Mail images missing - Windows Update problem for ?

John Edwards

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Oct 15, 2009, 2:54:01 PM10/15/09

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Having had no mail problems previously, following the installation of 16
Windows Updates today I find that suddenly none of my Windows Mail messages
contain any images (not even a red X). I've checked the security settings,
but they haven't changed.
The only Windows security product I'm using is Defender's Firewall, whle
virus and spyware checking is from AVG (Free). I'm running on Vista Home
Premium SP2 (32-bit).
Am I alone?

Gary VanderMolen

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Oct 15, 2009, 3:12:44 PM10/15/09

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Your AVG antivirus was probably installed with its default install option.
If so, uninstall it, then reinstall, but select 'custom' install, which then
allows you to unselect installing its troublesome email scanning module.

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Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/profile/vandermolen

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PA Bear [MS MVP]

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Oct 15, 2009, 3:08:19 PM10/15/09

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Run Disk Cleanup.

PA Bear [MS MVP]

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Oct 15, 2009, 3:19:53 PM10/15/09

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i.e., Linkscanner, Search-Shield, Active Surf-Shield, Security toolbar,
and/or any of the email scanning components.

Gary VanderMolen wrote:
> Your AVG antivirus was probably installed with its default install option.
> If so, uninstall it, then reinstall, but select 'custom' install, which
> then
> allows you to unselect installing its troublesome email scanning module.
>
>

PA Bear

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Oct 15, 2009, 9:47:26 PM10/15/09

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cf. http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/8a69a71e-ef70-4393-b076-14967e49cdeb

On Oct 15, 2:54 pm, John Edwards

John

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Oct 16, 2009, 8:46:57 AM10/16/09

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Thanks - that DOES seem to have been the cause (and also the cause of
a 15-minute boot-up delay!). I've installed the new Microsoft Security
Essentials product instead.

On Oct 15, 8:12 pm, "Gary VanderMolen" <g...@NoMail.invalid> wrote:
> Your AVG antivirus was probably installed with its default install option.
> If so, uninstall it, then reinstall, but select 'custom' install, which then
> allows you to unselect installing its troublesome email scanning module.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/profile/vandermolen
>
>
>

> "John Edwards" <JohnEdwa...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in messagenews:64A26930-3A5C-407F...@microsoft.com...

> > Having had no mail problems previously, following the installation of 16
> > Windows Updates today I find that suddenly none of my Windows Mail messages
> > contain any images (not even a red X). I've checked the security settings,
> > but they haven't changed.
> > The only Windows security product I'm using is Defender's Firewall, whle
> > virus and spyware checking is from AVG (Free). I'm running on Vista Home
> > Premium SP2 (32-bit).

> > Am I alone?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Gary VanderMolen

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Oct 16, 2009, 1:37:27 PM10/16/09

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Glad to hear it. I also use MSE on all my computers.
No surprise that it is highly compatible with Microsoft programs.

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/profile/vandermolen

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