Worth trying! Nice suggestion Lona....

I don't think its an outlook setting, cause it wouldn't just leave a "broken picture" image, its technically replacing the real image with that "broken picture" image.... so whats the point! It would do something else instead like remove the pic entirely and tell you why....

this is just strange, so I would check Lona's suggestion...

but also update virus and look for spyware! Your Outlook might have a hijacked registry key or something that is interfering with embedded pics....

this sounds particularly possible since you have seen the pics twice in your tests - perhaps some BAD software wasn't running at that point (for some reason), but has been running and blocking all the other times....

GL

Checked my Firewall settings and found that I must have set Outlook to be 'Blocked' in Manual program control.

When I changed this to 'Automatic' the email pics appeared OK

Thanks again,

Laurence

Hey Simon, please don't feel guilty.

I was just so thankfull that you were trying to help me.

I never cease to be amazed at peoples willingness to help on these forums.

Cheers,

Laurence

 Lona!!                    

Sorry to give you the runaround, Laurence.  :-[

When do I get my sergeant stripes or would corporal be too much to ask.  .

So glad to be able to help Lawrence.

Glad you gave these young upstarts a run for their money Lona.  Good for you!