OLEXP: Image Is Not Displayed in Your HTML Signature File

After you create a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) signature file that contains an image file, the image may not be displayed, and an empty box with small red Xs may be displayed instead.

This issue can occur if Outlook Express cannot locate the source of the image to embed into the e-mail message.

To resolve this issue, use a text editor (such as Notepad) to edit the custom signature HTML file to add the full path information for the location of the graphic file before you send the e-mail. This is an example of code without path information: This example HTML code refers to the Test.gif file. The image source information (img src), only lists the file name, but does not list the path to the files. In this example, you would alter the HTML code: With this alteration, Outlook Express should embed the graphic file into the e-mail message.

For additional information about inserting HTML signatures in Outlook Express messages, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: