Since
we're on the topic of Outlook Express, I thought I'd add more coal to the
fire and ask the Gazette Readers for yet another problem that I do not have
the solution to.
Here is what Harold S. says about his problem:
" When I go to send out my pictures as an attachment (using Outlook
Express), the recipient receives anywhere from 5+ of the same email (from
me) in a
row. I checked for a virus several different ways, and found none.
I also found that the I cannot change the font size, change the colors
in the font, and plagued by several other minor things I can't change and
it all happens in MS Outlook Express 6. I am also looking for the fix but
as this moment I have found none. My next course is to Uninstall Outlook
and then re-install it however, it also requires changes in the registry
and this is far from an easy task. If you have any suggestions I would
appreciate any assistance you can give.
Hal "
My Response:
I
received this question once before, and my suggestion was that it is
highly likely that there are remnants of a virus still on the host system
(present in the Windows Registry) which is most likely trying to replicate
itself unsuccessfully. As a result, outgoing emails are being
"replicated".
I also remember reading somewhere on the Internet that older versions of
Norton Anti Virus 2002 were wreaking havoc during outgoing email virus scans;
this may also be the problem. The solution was to disable outgoing
email virus scans from within Norton Anti Virus, or change your virus scanner to something like
Grisoft AVG (free virus scanner).
As for not being able to change the font / font color -- that option will
become available once you
enable HTML in your emails.
Since you can't "upgrade" to the same version of Internet Explorer /
Outlook Express in hopes of "installing over top of an existing copy to fix
the problem", -- I would personally love to know how to "uninstall" a
previously installed version of Internet Explorer or Outlook Express via
some Registry Tweak (as Hal mentions). Currently, the only way to
replace an installed copy of Internet Explorer or Outlook Express is if you
download the "upgrade" from the Microsoft web site -- but, again, you can't
be using the same version as the "upgrade" or it won't download and install.
PS: The last time I checked, I couldn't find the option to download a
full install (with previous versions of Internet Explorer, I was able to).
If anyone has the link to a Win9x Outlook 6 * FULL * install (about 100+
megs?), send me the URL.
