So I went to open the .exe file that I sent myself yesterday and I found out that Outlook 2007 will not let you download “unsafe” attachments (unsafe meaning “Any file with an executable extension”). This bothered me, so I googled how to disable the feature.
Sadly you cannot completely disable it, you can only add file types that you want to download anyway.
Open the registry editor (Click Start->Run and type regedit)
• Browse to:
Outlook 2007
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice12.0OutlookSecurity
Outlook 2003
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice11.0OutlookSecurity
Outlook 2002
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice10.0OutlookSecurity
Outlook 2000
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice9.0OutlookSecurity
• Add a new String value named: Level1Remove
• Edit the value and add the extension(s) that you would like to allow (use a ‘;’ as a delimeter)
Ex: .exe or .bat;.exe;.mst
• Restart Outlook (You don’t need to restart the computer)