Problem attaching file to Google mail using IE

Fortyfoot

Recently while trying to attach a file from desktop to gmail, the file location comes up on the email as follows -

C:\fakepath\P1050132.bmp

I use windows XP media edition.

This does not happen on Firefox, only with IE.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Fortyfoot

Fortyfoot

Bump, any ideas?

bbuckle

I think it's supposed to be a security feature, and not something you would normally see.

If it's not affecting anything I wouldn't worry about it.

A quote that describes what is happening:

Thanks to new security features in IE 8 the file upload will not report the real file path to the control unless you add the page to the trusted site collection of Internet Explorer. Instead the “c:\fakepath” is shown to the JavaScript that handles the file upload information.

Fortyfoot

Thanks bbuckle, I will just stop using IE.

Fortyfoot