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re: Question about 'Force Outlook to allow EXE and MDB file attachments' Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 12:47 am Posted by MartinM (5148 messages posted) This is odd because a "normal" Outlook installation will always create the "Outlook" keys you are looking for. I'd approach it like this: 1. Backup your Registry. 2. have a thorough search for keys containing "outlook". 3. If no joy, backup your outlook.pst file and re-install Outlook. 4. If still no joy, create the key and value you need as per this I am doubtful about step 4. because it sounds as if there may be something deeper wrong with your installation, but as long as you have backed up the Registry you will be able to recover if necessary. I recommend ERUNT for system backups by the way. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Force Outlook to allow EXE and MDB file attachments' Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 8:14 am Posted by Larry Moskowitz (4 messages posted) Hi, Thanks for the very quick response. I'm not sure it's so odd because I do NOT have Outlook installed via the Office 2007 pack; I only installed Word/Excell/Access. I do have Outlook Express (the email). So that may be the reason that key is just not there at all. I did search for outlook in the registry. It's there in a few diff spots, but no \security key there. Thanks [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Force Outlook to allow EXE and MDB file attachments' Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 11:43 am Posted by Helen (1637 messages posted) Outlook and Outlook Express are completely different beasties as I'm sure you know, so you will not find the Outlook key under Office in your registry. Try looking within OE at Tools/Options Security tab. Remove the check from "do not allow attachments..." [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Force Outlook to allow EXE and MDB file attachments' Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 5:23 pm Posted by Larry Moskowitz (4 messages posted) I'm aware of this solution. It's the most dangerous to allow all attachments but if there's no other way to only allow MDB's, guess I'll have to do this. I must be able to receive MDB's from certain people. Thanks [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Force Outlook to allow EXE and MDB file attachments' Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 5:34 pm Posted by Helen (1637 messages posted) An MDB attachment is only a risk if you open it... if you don't expect it, just delete it. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Force Outlook to allow EXE and MDB file attachments' Monday, January 21, 2008 at 4:52 pm Posted by MartinM (5148 messages posted) Ah - not having Outlook would explain why the Registry settings for Outlook are not there ! Follow Helen's advice. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum