My e-mails are "converted" to attachments that i cant read

Hi !
My old and new mail messages are "converted" into attachments. I can only
read them when i save them as a file and open the file outside windows mail.
it worked fine earlier what should i change so that it works again ?

Check Tools | Options | Read and see if the setting to read all messages in plain text is set. If so, try unchecking that.

steve

"LarsJohan" <LarsJohan @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C75DC5D8-2634-48E5-8D5D-...
> Hi !
> My old and new mail messages are "converted" into attachments. I can only
> read them when i save them as a file and open the file outside windows mail.
> it worked fine earlier what should i change so that it works again ?

Thank you , it worked.

"Steve Cochran" wrote:

> Check Tools | Options | Read and see if the setting to read all messages
> in plain text is set. If so, try unchecking that.
>
> steve
>
> "LarsJohan" <LarsJohan @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C75DC5D8-2634-48E5-8D5D-...
> > Hi !
> > My old and new mail messages are "converted" into attachments. I can
> only
> > read them when i save them as a file and open the file outside windows
> mail.
> > it worked fine earlier what should i change so that it works again ?
>

It worked yesterday. But when i started today it did not work again.
I did the following to solve it "Check Tools | Options | Read and see if the
setting to read all messages
in plain text is set. If so, try unchecking tha" I first cheched it and
did apply. and after that uncecked it and apply . Now it works again. :-)

Could it be some virus program that is takeing care of me to much , I am
using Norton 360 3.0 ?
I can live with this but it feels strange.

"LarsJohan" wrote:

> Thank you , it worked.
>
> "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>
> > Check Tools | Options | Read and see if the setting to read all messages
> > in plain text is set. If so, try unchecking that.
> >
> > steve
> >
> > "LarsJohan" <LarsJohan @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:C75DC5D8-2634-48E5-8D5D-...
> > > Hi !
> > > My old and new mail messages are "converted" into attachments. I can
> > only
> > > read them when i save them as a file and open the file outside windows
> > mail.
> > > it worked fine earlier what should i change so that it works again ?
> >

You found the problem: Norton. It is extremely invasive and I would recommend uninstalling it completely and getting something much less invasive, such as Microsoft security essentials. See point 3 here also: www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

steve

"LarsJohan" <> wrote in message news:50395D7B-302B-4DDD-B081-...
> It worked yesterday. But when i started today it did not work again.
> I did the following to solve it "Check Tools | Options | Read and see if the
> setting to read all messages
> in plain text is set. If so, try unchecking tha" I first cheched it and
> did apply. and after that uncecked it and apply . Now it works again. :-)
>
> Could it be some virus program that is takeing care of me to much , I am
> using Norton 360 3.0 ?
> I can live with this but it feels strange.
>
> "LarsJohan" wrote:
>
>> Thank you , it worked.
>>
>> "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>>
>> > Check Tools | Options | Read and see if the setting to read all messages
>> > in plain text is set. If so, try unchecking that.
>> >
>> > steve
>> >
>> > "LarsJohan" <LarsJohan @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:C75DC5D8-2634-48E5-8D5D-...
>> > > Hi !
>> > > My old and new mail messages are "converted" into attachments. I can
>> > only
>> > > read them when i save them as a file and open the file outside windows
>> > mail.
>> > > it worked fine earlier what should i change so that it works again ?
>> >

Steve Cochran wrote:
> You found the problem: Norton. It is extremely invasive and I would
> recommend uninstalling it completely and getting something much less
> invasive, such as Microsoft security essentials. See point 3 here
> also: www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

Strange.
I for one have been using Norton AntiVirus since it first appeared back
in the DOS days. And I still have the latest version of Norton AV (and
only that <!>) in my system.

I can not remember, however, to have ever had problems with mail caused
by Norton AV.

Rainald

You are either extremely lucky, or else you have Norton's email scanning disabled.

Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)


"Rainald Taesler" wrote in message news:i133pn$3sr$...

Steve Cochran wrote:
> You found the problem: Norton. It is extremely invasive and I would
> recommend uninstalling it completely and getting something much less
> invasive, such as Microsoft security essentials. See point 3 here
> also: www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

Strange.
I for one have been using Norton AntiVirus since it first appeared back
in the DOS days. And I still have the latest version of Norton AV (and
only that <!>) in my system.

I can not remember, however, to have ever had problems with mail caused
by Norton AV.

Rainald

Gary VanderMolen (MVP) wrote:
> You are either extremely lucky, or else you have Norton's email
> scanning disabled.

Seems to be the first alternative ;-)
Since mailscanning was available I always had scanning of *incoming*
mails activated abd disabled it for outgoing stuff.

Rainald

> "Rainald Taesler" wrote in message
> news:i133pn$3sr$...
>
> Steve Cochran wrote:
>> You found the problem: Norton. It is extremely invasive and I would
>> recommend uninstalling it completely and getting something much less
>> invasive, such as Microsoft security essentials. See point 3 here
>> also: www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
>
> Strange.
> I for one have been using Norton AntiVirus since it first appeared
> back
> in the DOS days. And I still have the latest version of Norton AV
> (and
> only that <!>) in my system.
>
> I can not remember, however, to have ever had problems with mail
> caused
> by Norton AV.
>
> Rainald