soleimanian 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2006 Outlook tips and tricks How to create a new message (email) shortcut on your desktop 1- Right click on an open area of the desktop, and select new > shortcut 2- In the Location field typeâ mailto:â (without quotes) and then click next 3- In the Name field type a name for shortcut, for example âNew Emailâ and click Finish 4- When you click on this shortcut, your default e-mail program should start with a new e-mail form How to block viruses by Outlook98 and Outlook2000 and OutlookXP Microsoft has a virus blocker (Outlook E-mail Attachment Security Update) that can block viruses you might get through e-mail attachments. This update strips out any attachments where, if you click on them, they will automatically run on their own. Examples of restricted extensions are: .exe, .com, .bat, .vbs, .scr Below is link to product https://support.microsoft.com/en-us Note: OutlookXP has it already built in as part of the product Share this post Link to post Share on other sites