Blocked photos in email

Can anyone tell me why when i receive emails with photos i get blank squares
with red crosses in the left corner where the photo should be and then
sometimes at the bottom of the email are the photos!!

"Hayles" <Hayles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A3AA570F-1FBE-43CD-9E57-A6CC76C56D12@microsoft.com...
> Can anyone tell me why when i receive emails with photos i get blank
> squares
> with red crosses in the left corner where the photo should be and then
> sometimes at the bottom of the email are the photos!!

Tools | Options | Security
Uncheck "Block images and other external content in HTML e-mail".

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
Do not send email

Thanks Frank but i did that yesterday and today i still had the same problem
with only a couple of emails not all of them.

"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:

> "Hayles" <Hayles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A3AA570F-1FBE-43CD-9E57-A6CC76C56D12@microsoft.com...
> > Can anyone tell me why when i receive emails with photos i get blank
> > squares
> > with red crosses in the left corner where the photo should be and then
> > sometimes at the bottom of the email are the photos!!
>
> Tools | Options | Security
> Uncheck "Block images and other external content in HTML e-mail".
>
> --
> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
> www.fjsmjs.com
> Do not send email
>
>

Does the size of the message indicates that there is actually an attachment
there? Sometimes, for one reason or another, the image is not actually sent
with the message, just a reference to it on the sender's hard drive.

"Hayles" <Hayles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news7CBD08C-1D79-4A0B-BCB3-D4155A41A3BD@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Frank but i did that yesterday and today i still had the same
> problem
> with only a couple of emails not all of them.
>
> "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:
>
>> "Hayles" <Hayles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A3AA570F-1FBE-43CD-9E57-A6CC76C56D12@microsoft.com...
>> > Can anyone tell me why when i receive emails with photos i get blank
>> > squares
>> > with red crosses in the left corner where the photo should be and then
>> > sometimes at the bottom of the email are the photos!!
>>
>> Tools | Options | Security
>> Uncheck "Block images and other external content in HTML e-mail".

No there isn't an attachment!! Any idea why the photos don't open in the
right places in the email?? Thanks

"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:

> Does the size of the message indicates that there is actually an attachment
> there? Sometimes, for one reason or another, the image is not actually sent
> with the message, just a reference to it on the sender's hard drive.
>
> "Hayles" <Hayles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news7CBD08C-1D79-4A0B-BCB3-D4155A41A3BD@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks Frank but i did that yesterday and today i still had the same
> > problem
> > with only a couple of emails not all of them.
> >
> > "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:
> >
> >> "Hayles" <Hayles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:A3AA570F-1FBE-43CD-9E57-A6CC76C56D12@microsoft.com...
> >> > Can anyone tell me why when i receive emails with photos i get blank
> >> > squares
> >> > with red crosses in the left corner where the photo should be and then
> >> > sometimes at the bottom of the email are the photos!!
> >>
> >> Tools | Options | Security
> >> Uncheck "Block images and other external content in HTML e-mail".
>
>

Because the sender didn't include it for one reason or another. If they are
using WinMail or Outlook Express a common reason would be having the choice
to include poctures unchecked in Tools | Options | Send | HYML Settings.

"Hayles" <Hayles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A095AD75-B8B5-49A6-A472-90AE22BBF513@microsoft.com...
> No there isn't an attachment!! Any idea why the photos don't open in the
> right places in the email?? Thanks
>
> "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:
>
>> Does the size of the message indicates that there is actually an
>> attachment
>> there? Sometimes, for one reason or another, the image is not actually
>> sent
>> with the message, just a reference to it on the sender's hard drive.
>>
>> "Hayles" <Hayles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news7CBD08C-1D79-4A0B-BCB3-D4155A41A3BD@microsoft.com...
>> > Thanks Frank but i did that yesterday and today i still had the same
>> > problem
>> > with only a couple of emails not all of them.
>> >
>> > "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:
>> >
>> >> "Hayles" <Hayles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:A3AA570F-1FBE-43CD-9E57-A6CC76C56D12@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Can anyone tell me why when i receive emails with photos i get blank
>> >> > squares
>> >> > with red crosses in the left corner where the photo should be and
>> >> > then
>> >> > sometimes at the bottom of the email are the photos!!
>> >>
>> >> Tools | Options | Security
>> >> Uncheck "Block images and other external content in HTML e-mail".

Thanks for your help Frank!!!

