Attachements in Outlook XP

Yes it could be an option in Outlook or if you are on a company email server (Exchange, Lotus, etc) then they may have a block as well.  If its just an option and you are using an ISP email acct then you would just do the following:

Click Tools
Click Options
Click Security and uncheck Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus.

Hope this helps and if not let me know.

Take a look at:

http://www.slovaktech.com/attachmentoptions.htm

Claus Henriksen

If your Outlook was installed by an IT group, my guess is that you won't have the ability to change the settings that QuickAnswer suggests. I have XP, and there are no settings. The attachments are probably being blocked by Outlook ("Outlook blocked access to the following potentially unsafe attachments: filename.ext"). In some cases, your company may have an anti-virus filter at the firewall/mailserver level. This may be able to be configured. To get around it, simply have the sender rename the file with a different extension or zip, and resend. It should work without a hitch.

I have been trying to do this for ages thanks a million mate.

You bet.