live mail desktop blocks attachments Uri 12/30/2008 7:32:10 PM search online- no answer i cannot open the attachments *with the "save attachemnt" in "File" unclickable (grayed out)* using windows live mail desktop with a hotmail account vista ultimate SP1 wifi connection and no anti virus (NOT AVG nor norton) i've unchecked the "dont allow attachments...." in safety options and unchecked the "block image..." in teh same menu also lowered the safety level to low... i CANNOT find what is still missing HELP PLZ

Re: live mail desktop blocks attachments "Ildhund" <jnllb[ at ]removemsn.com> 12/30/2008 7:56:57 PM From Help: "Windows Live Hotmail doesn't support the following file types. Your operating system, firewall, or other software may also cause additional file types to be blocked. ..ade .adp .app .asp .bas .bat .cer .chm .cmd .com .cpl .crt .csh ..exe .fxp .hlp .hta .inf .ins .isp .its .js .jse .ksh .lnk .mad .maf ..mag .mam .maq .mar .mas .mat .mau .mav .maw .mda .mdb .mde .mdt ..mdw .mdz .msc .msi .msp .mst .ops .pcd .pif .prf .prg .pst .reg ..scf .scr .sct .shb .shs .tmp .url .vb .vbe .vbs .vsmacros .vss .vst ..vsw .ws .wsc .wsf .wsh If it's one of these, you'll have to ask the sender either to zip the files before sending, or possibly just change the extension to ..txt. -- Noel "Uri" <Uri[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:16A5CC0A-D82D-4C6A-95FC-C883CC2B6717[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > search online- no answer > > i cannot open the attachments *with the "save attachemnt" in > "File" > unclickable (grayed out)* > > using windows live mail desktop with a hotmail account > vista ultimate SP1 > wifi connection > and no anti virus (NOT AVG nor norton) > > i've unchecked the "dont allow attachments...." in safety options > and unchecked the "block image..." in teh same menu > also lowered the safety level to low... > > i CANNOT find what is still missing > > HELP PLZ >

Re: live mail desktop blocks attachments "Gary VanderMolen" <Gary[ at ]NoMail.invalid> 12/30/2008 10:16:07 PM Or use a mail provider with fewer restrictions. :-) -- Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) "Ildhund" <jnllb[ at ]removemsn.com> wrote in message news:uDGdPjraJHA.796[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > From Help: > > "Windows Live Hotmail doesn't support the following file types. Your operating system, firewall, or other software may also > cause additional file types to be blocked. > > .ade .adp .app .asp .bas .bat .cer .chm .cmd .com .cpl .crt .csh .exe .fxp .hlp .hta .inf .ins .isp .its .js .jse .ksh .lnk .mad > .maf .mag .mam .maq .mar .mas .mat .mau .mav .maw .mda .mdb .mde .mdt .mdw .mdz .msc .msi .msp .mst .ops .pcd .pif .prf .prg > .pst .reg .scf .scr .sct .shb .shs .tmp .url .vb .vbe .vbs .vsmacros .vss .vst .vsw .ws .wsc .wsf .wsh > > If it's one of these, you'll have to ask the sender either to zip the files before sending, or possibly just change the > extension to .txt. > -- > Noel > > "Uri" <Uri[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:16A5CC0A-D82D-4C6A-95FC-C883CC2B6717[ at ]microsoft.com... >> search online- no answer >> >> i cannot open the attachments *with the "save attachemnt" in "File" >> unclickable (grayed out)* >> >> using windows live mail desktop with a hotmail account >> vista ultimate SP1 >> wifi connection >> and no anti virus (NOT AVG nor norton) >> >> i've unchecked the "dont allow attachments...." in safety options >> and unchecked the "block image..." in teh same menu >> also lowered the safety level to low... >> >> i CANNOT find what is still missing >> >> HELP PLZ >>