"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:

> Because the sender didn't include it for one reason or another. If they are
> using WinMail or Outlook Express a common reason would be having the choice
> to include poctures unchecked in Tools | Options | Send | HYML Settings.
>
> "Hayles" <Hayles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A095AD75-B8B5-49A6-A472-90AE22BBF513@microsoft.com...
> > No there isn't an attachment!! Any idea why the photos don't open in the
> > right places in the email?? Thanks
> >
> > "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:
> >
> >> Does the size of the message indicates that there is actually an
> >> attachment
> >> there? Sometimes, for one reason or another, the image is not actually
> >> sent
> >> with the message, just a reference to it on the sender's hard drive.
> >>
> >> "Hayles" <Hayles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news7CBD08C-1D79-4A0B-BCB3-D4155A41A3BD@microsoft.com...
> >> > Thanks Frank but i did that yesterday and today i still had the same
> >> > problem
> >> > with only a couple of emails not all of them.
> >> >
> >> > "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> "Hayles" <Hayles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:A3AA570F-1FBE-43CD-9E57-A6CC76C56D12@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Can anyone tell me why when i receive emails with photos i get blank
> >> >> > squares
> >> >> > with red crosses in the left corner where the photo should be and
> >> >> > then
> >> >> > sometimes at the bottom of the email are the photos!!
> >> >>
> >> >> Tools | Options | Security
> >> >> Uncheck "Block images and other external content in HTML e-mail".
>
>

Where do you find uncheck"block images and other external content in HTML
e-mail"

"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:

> "Hayles" <Hayles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A3AA570F-1FBE-43CD-9E57-A6CC76C56D12@microsoft.com...
> > Can anyone tell me why when i receive emails with photos i get blank
> > squares
> > with red crosses in the left corner where the photo should be and then
> > sometimes at the bottom of the email are the photos!!
>
> Tools | Options | Security
> Uncheck "Block images and other external content in HTML e-mail".
>
> --
> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
> www.fjsmjs.com
> Do not send email
>
>

Where it says (below): Tools, Options, Security.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


"sass1" <sass1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news483E50F-A1FC-4555-A68C-49EE46D92517@microsoft.com...
> Where do you find uncheck"block images and other external content in HTML
> e-mail"
>
> "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:
>
>> "Hayles" <Hayles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A3AA570F-1FBE-43CD-9E57-A6CC76C56D12@microsoft.com...
>> > Can anyone tell me why when i receive emails with photos i get blank
>> > squares
>> > with red crosses in the left corner where the photo should be and then
>> > sometimes at the bottom of the email are the photos!!
>>
>> Tools | Options | Security
>> Uncheck "Block images and other external content in HTML e-mail".
>>
>> --
>> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
>> www.fjsmjs.com
>> Do not send email
>>
>>

I am also getting problems with the red X's in Windows Mail. It only happens
with emails from www.auctionsniper.com which have thumbnail images of ebay
items. For the past few weeks this has stopped working properly. I have asked
Auctionsniper for advice and they say it is with my email program where the
problem lies because they can see the images in the emails I returned to them.

I have read through many similar 'red X' threads here and have unchecked
Tools/Options/Security/Do not allow attachments; and also Block images. = no
joy.

I have uninstalled AVG8. Now using Avast. Still I get the red X's.
Rebooted. Still I get the red X's.
I then stopped it scanning email. = Still I get the red X's.

What I have noticed is that in Windows Mail/Tools/Options/Security, when I
click in the check box for Block images (I know it should be unchecked for
unblock images), I expect the Apply button to turn from greyed out to black
text. But this does not happen. It's as if there is a problem in Windows Mail
with it not realising that I have actually clicked that particular check box.
All the other check boxes do turn the Apply text black. Is it corrupted? Is
it permanently blocking images in html emails?

My Firewall is ZoneAlarm 7.1.248.000 and I have told it to accept
www.Auctionsniper.com as safe.

In Windows Mail I have looked at Tools/Junk Mail/Safe senders & Blocked
senders lists. I have the Auctionsniper email as a safe sender and it isn't
in the Blocked senders list either.

I have emptied the MSIE 7 cache.

Windows Mail does have a lot of emails in the inbox, 11,750. And 4600 in the
outbox. Has this popped it? I have just compacted the emails. No joy.

Nothing has helped. I am now totally stumped as to why this has stopped
working correctly. Please can you help Frank?

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"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:

> "Hayles" <Hayles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A3AA570F-1FBE-43CD-9E57-A6CC76C56D12@microsoft.com...
> > Can anyone tell me why when i receive emails with photos i get blank
> > squares
> > with red crosses in the left corner where the photo should be and then
> > sometimes at the bottom of the email are the photos!!
>
> Tools | Options | Security
> Uncheck "Block images and other external content in HTML e-mail".
>
> --
> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
> www.fjsmjs.com
> Do not send email
>
>