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Hate #6: Outlook Express won't let me open my attachments!

Symptom: By default, Outlook Express blocks a great number of file types to "protect" your computer from malicious code.

Solution: There is a way to unlock this but it is not selective. All attachments benign or otherwise can be opened...

With Outlook Express, unlike with Outlook, you won't be able to determine on an extension-by-extension basis which attachments you can open. Instead, you can tell the program to let you open all blocked extensions or you can tell it to stop you from opening any blocked extensions.

To tell Outlook Express to let you open blocked attachments, choose Tools | Options | Security and clear the box next to "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus," then click OK, as shown below. You may have to close Outlook Express and restart it in order for the settings to take effect.