Sending Pictures that are received as little red Xs

It is probably not on your end. It is on the receivers end. You might tell them to go to tools|internet options, and click on advanced tab and scroll down and make sure there is a check mark in show pictures.

1. The NEW plain text mode functionality was added to Windows XP Service Pack 2, the feature in Outlook Express that provided users with the option to render incoming mail messages in plain text instead of HTML. When Outlook Express is running in plain text mode and the rich edit control is used, an additional barrier is provided against transmitted malicious code. You avoid some security issues that result from the use of MSHTML by using the rich edit control. Please read the second section entitled ''What works differently?.''

2. Supplemental reading:

a. ''Image May Not Appear in Message Sent with Outlook Express (Q17190.''

b. ''OLEXP: Image May Not Appear in Message Received with Outlook Express (Q246186).''

c. ''Images are blocked when you open an e-mail message in Outlook Express on a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer (Q84301.''

3. The article [Q883260] discusses the Attachment Manager (WinXP SP 2) which handles both e-mail attachments and Internet downloads and how different file types are handled based on their file extension. If an attachment is identified that might be unsafe, you cannot open the file, or you receive a warning. The following determines which:

? The type of program that you are using.

? The file type that you are downloading or trying to open.

? The security settings of the Web content zone that you are downloading the file from.

a. The article [Q320454] discusses and contains information about the "Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer" tool (MBSA) (click to see a screen shot) that centrally scans Windows-based computers for common security misconfigurations and generates a "report" (click to see an example).

b. "ShieldsUP" is the Internet's quickest, most popular, reliable, most powerful, complete and trusted free online Internet security checkup and information service where at this site you can check your system for vulnerability and begin learning about using the Internet safely.

Note: The Attachment Manager classifies files that you receive or that you download as high, medium, or low risks based on the listed file type and the file name extension in this article.

c. "Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2: Several Problems or Superior Protection?."

4. HTML Content Blocking is an Outlook Express feature which helps users avoid getting repeated spam mailings by preventing a user from unknowingly validating their e-mail address to spam originators. When a user opens an e-mail that contained an image, previous versions of OE automatically contacted the Web server to download and display the images. The download behavior now is configurable and is enabled by default when you install SP2 (the Don?t Download External HTML Content feature is enabled) and OE does not download external content which helps prevent the verification of the e-mail address with possible spam originators. For instance, prior to implementing this feature, if a user downloaded their mail messages, disconnected their network connection, and attempted to view an HTML messages that included pictures or other external Internet content, their modem would automatically start to dial out to download the external content.

5. Supplemental reading:

a. "Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2."

b. "Outlook Express 6 - Using Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 in a Managed Environment: Controlling Communication with the Internet."

c. "Setting Up Security Zones."

d. "Chapter 27 - Security Zones."

e. "XML Page Cannot Be Displayed" Error Message When You Open An XML File Attachment in E-Mail (Q303487)."