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Solve : Accidentally Unchecked 'Always Ask Before Opening' in Outlook? |
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Answer» This used to be an EASY fix in XP... Seems to me you NEED to spend some time getting this all sorted out in your head first and then try posting again. Your first post here reflects a lack of a clear understanding by by your of your problem. First, while it's possible to send an HTML file as an attachment, it's unusual to do so; more likely, someone would just put the URL to a website in an email message. So, I suspect you've got the facts wrong there. Also, the link you posted to a reference does not pertain to Outlook. It pertains solely to IE. And, I have the impression this is really where your question lies; I suspect your question pertains to downloading with IE and how to make IE, not Outlook, ask you "Always ask before opening this type of file". My head is quite sorted, thank you. I do indeed "have a clear understanding by by my of my problem". I described a specific concern, YET you "suspect" it isn't what I asked, but rather what I said specifically it is NOT? Interesting. Again: I received an email in Outlook with an .html attachment. I accidentally clicked "Always Ask Before Opening", and I don't want that. My search for help - to attempt to solve the problem myself before posting here - only turned up articles about IE, NOT Outlook. I need a suggestion for Outlook. I believe the sentence in my post that read "I found many articles... that tell me how to fix it If I'm using IE, but I'm not - I'm using Outlook" indicated my understanding that the literature I was finding was not helpful to me. So... How can I tell Outlook 2007, in a machine running Windows 7, how to re-confirm NEXT time I receive an .html attachment that I would like to be asked before opening? (Or any type of attachment, for that matter?) (btw, it's NOT unusual for travel companies to send confirmations as .html documents.)Windows Vista and Windows 7 Ask again before opening http://www.msoutlook.info/question/352 You can also try this tip.... http://www.msoutlook.info/question/80 Spoiler: I'd seen that last night, but it seemed that it was the exact OPPOSITE of what I was trying to accomplish - it was for folks who didn't have the option to turn off notification, but wanted to. Salmon (if that IS your real name): I will try that. I hadn't found that exact piece, but I'd seen lots of stuff suggesting regedit, which always worries me. But I will give it a try and let you know. Thanks, both. So that worked, Salmon. Begs the question - was that an Outlook-only solution, or does it affect ALL times I try to launch .html files. That's not that frequently, so no big whoop. Thanks again. Quote from: rjbinney on July 06, 2011, 12:17:44 PM I'd seen that last night, but it seemed that it was the exact OPPOSITE of what I was trying to accomplish - it was for folks who didn't have the option to turn off notification, but wanted to. Yes, I'd noticed that. Quote Salmon (if that IS your real name): No, it isn't. It is the name of a railway locomotive, a Gresley A1 Pacific of the London and North Eastern Railway. It was a member of a class of locomotives mostly named after racehorses. "Salmon Trout" won the 1924 St Leger race in England. Quote I'd seen lots of stuff suggesting regedit, which always worries me. But I will give it a try and let you know. Just follow the instructions exactly and remember you can always cancel and back out if you aren't sure. Quote from: rjbinney on July 06, 2011, 12:28:58 PM So that worked, Salmon. Begs the question - was that an Outlook-only solution, or does it affect ALL times I try to launch .html files. That's not that frequently, so no big whoop. For each registered file type, there is a registry value called "Editflags" which contains 4 BYTES. As far as I can see, the lowest bit of the third byte governs whether permission is asked to open an attachment of that file type. If the bit is a 1 then permission is not asked. if the bit is 0 then it is. It certainly affects Outlook; it might affect any email client which is the default mail handler. |
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