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Old 02-23-2008   #3 (permalink)
Gary VanderMolen


 
 

Re: Windows Mail - Pasting Animated GIF Emoticons, Please, Help

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)


"Marynonimous" <Marynonimous@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks to Mr. Gary VanderMolen, I now know that all I had to do was go to my
> Windows Mail, click on Tools (at the top), Options, Security tab, and uncheck
> the 'Do not allow attachments..." and uncheck the "Block images..." buttons.
> Thank you so much! God bless you, Mr. Gary VanderMolen!
>
> "Marynonimous" wrote:
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>> When I copy an animated GIF emoticon from my Internet Explorer browser,
>> Firefox Internet browser, or even my Opera browser and paste it into an email
>> from my Windows Mail, it only shows up as a plain box with a red 'X' in the
>> middle of that box instead of showing the animated GIF emoticon itself. When
>> I try to send that particular email, a message pops up saying that all images
>> could not be shown and then asking if I still wish to send it.
>>
>> When I had my old Windows 98 computer, I could copy and paste animated GIF
>> emoticons into my Outlook Express emails and they would show up, but now, I
>> am unable to do that.
>>
>> When I changed my computers from my Windows 98 to my Windows Vista Home
>> Premium Edition, a certain store transfered my emails onto the new computer
>> and my old emails still were able to show the animated GIF emoticons that I
>> had in them and I am able to copy and paste my old emoticons from my old
>> emails (from Windows 98) into new ones (in Windows Vista Home Premium
>> Edition) and they show completely when I send them.
>>
>> However, I am unable to simply copy and paste animated emoticons from
>> websites into my Windows Mail in my Windows Vista Home Premium Edition.
>> Might someone know how I would be able to fix this problem so that I can
>> create pretty emails to send off? I would really appreciate it.
>>
>> God bless you all...
>>
>> -Mary
>>
>> P.S. Someone had suggested that I update my Java, but I checked and tried to
>> update it, but it was already updated to the most recent edition. Someone
>> also suggested that I update my Active X controls, but I am unsure of how to
>> do that and not sure if that would solve my problem.

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