OLEXP: Forwarded Attachments Do Not Include Changes
Article ID: 200237
Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01
- Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0
- Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0
- Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01
This article was previously published under Q200237
For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express
SYMPTOMS
If you open an attachment in an Outlook Express message, edit it, save the changes, and then forward it to another recipient, the changes are not saved and the recipient may receive the original version.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, save the attachment to your local hard disk before editing or forwarding the attachment. To save a file attachment, right-click it, click Save As, click an appropriate folder in the Save In box, type a descriptive name in the Named box, and then click OK.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Keywords: kbui kbprb KB200237