Re: MS Outlook 2K3 - Can't insert backgound sounds anymore, help!
From: Kendall (Kendall_at_nospam.com)
Date: 10/04/04
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Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2004 11:36:39 -0500
On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 02:44:31 -0500, "Shenan Stanley"
<news_helper@hushmail.com> wrote:
>You "asked" for my opinion when you posted on a worldwide publicly
>distributed newsgroup. And then you just asked for it more directly again
>in the post above. I can appreciate your enthusiasm. I know many people
>who do exactly what you are doing. My default method for reading email is
>PLAIN TEXT only. Thus, your pictures and sounds would be lost on my setup -
>for security and safety reasons.
>
>And No, I don't think "they" (Microsoft) should fix it. My guess is that
>you are using some third party (perhaps SmileyCentral? HotBar?) application
>to insert the sounds/backgrounds/other images with ActiveX controls instead
>of the built-in Outlook 2003 tools. However, in order to insert sound/music
>into an Outlook email, I think you have to use Word as your editor and the
>person on the other end better be runnig Outlook as well. If you have been
>using these third-party applications - that answers your question about
>"third party vendors" and you may want to try using the default tools as
>well as scan your machine for known spyware/adware/malware known to come
>with programs such as you MAY have used in the past.
No smilies, HotBar, CoolWebSearch, 180Solutions
Kazza, WinMX, eDonkey, Online casino/card games,
WinTools, TVMedia (of course the list goes on and on)
None of that. Just the web tool bar in Outlook.
By the way, I tried it in Outlook Express, and it still works.
Most spyware/malware is listed in your Add/Remove Programs, which is
actually the best way to remove them. Then "clean up" with
Ad-Aware, SpyBot S&D, and CWShredder, otherwise, the way some
spyware applications modify winsock entries with LSP's you run the
risk of loosing internet connectivity.
Getting off subject here. I guess I'm just telling you I know how to
deal with Spyware, and that's not the problem.
I asked a simple question, and from what I've extrapolated from all
this is that "there is no fix". For now anyway.
That would have been sufficient.
You are right about this being a worldwide publicly
distributed newsgroup, and you may express yourself
anyway you wish. Who am I to say otherwise.
Thank you for your time Shenan
Kendall
>
>Two side-notes: Never think one of these can do the whole job.
>Try the first 5 before coming back and saying "That did not work!"
>Also, you can always visit:
> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>For more updated information.
>
> Spybot Search and Destroy (Free!)
> http://www.safer-networking.net/en/download/index.html
>
> Lavasoft AdAware (Free and up)
> http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/
>
> CWShredder (Free!)
> ** No longer updated as of July 29, 2004 - however, still a great
> product and should still be ran **
> http://www.softbasket.com/download/s_8114.shtml
>
> Hijack This! (Free)
> http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/
> ( Tutorial: http://hjt.wizardsofwebsites.com/ )
>
> SpywareBlaster (Free!)
> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html
>
> IE-SPYAD (Free!)
> https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/resource.htm
>
> ToolbarCop (Free!)
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
>
> Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner (Free!)
> http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/
>
> Browser Security Tests
> http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/BrowserSecurity/
>
> Popup Tester
> http://www.popuptest.com/
>
> The Cleaner (49.95 and up)
> http://www.moosoft.com/
>
>That will clean up your machine of the spyware, given that you download and
>install several of them, update them regularly and scan with them when you
>update. Some (like SpywareBlaster and SpyBot Search and Destroy and
>IESPYAD)
>have/are immunization utilities that will help you prevent your PC from
>being
>infected. Use these features!
>
>Unfortunately, although that will lessen your popups on the Internet/while
>you are online, it won't eliminate them. I have looked at a lot of options,
>seen a lot of them used in production with people who seem to attract popups
>like a plague, and I only have one suggestion that end up serving double
>duty (search engine and popup stopper in one):
>
> The Google Toolbar (Free!)
> http://toolbar.google.com/
>
>Yeah - it adds a bar to your Internet Explorer - but its a useful one. You
>can search from there anytime with one of the best search engines on the
>planet (IMO.) And the fact it stops most popups - wow - BONUS! If you
>don't like that suggestion, then I am just going to say you go to
>www.google.com and search for other options. Please notice that Windows XP
>SP2 does help stop popups as well. Another option is to use an alternative
>Web browser. I suggest "Mozilla Firefox", as it has some great features
>and is very easy to use:
>
> Mozilla Firefox
> http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
>
>One more suggestion, although I will suggest this in a way later, is to
>disable your Windows Messenger service. This service is not used frequently
>(if at all) by the normal home user and in cooperation with a good firewall,
>is generally unnecessary. Microsoft has instructions on how to do this for
>Windows XP here:
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp
>
>
>--
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