I receive emails that sometimes have boxes of supposed pictures with icons in the upper left hand corner .?
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IF the icon is a red "X" then the picture can't be opened as it is either not properly attached or missing.  Your ISP or email software may have dropped it off of the email thinking it was a virus file.\n\nIf the picture is still attached it might show as a red "X" and be an email attachment which you can open separate.  Many web based emails do this.
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Check your bulk/junk/spam box, sometimes emails get redirected. Send an email yourself asking if they have sent you one yet, they may not have.
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You have to tell the email program to display embedded images.
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What software are you using to check your email?  Usually there is a setting in preferences or options that allows you to select "do not open suspicious attachments" or something to that extent.\n\nGo into your preferences and find that.  Uncheck it and you should be good to go.  I know Outlook Express has this checked by default.
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If you allow the HTML emails to display linked images and other things, then yes - your email can be bugged. I don't use Outlook, but I believe there should be an option to disable such linked images.
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Delete unnecessary emails and run a spy-ware removal program.  Ad-aware is good and free.
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it probably is spam - you should be able to check the email and look at its content so you can judge for yourself.
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This means that there was an error during the transmission of the picture. It could be your email client that, some kind of spam, or content filter, that filter out the picture. If that is the case, try changing your options or preferences.
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it would be my guess that they have HTML graphics turned off. They would need to turn that on in order to see pictures in email
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i used to have that years ago. it drove me insane with 150 emails everday. be careful of what you wish for.
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sounds like adware ... run Ad-aware and Spybot to get rid of it.
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Even though your mail icon says that you have email, it doesn't mean that you have it, because your inbox updates faster than the small icon there. Therefore, it still thinks that you have email and you refresh it and it should go away.
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Another case of software saving us from ourselves... There are a bunch of reasons why you might see the dreaded "Red X" instead of an image while viewing a web page with Internet Explorer or an email with Outlook.\n\nHere are some possible reasons why the Red X may appear, and suggested fixes for each.\n\n1. Problem: The "Show Pictures" setting has been turned off in Internet Explorer.\n   Solution: In Internet Explorer's Tools menu, click Internet Options, then click the Advanced tab. Make sure the Show Pictures check box is selected under Multimedia, and click OK\n\n2.  Problem: Your anti-virus or firewall is a little too uppity. Check to see if your anti-virus or firewall software has a privacy setting to "disable web bugs".\n    Solution: Uncheck or turn it off.\n3.  Problem: Your Internet Explorer security settings are set too high, preventing you from accessing the web site which hosts the image.\n    Solution: Reset to the default security settings. In Internet Explorer, click on Tools -> Internet Options -> Security -> Default Level.\n4. Problem: You've installed the Windows XP/SP2 updates and you're being bitten by the "Block images and other external content in HTML e-mail" security option. This is automatically turned ON in Outlook Express after you install Windows XP/SP2.\n   Solution: Click on Tools -> Options -> Security. Then UNCHECK the "Block images and other external content" check box, and click OK\n5.  Problem: You are the SENDER and others are complaining that they can't see images in emails you sent,\n    Solution: In Outlook Express, Click Tools -> Options -> Send. Under Mail Sending Format, select HTML, then press the HTML Settings button. Make sure the "Send pictures with messages" box is checked.\n6.  Problem: The image is hosted on a website that's busy, temporarily offline or defunct. Or the image file on the website might have been renamed or deleted.\n    Solution: Try again later or ask the sender to send it as an attachment instead of an inline image.\n7.  Problem: The image is hosted on a website, and you're not online.\n     Solution: Make sure your internet connection is active and try again.
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do a search for annimated gifs\nGIF. - save what you want to your computer (remember where you put them)\nIn Outlook express click \nTools/ Options/ Signatures
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it looks like the email was parsing an executable file called love_lorn.kiss.ok.exe ... sounds like a virus!  i wouldn't download the attachment if I were you... sounds like a virus to me
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Go into the Outbox folder and delete it there (if it still shows up there). Then, reboot your computer. That should fix the problem.
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Apparently this happens when you do not have a default email program on your system. What you need to do is allow your system to sort it out for itself.\n\nHsve a look at this site, which talks you through the problem and provides screenshots to help you: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/defaultbrowser.mspx