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After installing Sp2 when I try to use outlook express to send mail I get the error message This message has not completed downloading It can not be sent until downloading is complete Outlook Express worked fine until Sp2 was installed so I know that I have set it up correctly with my ISP

... if this will apply to you but it's worth trying.

By default, the Block images and other external content in HTML e-mail check box is selected in Outlook Express after you install Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). When this check box is selected, Outlook Express blocks external HTML-based content that is linked to an external location. This kind of external content includes items such as pictures and other Internet content. If this check box is selected, the external content that is contained in a message is blocked when you open and then view the message.

When the Block images and other external content in HTML e-mail check box is selected, Outlook Express helps you manage your e-mail in the following ways:

*It helps you avoid viewing potentially offensive material.
*It lets you choose the images that you want to take the time to download if you have a dial-up connection.
*It helps reduce the number of junk e-mail messages that you receive.Images that are contained in junk e-mail messages frequently include Web beacons that notify the sender's Web server when you read or preview a message. The Web beacon validates your e-mail address and frequently causes you to receive more junk e-mail messages and to possibly receive computer viruses.

You can configure Outlook Express to automatically download all pictures and external content.
To do this, follow these steps:
Click Options on the Tools menu
Then click the Security tab.
Click to clear the Block images and other external content in HTML e-mail check box.

See if that works....


Cactus