How to Unblock Attachments in Microsoft Outlook
- Run Regedit, and go to this
key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice10.0OutlookSecurity (change 10.0 to 9.0 for Outlook 2000 SP3 or to 11.0 for Outlook 2003) - Under that key, add a new string value named Level1Remove.
- For the value for
Level1Remove, enter a semicolon-delimited list of file extensions. For
example, entering this:
.mdb;.url
Note that the use of a leading dot was not previously required, however, new security patches may require it. If you are using "mdb;url" format and extensions are blocked, add a dot to each extension. Note also that there is not a space between extensions.
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Article Information
Outlook 2003, Outlook 2002 and Outlook 2000 SP3 (but not Outlook 98 or earlier Outlook 2000 versions) allow the user to use a registry key to open up access to blocked attachments. (Always make a backup before editing the registry.) To use this key:| Creation Date | April 22,2008 |
| Article Tags | Microsoft 2002 2003 |
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