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Smart Tag...

Hi,

I have Outlook 2003 installed on my laptop and have created a simple signature file.  When I try to open a new mail message I get this error:

"Your current security settings prohibit running activeX controls on this page.  As a result, the page may not display correctly"

I notice on my signature file there appears a little box.  When I checked the source and deleted the box the code that disapeared was:

<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:SmartTagType
name="country-region"
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType
name="place"
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType>
<OBJECT id=ieooui classid=clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D></OBJECT>

This code is not in my sig. file at all, but appears when I try to compose a message.  If I change the security zone from Restricted sites to Internet, I no longer get the error, but the code is still there.

Anyone know how to stop this from appearing??  I dont really want to change my security setting as I'd rather not be sending this out.

Cheers

G
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Hi all,

Signature is created in Outlook.  I never use word as the email editor.

I dont want to lower my security..  I just want the smart tag disabled!

G
Inorder to avoid this message
"Your current security settings prohibit running activeX controls on this page.  As a result, the page may not display correctly"

One of the ways is to do the settings change in IE as i have told in my first suggestion

If you are creating the signature correctly , I donot see a reason why you are getting smart tags. I would think that could be a profile corruption
did you try to recreate the sig as per the suggestion of Sunray in his first post? it would be strange that outlook inserted the smarttag each time
This is strange...

Yesterday, I recreated the signature file several times through outlook and got the same result.  I just tried it today and the tag has gone.

I am completely at a loss as to what caused it or if it will re-appear..

Thanks for your help guys.

G
maybe it was the reboot of outlook that did it
run-> winword
tools->options->E-mail options->General
clear checkbox for "Save smart tags in E-mail"

Thank you
Baruch