# Help with Microsoft OE.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-microsoft-oe/220199>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 20, 2003, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-microsoft-oe/220199 "2003-12-20T18:56:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-microsoft-oe/220199/1 "2003-12-20T18:56:38Z")

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If I can’t make it do what I want, at least help me _hurt_ it.

I emailed myself a document from work. Upon arriving home at my Microsoft Outlook Express, I found that OE held my document in disdain, telling me “OE removed access to the following unsafe attachments in your mail: (Filename).xls”.

Now I _wanted that document at home!_ Is there any way to reason with OE, or bludgeon it into submission and coughing up said document? I’ve found no answer in OE help.

Thanks for helping!

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-microsoft-oe/220199/2 "2003-12-20T18:57:41Z")

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BTW, it’s OE 6.

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**Author:** ![Daizy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@Daizy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daizy)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-microsoft-oe/220199/3 "2003-12-20T19:03:41Z")

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Open outlook Express… go to tools.options…security…and take the check mark out of “Do not allow attachments to be saved…”

That should do it.

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-microsoft-oe/220199/4 "2003-12-20T19:08:40Z")

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Many thanks, **Daizy**. That worked nicely!

I’m done here. Mods, you can close this puppy!

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**Author:** ![Daizy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@Daizy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daizy)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-microsoft-oe/220199/5 "2003-12-20T19:11:01Z")

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Fabulous news **Qadgop the Mercotan**! Thanks for posting back!