>hmmm..I think what I suggested only works for saving the attachments, not creating new ones. My guess is that might be in a different spot in the windows registry. One thing though you might try - if you attach an attachment one time and thus select the right folder - perhaps the next time you go into it then you're starting out in the right folder.

Yes, for as long as Outlook remains open. If I restart it, it bounces back into the user's directory.