Re: email text/content won't display

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From: Steve Cochran (scochran_at_chattanooga.net)
Date: 04/03/04


Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 07:11:05 -0500


"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message news:%23xrHU5VGEHA.2052@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> "steve hughes" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:81935089-4E00-4492-8B89-592CC9D1C08F@microsoft.com
>> Hi all,
>>
>> When I open an email in Outlook Express, the text/content of the
>> email won't display. Even older email that I have opened/view in the
>> past. If I look at the properties of the email and view the message
>> source - the source of the email is their.
>>
>> I have updated my antivirus software and also run a web-based virus
>> detection software, but no viruses have been found. I have also done
>> windows updates etc.
>>
>> anyone got any ideas
>>
>> thanks in adavnce
>>
>> Steve
>
> Several possible causes and therefor several possible fixes:
> 1. Go to Start | Run and type
> regsvr32 inetcomm.dll
> and press <Enter>
> 2. Go to Tools | Options | Read | Fonts and set Western (ISO) as the
> default.
> 3. Clear Temporary Internet Files and the Temp folder.
> 4. Turn off email scanning in your anti-virus.
> 5. Someone else reported that re-installing OE using method 2 in this
> article fixed the problem:
> How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows
> XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378
> Method 2 works on earlier versions of Windows.
> 6. Eliminate any scumware.
> See
> Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
> especially
> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm#Coolwebsearch
>
> Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
> won't. Also, each needs to be updated before every use, even when just
> downloaded. There's also a lot more to do than just those two programs.
> CWShredder is also available here:
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
> **Post your HijackThis log to
> http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
> http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
> Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
> may be found on this page:
> http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
> If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
> in the same thread.
>

I'm stealing this for my tips. <G>

steve

 
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>



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