Problems with copying and pasting images into Outlook email messag

[dhabes]

Recently, Outlook (2003 edition) has been giving me headaches when I try to
paste pictures from one message (an old email message) into a new one. This
was never a problem before, but now I just get blank boxes instead of the
pictures.

"Picture placeholders" had been checked...which put red X's in the
boxes...But I unchecked that and now I just have blank boxes. If I copy the
original image (from paint or whatnot), it will paste and appear without
issue. If I try to copy the image from an old email (which is what I need to
do to quickly resend work bulletins w/photos), I just get the empty box.

Can anyone please help?
Thanks.

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

hyperlink to the image is broken, maybe you moved the file to a different
folder (if image is local) or maybe the originator of the message store
deleted it or moved it (remote site).

 

[dhabes]

Thanks for replying, but that isn't the issue. Here is what I'm doing (maybe
that will help to clarify)...

I create an email containing text and pictures (pasted from a folder in my
hard drive). That email is fine. I send it out (usually CC'ing myself).
That is fine.
Later, I need to send the same email with slightly edited text, so I copy
the entire sent message (or copy from the CC'ed message that I sent myself)
and paste into a new Outlook email message.

That is where the problem occurs...I just get empty boxes instead of
pictures...so it takes me forever to re-paste, crop, etc. on those images. I
was doing this for years without any problem until the last month or so.
Any ideas?

 

[B Akers]

dhabes,
I have been having what sounds like the same problem. I capture a screen
shot and put it on the clipboard, when I paste to Outlook I get the red x but
if I paste that same image to a Word doc it is fine. Using Office 2003 and
PrintKey to capture the screen shot. It has worked flawlessly for 1+ yrs on
this system and I can't think of any settings I would have made to cause this
issue.

 

[dhabes]

You can get rid of the red x by de-selecting "picture placeholders" under
options (when you're in the opened email window). That, however, still
doesn't fix my problems, but hopefully it helps you.

 

[B Akers]

I found this and it may be of assistance to you....you will have to show your
hidden operating system folders in order to see these.
http://forums.techguy.org/business-applications/564506-outlook-2003-red-x-missing.html

 

[dhabes]

Thanks. I'm searching for those files now. No luck so far.