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 Ima Goodlay wrote: > Over a period of 6 months I composed and sent hundreds of messages, > all with similar content and all with a file size between 40 and 60K > including a 30K attachment. > > A month ago the file size doubled to 100K although the message and > attachment remained the same. Two weeks ago the file size rose to 200K > and today my simple messages and attachment are 730K. > > The content of the messages has been the same for 7 months and the > Word Doc attachment has remained virtually unchanged. > > I have ran scan disk, defrag, and 3 virus checkers. I received perhaps > 20 MS patch viruses over the last month; none were opened, all were > trashed on receipt. I updated the real security patches from Microsoft > on a timely basis. I use AVG and scan for viruses daily; updates are > checked for daily. > > I've visited http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/ and surfed the Internet > including Google for a fix and I continue to surf. > > I have Win XP Pro and Outlook Express 6. > > I am posting this message in 2 news groups - > 24hoursupport.helpdesk > microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress > > Thanks for any help you can give me. > > Ima > > ----- |
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My pleasure, Ima. I hope it got sorted out already.
 By the way, if you are concerned about virii, here is an article on avoiding macro viruses. http://www.sans.org/resources/macro.htm "Ima Goodlay" wrote: > Yes, I think that is a solution. Still testing it and will get back to > you later. Thank you. > > Ima > > ----- > > On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 20:57:10 GMT, "Liz" <> wrote: > > >Did you compose your message using Word? > >Try cut & paste the message to a new document > >excluding the "Carriage Return". See if this helps. > > > > > >"Ima Goodlay" wrote > >> I looked and the "Allow fast saves" box was not checked. The problem > >> is with the message. It is 700K. When the Doc is attached the total > >> size is 730K. > >> > >> Ima > >> > >> ----- > >> > >> On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 20:31:44 GMT, "Liz" <> wrote: > >> > >> >Open Word, on the Tools menu> click Options> Save tab> > >> >Uncheck the box "Allow fast saves"> OK. > >> >Save the document and the file should now shrink in size. > >> > > >> >When you enabled "Allow fast saves", Word will not save the > >> >document from the original file size. Word saved your changes > >> >to the end of your existing document, this resulted the size increase. > >> > > >> > > >> >"Ima Goodlay" wrote > >> >> Over a period of 6 months I composed and sent hundreds of messages, > >> >> all with similar content and all with a file size between 40 and 60K > >> >> including a 30K attachment. > >> >> > >> >> A month ago the file size doubled to 100K although the message and > >> >> attachment remained the same. Two weeks ago the file size rose to 200K > >> >> and today my simple messages and attachment are 730K. > >> >> > >> >> The content of the messages has been the same for 7 months and the > >> >> Word Doc attachment has remained virtually unchanged. > >> >> > >> >> I have ran scan disk, defrag, and 3 virus checkers. I received perhaps > >> >> 20 MS patch viruses over the last month; none were opened, all were > >> >> trashed on receipt. I updated the real security patches from Microsoft > >> >> on a timely basis. I use AVG and scan for viruses daily; updates are > >> >> checked for daily. > >> >> > >> >> I've visited http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/ and surfed the Internet > >> >> including Google for a fix and I continue to surf. > >> >> > >> >> I have Win XP Pro and Outlook Express 6. > >> >> > >> >> I am posting this message in 2 news groups - > >> >> 24hoursupport.helpdesk > >> >> microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress > >> >> > >> >> Thanks for any help you can give me. > >> >> > >> >> Ima > >> >> > >> >> ----- > >> > |
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I quit pasting from Word and the file size is back to normal.
Thanks! Ima -----. On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 21:47:58 GMT, "Liz" <> wrote: >My pleasure, Ima. I hope it got sorted out already. > >By the way, if you are concerned about virii, here is >an article on avoiding macro viruses. >http://www.sans.org/resources/macro.htm > > >"Ima Goodlay" wrote: >> Yes, I think that is a solution. Still testing it and will get back to >> you later. Thank you. >> >> Ima >> >> ----- >> >> On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 20:57:10 GMT, "Liz" <> wrote: >> >> >Did you compose your message using Word? >> >Try cut & paste the message to a new document >> >excluding the "Carriage Return". See if this helps. >> > >> > >> >"Ima Goodlay" wrote >> >> I looked and the "Allow fast saves" box was not checked. The problem >> >> is with the message. It is 700K. When the Doc is attached the total >> >> size is 730K. >> >> >> >> Ima >> >> >> >> ----- >> >> >> >> On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 20:31:44 GMT, "Liz" <> wrote: >> >> >> >> >Open Word, on the Tools menu> click Options> Save tab> >> >> >Uncheck the box "Allow fast saves"> OK. >> >> >Save the document and the file should now shrink in size. >> >> > >> >> >When you enabled "Allow fast saves", Word will not save the >> >> >document from the original file size. Word saved your changes >> >> >to the end of your existing document, this resulted the size increase. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >"Ima Goodlay" wrote >> >> >> Over a period of 6 months I composed and sent hundreds of messages, >> >> >> all with similar content and all with a file size between 40 and 60K >> >> >> including a 30K attachment. >> >> >> >> >> >> A month ago the file size doubled to 100K although the message and >> >> >> attachment remained the same. Two weeks ago the file size rose to 200K >> >> >> and today my simple messages and attachment are 730K. >> >> >> >> >> >> The content of the messages has been the same for 7 months and the >> >> >> Word Doc attachment has remained virtually unchanged. >> >> >> >> >> >> I have ran scan disk, defrag, and 3 virus checkers. I received perhaps >> >> >> 20 MS patch viruses over the last month; none were opened, all were >> >> >> trashed on receipt. I updated the real security patches from Microsoft >> >> >> on a timely basis. I use AVG and scan for viruses daily; updates are >> >> >> checked for daily. >> >> >> >> >> >> I've visited http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/ and surfed the Internet >> >> >> including Google for a fix and I continue to surf. >> >> >> >> >> >> I have Win XP Pro and Outlook Express 6. >> >> >> >> >> >> I am posting this message in 2 news groups - >> >> >> 24hoursupport.helpdesk >> >> >> microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks for any help you can give me. >> >> >> >> >> >> Ima >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- >> >> >> |
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