You're welcome, David.
Strangely enough, the newer Windows Live Mail does not have that
limitation, so it is not a Vista peculiarity.
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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
"David SC" <dave_vt@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:e570pJ4BJHA.2712@xxxxxx
Quote:
> For the benefit of others, the solution was not having the file I was
> attaching open somewhere else. Thank you Gary!
>
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:e6ap9yyBJHA.2712@xxxxxx
> Make sure the file you were attaching was not open somewhere
> else, like in Microsoft Word.
> Also, go to Tools, Safety Options, Security, uncheck "Do not
> allow attachments..."
>
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> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>
>
> "David SC" <dave_vt@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:u91FvtwBJHA.4932@xxxxxx Quote:
>>I attached the .doc from MS Word successfully. When I hit "send" the file
>> was not recognized, and asked if I wanted to send the email without the
>> attached file.
>>
>> "David SC" <dave_vt@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%23$bHNouBJHA.5012@xxxxxx Quote:
>>>I attached an MS Word .doc file to an email I was sending through Windows
>>>Mail in Vista. Attaching was easy, but the email program would not
>>>recognize the .doc file. Can anyone help?
>> >