Transfer from OE WIN 2000Pro to Vista

Check your security settings in Windows Mail.
There is a checkbox to block 'unsafe' messages. Uncheck the box.

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"Frank" <> wrote in message
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>I tried to e-mail from my old computer to this new HP Computer with Vista
>and Windows mail... the e-mail comes in ok but Windows mail puts a yellow
>bar above the message and states"windows mail has removed an unsafe
>attachment" and I am unable to open the attachment even tnough I know the
>file is ok.
> How do I get windows mail to allow these files to be opened?
> Thanks
> Muff

I tried to e-mail from my old computer to this new HP Computer with Vista
and Windows mail... the e-mail comes in ok but Windows mail puts a yellow
bar above the message and states"windows mail has removed an unsafe
attachment" and I am unable to open the attachment even tnough I know the
file is ok.
How do I get windows mail to allow these files to be opened?
Thanks
Muff

Thanks, Not you, that did the trick.
Muff


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> Check your security settings in Windows Mail.
> There is a checkbox to block 'unsafe' messages. Uncheck the box.
>
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>
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> "Frank" <> wrote in message
> news:87CAE64B-DE11-4729-A124-...
>>I tried to e-mail from my old computer to this new HP Computer with Vista
>>and Windows mail... the e-mail comes in ok but Windows mail puts a yellow
>>bar above the message and states"windows mail has removed an unsafe
>>attachment" and I am unable to open the attachment even tnough I know the
>>file is ok.
>> How do I get windows mail to allow these files to be opened?
>> Thanks
>> Muff
>
>

On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:47:59 -0700, "Frank" <>
wrote:

> Thanks, Not you, that did the trick.


Bear in mind, however, that this let the particular attachment through
that you knew was safe, but with that choice unchecked, it will also
let through other attachments that you *don't* know are safe.

You often see advice not to open attachments from people you don't
know. I think that that's one of the most dangerous pieces of advice
you see around, because it implies that it's safe to do the
opposite--open attachments from friends and relatives. But many
viruses spread by sending themselves to everyone in the infected
party's address book, so attachments received from friends are perhaps
the *most* risky to open.

Even if the attachment legitimately comes from a friend, it can
contain a virus. I'm not suggesting that a friend is likely to send
you a virus on purpose, but if the friend is infected without
realizing it, any attachment he sends you is likely to also be
infected.

Personally I never open attachments at all, except from a *very* few
trusted sources, and then only when I'm expecting them.


> "Not Me" <> wrote in message
> news:%23n$...
> > Check your security settings in Windows Mail.
> > There is a checkbox to block 'unsafe' messages. Uncheck the box.
> >
> > --
> > A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here!
> >
> > Change Alpha to Numeric to reply
> > "Frank" <> wrote in message
> > news:87CAE64B-DE11-4729-A124-...
> >>I tried to e-mail from my old computer to this new HP Computer with Vista
> >>and Windows mail... the e-mail comes in ok but Windows mail puts a yellow
> >>bar above the message and states"windows mail has removed an unsafe
> >>attachment" and I am unable to open the attachment even tnough I know the
> >>file is ok.
> >> How do I get windows mail to allow these files to be opened?
> >> Thanks
> >> Muff
> >
> >

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Right on - I got one in a mail from my sister, in which she told me her
system had been infected.
..
wallaby

"Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:47:59 -0700, "Frank" <>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Not you, that did the trick.
>
>
> Bear in mind, however, that this let the particular attachment through
> that you knew was safe, but with that choice unchecked, it will also
> let through other attachments that you *don't* know are safe.
>
> You often see advice not to open attachments from people you don't
> know. I think that that's one of the most dangerous pieces of advice
> you see around, because it implies that it's safe to do the
> opposite--open attachments from friends and relatives. But many
> viruses spread by sending themselves to everyone in the infected
> party's address book, so attachments received from friends are perhaps
> the *most* risky to open.
>
> Even if the attachment legitimately comes from a friend, it can
> contain a virus. I'm not suggesting that a friend is likely to send
> you a virus on purpose, but if the friend is infected without
> realizing it, any attachment he sends you is likely to also be
> infected.
>
> Personally I never open attachments at all, except from a *very* few
> trusted sources, and then only when I'm expecting them.
>
>
>> "Not Me" <> wrote in message
>> news:%23n$...
>> > Check your security settings in Windows Mail.
>> > There is a checkbox to block 'unsafe' messages. Uncheck the box.
>> >
>> > --
>> > A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here!
>> >
>> > Change Alpha to Numeric to reply
>> > "Frank" <> wrote in message
>> > news:87CAE64B-DE11-4729-A124-...
>> >>I tried to e-mail from my old computer to this new HP Computer with
>> >>Vista
>> >>and Windows mail... the e-mail comes in ok but Windows mail puts a
>> >>yellow
>> >>bar above the message and states"windows mail has removed an unsafe
>> >>attachment" and I am unable to open the attachment even tnough I know
>> >>the
>> >>file is ok.
>> >> How do I get windows mail to allow these files to be opened?
>> >> Thanks
>> >> Muff
>> >
>> >
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 13:31:27 +1000, "wallaby" <> wrote:

>Right on - I got one in a mail from my sister, in which she told me her
>system had been infected.

Nobody - except really old farts - say "right on" any longer

That went out with "You bet your bippy" <g>

"Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:47:59 -0700, "Frank" <>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Not you, that did the trick.
>
>
> Bear in mind, however, that this let the particular attachment through
> that you knew was safe, but with that choice unchecked, it will also
> let through other attachments that you *don't* know are safe.
>
> You often see advice not to open attachments from people you don't
> know. I think that that's one of the most dangerous pieces of advice
> you see around, because it implies that it's safe to do the
> opposite--open attachments from friends and relatives. But many
> viruses spread by sending themselves to everyone in the infected
> party's address book, so attachments received from friends are perhaps
> the *most* risky to open.
>
> Even if the attachment legitimately comes from a friend, it can
> contain a virus. I'm not suggesting that a friend is likely to send
> you a virus on purpose, but if the friend is infected without
> realizing it, any attachment he sends you is likely to also be
> infected.
>
> Personally I never open attachments at all, except from a *very* few
> trusted sources, and then only when I'm expecting them.
>
>
>> "Not Me" <> wrote in message
>> news:%23n$...
>> > Check your security settings in Windows Mail.
>> > There is a checkbox to block 'unsafe' messages. Uncheck the box.
>> >
>> > --
>> > A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here!
>> >
>> > Change Alpha to Numeric to reply
>> > "Frank" <> wrote in message
>> > news:87CAE64B-DE11-4729-A124-...
>> >>I tried to e-mail from my old computer to this new HP Computer with
>> >>Vista
>> >>and Windows mail... the e-mail comes in ok but Windows mail puts a
>> >>yellow
>> >>bar above the message and states"windows mail has removed an unsafe
>> >>attachment" and I am unable to open the attachment even tnough I know
>> >>the
>> >>file is ok.
>> >> How do I get windows mail to allow these files to be opened?
>> >> Thanks
>> >> Muff
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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I just answered the OPs question, without the security lecture.
Since these were existing files imported from an old system, I was guessing
that they had already been opened at some point and were thus either safe,
or he was already hopelessly infected.
I open attachments, but after saving to disk and scanning.
If in doubt, I transfer them to my sandbox machine and open them.

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