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 Red X If red X is a problem in your e-mails Several people have problems with the dreaded "red X," If you use Outlook Express and are having trouble seeing pictures in your e-mail, open it up and go to Tools, Options and choose the Security tab. Make sure the "Block images and other external content in HTML e-mail" box is unchecked. Now, if you are sending an e-mail and people have been complaining to you about the pictures not showing up, try this: open up OE and go to Tools, Options, Send tab. Under the "Mail Sending Format," make sure HTML is selected and then click on the HTML Settings button. In there, make sure the "Send pictures with messages" box is checked/ticked. That should solve your e-mail issues.

If you are having trouble seeing images in Internet Explorer, go to :- Tools, Internet Options and click on the Advanced tab. Look for the Multimedia section and make sure the box that says "Show Pictures" is checked/ticked. For Firefox, go to Tools, Options and click on the Web Features icon. Make sure the "Load Images" box is checked/ticked as well. Another cause may be that your browser security settings are set too high, which prevents you from accessing the Web site that handles the images. In IE, go to Tools, Internet Options, Security tab and click on the Default Level button. Make sure your settings are somewhere around the medium level.

Another cause could be your antivirus or firewall settings. Look for a setting that says "Disable Web bugs" and make sure it is turned off. This should allow all the images to pass through so you can see them.

There are also a couple of other more simple reasons why your images may be blocked. One is that you're looking at a Web site that is busy or temporarily shut down or offline. A Web host could also be working on certain things on the site, causing the images to be down. If everything else we've discussed above is set correctly and you're still not seeing the images, this might just be your problem. Just try the site again later, that's all you can really do. Also, when you're trying to view images on a Web site or in your e-mail, make sure you are actually connected to the Internet, because they will not show up if you're not online.

If you've been having trouble with the red X, hopefully one of these solutions will help you in fixing this awful predicament!

When there is a picture in the body of an e-mail itself, the graphic file might be located on a server or attached to the e-mail. If your computer is not online while reading the mail (or your computer thinks it is not online), the pictures will not load from their location in cyberspace. Sometimes this happens if the server receives a lot of traffic or if it is down as well. Try logging off of the Internet, rebooting your computer and then reconnecting. Or you can just wait for the server to come back online. If the picture is an e-mail attachment and you try to forward it using Outlook Express, make sure the picture is attached and that you have the "Send Pictures with Message" option selected. To make sure the picture is attached after you click Forward, look in the Attach box for your file name. If it is an embedded image, it should appear in the message window.

Now, here's how you turn on the "Send Pictures with Message" option in Outlook Express. On the Tools menu, click Options. Go to the Send tab and click HTML under "Mail Sending Format."

If you want to send pictures as attachments with every message, click Settings and then check the box marked "Send Pictures With Messages." Click OK when you're done. If you follow these steps and your recipients still do not get your attachments, they may be considered "unsafe attachments" by Outlook Express or it could even be that their ISP has filtered that particular image out. It really all just depends on each of your settings. For a couple more suggestions on fixing the dreaded red "x" problem, read here. Good luck!    