Re: 2000 Pro

From: Buz [MSFT] (buzb_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/29/03 

Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 14:10:21 -0500

f you are trying to open an attachment and it is shutting the system down I
would be concerned about a possible virus or trojan. If you try to recieve a
built in file like notepad.exe does the system shut down or is it just one
particular executable that does this?

Buz Brodin
MCSE NT4 / Win2K
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"Steven L Umbach" <n9rouz@nscomcast.net> wrote in message
news:c0Tzb.427454$Tr4.1206849@attbi_s03...
> Hi Tom.
>
> I would try posting in an Outlook newsgroup. I am familiar with OE which
has an
> option to prevent certain attachments from opening, but the part about
shutting down
> the system is not right. --- Steve
>
> "Tom Hartley" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:043a01c3baa3$c07bcbc0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> > Hi all. Win2000 Pro, MS Outlook. When a file arrives
> > in "inbox" with a ".exe extension, file name is greyed out
> > ie. it will not open and system closes down. As this file
> > remains at top of list it is the first one read and of
> > course as soon as it is accessed the system shuts down.
> > I suspect it is a security option switch, any ideas
> >
> > Tom Hartley
>
>