Attach a lot of pics taken by our camera to emails that I send to our daughter who is working in China. Just to keep her up to date with family events etc.

I am running Windows XP and normally use MSN for everything. My addy is ends in msn.com.

Anyhoo, this problem just started last night for no apparent reason ?

When I go to attach the pics and pres the attachment link, I always use "compress photos" Normally you can get around fifty with no problems, however, last night it popped up the information bar which read the following;

 

"Internet Explorer has blocked this site from using an ActiveX control in an un safe manner. As a result, this pagemight not display correctly."

 

Normally when this appears you click the bar and you can allow it to run, but not this time ! It says on a drop down menu after you click it;

Whats the risk.

Information bar help

Tried all sorts, tools, internet options, security, including enabling automatic in the ActiveX but all to no avail, still cant compress and attach pics. Never done this before ?

Only change is we purchased a new camera, just a more modern model of the one we have, a Fuji, using the Finepix software, which came supplied with it. Even tried installing the old software back on, but still no worky ? Any ideas ??

 

Alan........

Maybe just upload the photos to a photo sharing website and give your daughter the password or access to them. Then she can view them and grab the files when she likes, plus they will all be stored in one place rather than filling up an inbox. Just an idea for an alternative if you have no luck the way you have been using.

have you run your virus checker mate? silly question i know but if there is one on on your computer infecting files then it wont allow you to send it.

I'd give Firefox a try instead of Internet Explorer, hopefully you wont have the same problem.

 

HTH

Dave

Try pressing CTL while you do it.

Al sorted now, got this reply from another forum.

Thought I might post it up in case its of help to anybody else ?

 

Hi Alan,

 

If it is an ActiveX component here's how to fix it.

 

I assume you are using Internet Explorer 8, although it is the same for most versions of IE.

 

Open Internet Explorer.

 

Click on Tools then Internet Options.

 

In the window that open up select the Security tab.

 

Near the bottom of that window is a button marked Custom Level, select this.

 

A new window opens. You need to scroll through the information on this window to look for the following.

 

Under the heading ActiveX Controls and Plug-Ins you need to make two changes.

 

The option under Download unsigned ActiveX controls should be changed to Prompt.

 

The option under Initialise and Script ActiveX Controls not marked as safe for scripting should be changed to Prompt.

 

Close Internet Explorer and reopen it. When you try to use Hotmail the next time it should now prompt you with the choice to run the ActiveX control or not.

 

Hope this helps.

 

If you can't get it after this, let me know.

 

Alan.................