Re: OE "Graphics" Problems
From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/05/04
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Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 21:58:42 -0400
Ah! The plot thickens. Some anti-virus applications include Script
Blocking tools. This may be the root of your problem.
-- ~PA Bear Pat wrote: > Thanks for the update. I'll explore the sites you > reference & see what I can come up with. By the way, I > don't think it's the senders' "problem" for two reasons: > Didn't have the problem at all before loading the > additional anti-virus programs but mainly because some of > the emails I'm getting now will have both "graphics" and > the X boxes in the same email. My guess is that > something in my system got changed to either let certain > types of graphics through, or block (or not > recognize/translate)others and if I could find "it" to > change it back, I wouldn't have this problem any more. > > Anyway, I'll check out the other site soon. If I find > anything that fixes this, I'll post it in case someone > else is having the same problem. In the meantime, if you > think of anything else I should check, let me know. > > Thanks again, > > Pat > >> -----Original Message----- >> KB = Microsoft Knowledge Base (article) = >> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283807 (copy/paste this link into >> your IE Addressbar and click GO to open the page. It lists a >> dozen-or-so reasons graphics don't display and things you can do/check >> to correct the problems.) >> >> Very generally, anything you see on your screen that is not text is >> "graphics" (pictures, icons, background colors, etc.). Graphics can be >> put into emails in a variety of ways (coding, scripting, etc.). The KB >> article above walks you through most of them and some reasons you may >> not be seeing the pictures. >> >> Outlook Express (OE) and Internet Explorer (IE) can be considered twins >> as far all this is concerned as they work in identical ways. More or >> less, OE is really part-and-parcel of IE, which itself is what makes >> Windows tick. (You might recall some big, zillion dollar, national and >> international law$uit$ about this in recent years. <G>) >> >> The above notwithstanding, if you can see the graphics in most emails, >> the problem may actually be on the Sender's end and there's not much you >> can do about it. You can test it this way: Compose an email and attach >> a picture then send it to yourself. If you can see the picture in the >> received mail (and also in your copy in Sent Items, if you have this >> option enabled), there's prolly nothing wrong on your end. >> >> PS: Kudos to you! You're doing a very fine job making your first posts, >> especially using the web interface. Most don't do half as well as you! >> (I'm using OE as my newsreader to read these threads and reply to them. >> You can learn more about this at the following page: >> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/resources.htm#setupmsnews. ) >> -- >> HTH - Please Reply to This Thread >> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) >> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP >> >> AumHa Forums >> http://forum.aumha.org >> >> Protect Your PC >> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect >> >> anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com wrote: >>> PA, I appreciate your effort in trying to help me, but I >>> don't understand your answers. Until this problem arose, >>> I had always received emails with "grapics" displayed. >>> Since this problem occured, I only get SOME of >>> the "graphics" and the rest displayed as the X boxes. >>> Which means that I AM able to see SOME of the "pics or >>> graphics" you seem to be saying I shouldn't be able to >>> see. So maybe I'm not calling the "displayed and now >>> undisplayed items" by the correct term, but whatever they >>> are, I was always able to get them before. Now I only >>> get a limited amount of them. Again, I trying to find >>> out how to RESTORE what I already had, not add capability >>> you say IE or OE doesn't have. >>> >>> P.S: I'm new to this forum, so please excuse me if there >>> is something obvious I'm missing here. Also, where can I >>> find the "KB" article you refer to? >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> For your purposes, you can consider pictures = graphics, and Internet >>>> Explorer = Outlook Express (hence "applies to your circumstances, >>>> Pat"). >>>> >>>> See the KB article. >>>> -- >>>> ~PA Bear >>>> >>>> Pat wrote: >>>>> PA Bear: Thanks for responding but I guess I missed >>>>> something in your answer. First, my question is about >>>>> Outlook Express, not Internet Explorer. Second, I >>>>> mentioned "Graphics" rather than "Pictures" and that some >>>>> of them still show, but many are just represented by a >>>>> square with an x in it. Previously, all showed. My >>>>> problem is that I would like to get back the capability I >>>>> previously had. >>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> Pictures Are Not Displayed on Web Sites in Internet Explorer >>>>>> (applies to your circumstances, Pat) >>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283807 >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Pat wrote: >>>>>>> Recently, I've started having problems with much of the >>>>>>> geaphice in emails not being shown. Instead I get the >>>>>>> little boxes with the red x in them (not all do this, >>>>>>> some do show correctly). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I recently installed a firewall and a virus program, but >>>>>>> that didn't seem to cause a problem. However, Imy system >>>>>>> did get infected by a new virus that my program didn't >>>>>>> pick up. I ended up using two other anti-virus programs >>>>>>> (installed them) and the Trend Micro on-line Housecall >>>>>>> program to finally get rid of the infestation! Anyway, >>>>>>> since this, I have the problem with "the little x'd >>>>>>> boxes, even with everything disabled. Any suggestions on >>>>>>> how to fix this will be greatly appreciated. >> >> .
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