which came with the computer purchased direct from the manufacturer (Dell). We updated SP2 quite some time ago, as well.

Our biggest fear is that this is some type of virus attaching itself and will be sent were we to forward the emails with the ghost attachment. Otherwise, it will be a grand nuisance, but not knowing whether or not there is an attachment is not the worst obstacle faced daily. :^)

Thanks for any insight...

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Comment from TD Pittsford on 2007-06-30

2007-07-01T00:01:55Z

The question does not exactly address my problem which is this: Every email, regardless of source, shows the paper clip indicating an attachment when in fact there is none. What's going on with this?
Thanks
TD

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Comment from Chuck Eglinton on 2007-06-04

2007-06-04T19:25:09Z

Hi Leo,

There's also a shareware program that will remove Outlook Express attachments. You can read more at the link below:

http://www.sharewareconnection.com/outlook-express-attachment-remover.htm

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Comment from nasa on 2007-01-10

2007-01-11T07:32:56Z

I've encountered problem with Outlook Express. In each mail, it shows a attachment sign but in real no attachment exists. i even rename the outlook express on registry but problem is same.

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Comment from kathy conway on 2006-06-13

2006-06-14T01:15:00Z

I get e-mails with pictures. Can't send them unless I do a attachment. Can't do a unattachment. Says I have a block on pictures
I can't find how to delete the block I have. I want to be able to receive my e-mails with pictures but if I do they are x I can't get my alltel Server to help me so you lwt me know what is on out look express that blocks me. I don't have attachment with every file with pictures but can't send them unlwss I do message attachment because if I forward them my e-mail people has a x thanks Kathy

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Comment from Anoop Kumar Sharma on 2005-11-17

2005-11-18T05:19:26Z

Dear Sir,

For the last 7 days, I've encountered a very typical problem with Outlook Express. In each mail, it shows a attachment but in real no attachment exists. When I try to find solution on internet. It shows a message "Download Service Pack 2 Update for Windows XP" as I have Windows XP OS. But it is not a gwnuine one. I have downloaded it but after download, the networking fails. All the other cupmuters connected to my coputer can't able to extract any information as my system is Server. When I told this problem to a software engineer. He said as yu have pirated version of windows, you must not download the updates. Then I uninstall that SP2. But then again OE starts creating same problem "Showing attachment with every file".

I request you to pls send me the solution earliest.

Thanking you.

(Anoop Kumar Sharma)

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