To Microsoft -- please fix the function to add a song to Outlook e
hopeful
I tried to use a feature that Outlook Express has, to get music to
automatically begin to play when someone opens an Outlook email that is sent
by me, but I can not get this feature to work.
I have tried to research this problem online, and have read dozens of
comments from others that experienced the same thing. (I am using Outlook
Express 6.)
My hope for getting this feature to work lies in my desire to send emails
with soothing, comforting music to someone who is very ill, so your help in
addressing this would be oh so very appreciated!
This is what I did, in following the instructions:
Opened Outlook Express. Clicked on Create Mail. Typed an email message.
Clicked on Format. Clicked on Background. Clicked on Sound. The Background
Sound window appeared. In the Background Sound window, clicked on Browse.
Navigated to the folder that contains the sound/music file I wanted to add to
the email. Then double clicked on the sound/music file I wanted to add to the
email. Then clicked on OK. Then clicked send email.
As soon as I clicked on "send", I got this message: "One or more of the
pictures in this message could not be found. When you send this message these
pictures will not be included. Are you sure you want to send this message?"
(Note - there's no pictures in the email, just text and the option of sending
the background music.)
The only way to send the message is to press "OK".
However, it doesn't seem to work. The recipient doesn't hear any music
playing when they open the email.
I tried "attaching" the song as an attachment, but that doesn't help,
either. (The music is an mp3 file.)
Might you know how to get this to work? (Even as far as not getting the
message of "One or more of the pictures in this message could not be found.
When you send this message these pictures will not be included. Are you sure
you want to send this message?")
(Remember that you can't literally test it from the same computer you sent
it from, because the email can just reference the music in your personal file
that you pulled it from, and make you think that it's really working. :)
The email has to be opened by someone at a different computer.) [The other
thing to remember is to turn your sound on before opening the email, if you
normally have it turned off.]
I have done a little trouble-shooting, and have made sure that the "Send
Pictures with Message" is enabled on the menu bar, under Format, but that did
not solve the problem. I can hear the song playing in the background as I
compose the email, but as I mentioned, it does not play when it is received
by the recipient. The size of the email, when it is received, is only 10kb,
so it is obvious that the song is not being sent along with it.
Is there someone who might be able to get this feature to work? Or who
might know a workaround? (I know you can edit the HTML by going to "View" on
the menu bar and enabling "Source Edit", and then clicking on the "Source"
tab.) (But this is too advanced for me!)
Is there a fix that could be attended to?
If there is a fix, is it something that needs (or will be needed) to be
downloaded manually, or will it be part of an automatic update to the
operating system? (Thus, I'm asking how to find out about the fix.) [If
it's at all possible, you can email to my account associated with my posting,
if it's accessible to you. If not, I can post one, if necessary. It would
be wonderful if you could post the update about a fix to this thread, too!!]
I just can't tell you what your looking into this means to me!
Thank you oh so much! I just appreciate it so!
With so much gratitude,
-- Karen
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Pola
The OE sound tag will not embed a sound file other than a midi file or a wav file.
If you want your message to play music in another filetype, first you need to host the
file(s) in your own website (or a willing friend's).
Then use the sound tag in the following way:
<BGSOUND balance=0
src="http://www.hopefulwebsite.com/Iwillalwaysloveyou.mp3" volume=0
loop=infinite>
(This one does not work because the site does not exist).
This will work for mp3, asf, wma that I know, as for music files.
Good luck,
Pola
tiajuana
that are sent to me. I use the same technique you do and it works just fine
on my computer. My husband's computer will not allow me to do this. We are
both running XP and the same version of OE and both computers are HP
desktops. Any ideas???
ANONYMOUS
Please note Microsoft has already fixed everything you guys have
suggested and released a completely new product called Windows Live
Mail. I suggest download it from here:
<http://download.live.com/wlmail>
Outlook Express is a very old product and it is Microsoft's policy not
to continue developing old products like Windows 95, Windows98,
Windows98SE, Windows NT version xx, Windows ME, and Windows 2000. XP
and Vista are also nearing its life span and people are encouraged to
buy new systems with Windows 7 to get better experience of life.
Let us know if this helped.
Steve Cochran
There is no improvement going from OE in XP to nothing (or worse than nothing with Wal*Mail) in Win7.
steve
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steve
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LD5SZRA
WLM is the best free mail client you can have. If you are stuck
with OE then so be it but technology has to move on and very soon
this newsgroup will be closed down starting June 1, 2010. This is
official from Microsoft.
<http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx>
You need to start getting used to modern technology unless, of
course you are nearing your demise from this planet!
hth
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So you want to continue promoting your website right?
hth
Steve Cochran wrote:
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> See point 1 here and see if that helps: www.0eh3lp.com/0ET1ps.aspx#I
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Steve Cochran
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Steve Cochran
You can enjoy wallowing in the filth.
steve
MS-MVP
1998 - present
Outlook Express / Windows Mail
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ANONYMOUS
> My software has helped more people than any you will in your entire life.
>
This may very well be the case but your software is designed for a
product which is no longer developed by Microsoft. Don't you think you
will be very useful to Microsoft customers if you start writing some new
software for toady's products? What is the point of continuing the same
old products if the user base is dwindling? Have you retired already
from active life?
hth
ANONYMOUS
> I'm certainly not going to load a piece of crapware on my computer.
>
> You can enjoy wallowing in the filth.
The original post wasn't directed at you but it seems you felt left out.
Nobody asked you do anything but it seems you felt left out from this
discussion but I am glad you are back to support this product which
nobody is actually using it unless they have old computers like mine. I
am using Mozilla for NNTPs and WLM and Outlook for proper emails.
I am certainly enjoying what you call "filth" but that is all we have now.
hth
Steve Cochran
Microsoft has zero documentation for programming WLM and no intention to provide any of such, so I have no intention of trying to program for it.
I continue to help those who use the legacy software and will continue to do so.
steve
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