Windows Vista Ultimate, Outlook 2007, no Google desktop installed

The following issue: When trying to open or save an attachment (word, excel,
powerpoint), you get a dialogue box asking whether you want to save/open the
file. In the last line, there is a checkbox "Ask always before opening this
file type". This checkbox is gray, and cannot be unchecked (view he
http://www.poetzsch-consulting.de/test/Nachfrage.jpg). Strange enough, this
issue ocurrs with all attachments, except pdfs. For pdfs, for instance, the
box can be unchecked.

How the box can be made accessable? Any clue?
Thanks

Try this, save the attachment, navigate to it in Explorer, right click,
select "Open With|Choose Default program". Is the "Always use..." checkbox
available now?

Hal
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"JP" wrote in message
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Windows Vista Ultimate, Outlook 2007, no Google desktop installed

The following issue: When trying to open or save an attachment (word,
excel,
powerpoint), you get a dialogue box asking whether you want to save/open
the
file. In the last line, there is a checkbox "Ask always before opening
this
file type". This checkbox is gray, and cannot be unchecked (view he
http://www.poetzsch-consulting.de/test/Nachfrage.jpg). Strange enough,
this
issue ocurrs with all attachments, except pdfs. For pdfs, for instance,
the
box can be unchecked.

How the box can be made accessable? Any clue?
Thanks

it's a security feature.

Are you using the feature to view in the reading pane? That negates the
problem for most people.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

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"JP" wrote in message
...
Windows Vista Ultimate, Outlook 2007, no Google desktop installed

The following issue: When trying to open or save an attachment (word,
excel, powerpoint), you get a dialogue box asking whether you want to
save/open the file. In the last line, there is a checkbox "Ask always
before opening this file type". This checkbox is gray, and cannot be
unchecked (view he
http://www.poetzsch-consulting.de/test/Nachfrage.jpg). Strange enough,
this issue ocurrs with all attachments, except pdfs. For pdfs, for
instance, the box can be unchecked.

How the box can be made accessable? Any clue?
Thanks

I tried it. No luck.

"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
Try this, save the attachment, navigate to it in Explorer, right click,
select "Open With|Choose Default program". Is the "Always use..."
checkbox
available now?

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com

I am using the preview-feature. I turned it off to check whether it would
make a difference (after rebooting), but it does not. Sorry.
Does anybody know the respective registry-key which enables/disables the
checkbox?

"Diane Poremsky" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
it's a security feature.

Are you using the feature to view in the reading pane? That negates the
problem for most people.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

No, not offhand. Most people don't care since they use preview and only open
them when they need to save them.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

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"JP" wrote in message
news
I am using the preview-feature. I turned it off to check whether it would
make a difference (after rebooting), but it does not. Sorry.
Does anybody know the respective registry-key which enables/disables the
checkbox?

"Diane Poremsky" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
it's a security feature.

Are you using the feature to view in the reading pane? That negates the
problem for most people.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

I need to edit most of the attachments I recieve. Not a big deal though, but
it's kind of annoying to click around all the time...

"Diane Poremsky" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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No, not offhand. Most people don't care since they use preview and only
open them when they need to save them.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

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"JP" wrote in message
news
I am using the preview-feature. I turned it off to check whether it would
make a difference (after rebooting), but it does not. Sorry.
Does anybody know the respective registry-key which enables/disables the
checkbox?

"Diane Poremsky" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
it's a security feature.

Are you using the feature to view in the reading pane? That negates the
problem for most people.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

This is what I know so far:

In outlook 2007 , the editflags binary value is the key - this example is
for GIF extension. In outlook 2007 SP1, the EditFlags value does not exist
but creating it with 00 00 01 00 data gets rid of the dialog and opens the
message.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\giffile\EditFl ags
binary data of
00 00 00 00 = always ask (on my SP1 the checkbox to never ask is grayed out)
00 00 01 00 = always open, no dialog

Word 2007 DOCX extension is
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Word.Document. 12

Adobe PDF
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AcroExch.Docum ent

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

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"JP" wrote in message
news
I am using the preview-feature. I turned it off to check whether it would
make a difference (after rebooting), but it does not. Sorry.
Does anybody know the respective registry-key which enables/disables the
checkbox?

"Diane Poremsky" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
it's a security feature.

Are you using the feature to view in the reading pane? That negates the
problem for most people.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

Wow! This made my day! I changed the values for Word, Excel and Powerpoint
(".8" for the doc, ppt and xls and ".12" for the Office 2007 files) - and
guess what - it worked!
I will keep this message for further reference and more files types...

Thanks again, this was of great help.
Cheers and Happy New Year
Joerg


"Diane Poremsky" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
This is what I know so far:

In outlook 2007 , the editflags binary value is the key - this example is
for GIF extension. In outlook 2007 SP1, the EditFlags value does not exist
but creating it with 00 00 01 00 data gets rid of the dialog and opens the
message.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\giffile\EditFl ags
binary data of
00 00 00 00 = always ask (on my SP1 the checkbox to never ask is grayed
out)
00 00 01 00 = always open, no dialog

Word 2007 DOCX extension is
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Word.Document. 12

Adobe PDF
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AcroExch.Docum ent

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

Outlook Tips by email:


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"JP" wrote in message
news
I am using the preview-feature. I turned it off to check whether it would
make a difference (after rebooting), but it does not. Sorry.
Does anybody know the respective registry-key which enables/disables the
checkbox?

"Diane Poremsky" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
it's a security feature.

Are you using the feature to view in the reading pane? That negates the
problem for most people.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/