Can't send attachments with outlook.com

[Guest]

Clicking the attach file button on outlook.com does absolutely nothing when I'm in chrome. I'd try another browser but I just did a fresh install and I want to keep things as clean and as minimal for as long as possible.

Anyone else notice this problem/have a solution?

Thanks.

[g0dzilla]

I'm not experiencing this issue in Google Chrome v21.0.1180.60 m, IE9, Firefox 14.0.1 or Waterfox 14.0.1.

I did however have an issue in Opera v12.01 when I was testing, where the Attach files button would bring up the file browser dialog box as normal, but when I selected a file it would not actually attach it to the email and the dialog box would simply close - I'm not sure if this is the issue you were referring to?

My desktop is running Windows 7 Enterprise x64 with SP1 FYI and was last rebuilt just over one year ago.

[CG-88]

I haven't had any problems with this at all. I have used it over chrome, firefox and IE over my home computer/laptop and work systems.

I think it runs really well tbh, it's just a pity linked live accounts have to go back to hotmail :( contemplating just closing that account though.

[PGHammer]

I haven't had any problems with this at all. I have used it over chrome, firefox and IE over my home computer/laptop and work systems.

I think it runs really well tbh, it's just a pity linked live accounts have to go back to hotmail :( contemplating just closing that account though.

Actually, they don't.

Outlook.com actually *replaces* Hotmail; even better, it (and Hotmail, for that matter) no longer require an add-in as of Outlook 2013; alternatively, you can move your Hotmail account completely to Outlook.com (right now, I have it aliased, but because of the better Outlook support, I'll likely move it altogether).

[CG-88]

Actually, they don't.

Outlook.com actually *replaces* Hotmail; even better, it (and Hotmail, for that matter) no longer require an add-in as of Outlook 2013; alternatively, you can move your Hotmail account completely to Outlook.com (right now, I have it aliased, but because of the better Outlook support, I'll likely move it altogether).

How do you do that? I havent explored this bit properly, i just assumed it was as I stated.

When I Went to receive email from another account and entered the live details it stated I needed to link them. Then once linked and I click on the linked live account from my outlook account it takes me to hotmail.com with its uglyness.

[CG-88]

Just had a look, the only way I could see would be forwarding from the previous live accounts to the outlook one to have everything in one. Or......creating an outlook alias for each live account and forwarding the [email protected] to [email protected] then [email protected] to [email protected] if you wanted to keep the same format as the live accounts without deactivating them and have everything showing up in outlook.

I think.

[Stoffel]

I'm running Win8 RP and when I use Outlook.com in Metro IE10, I can't attach any files to my mails.

The option is there, I get to see the file picker but then nothing ever gets attached to the mail itself.

If I use Desktop IE10, there is no problem attaching any files

[CG-88]

In addition to my previous post.... I had only tested it with an empty mailbox and everything worked perfect. I opened up my other normal live account with outlook which has a fairly large amount of mail and it was laggy and attachments didnt work which is weird.

It's still in testing though isnt it?

[Guest]

Adblock Plus stops it working!

Those dirty little rats at Microsoft, I bet they did this on purpose... :hmmm:

[Abdullah Kahraman]

Disable Adblock plus for mail.live.com. Then install Webmail Ad Blocker to block the ads perfectly. You can get the extension here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cbhfdchmklhpcngcgjmpdbjakdggkkjp