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10-03-2007
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| | .exe file in zipped program and vista wont allow me to unzip I get the message "To help protect your computer, windows has blocked access to this file" I trust this file and really need to use the program. I just upgraded and bought a new computer (my old OS was win 98 SE) Anyone help me get windows to allow acces to this .exe? Thanks! Leon |
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10-03-2007
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: .exe file in zipped program and vista wont allow me to unzip  Quote: Originally Posted by Leon Ford  I get the message "To help protect your computer, windows has blocked access to this file" I trust this file and really need to use the program. I just upgraded and bought a new computer (my old OS was win 98 SE) Anyone help me get windows to allow acces to this .exe? Thanks! Leon Right click on the file and click Properties. In the General tab, see if there is a "Unblock" button at the bottom. If there is, click on it to unblock the program. Hope this helps, Shawn |
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10-04-2007
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| | Re: .exe file in zipped program and vista wont allow me to unzip "Leon Ford" <noleonford@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23z$5KDjBIHA.2324@xxxxxx Quote: >I get the message "To help protect your computer, windows has blocked >access to this file" > I trust this file and really need to use the program. I just upgraded and > bought a new computer (my old OS was win 98 SE) > > Anyone help me get windows to allow acces to this .exe? > > Thanks! > > Leon If you right click on the exe file and choose Properties, do you see an "Unblock" check box on the General tab? Lang |
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10-04-2007
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| | Re: .exe file in zipped program and vista wont allow me to unzip "Lang Murphy" <lang_murphy@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:247E2900-F083-4860-8FC9-76C3C8E308FC@xxxxxx Quote: > "Leon Ford" <noleonford@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:%23z$5KDjBIHA.2324@xxxxxx Quote: >>I get the message "To help protect your computer, windows has blocked >>access to this file" >> I trust this file and really need to use the program. I just upgraded and >> bought a new computer (my old OS was win 98 SE) >> >> Anyone help me get windows to allow acces to this .exe? >> >> Thanks! >> >> Leon > > If you right click on the exe file and choose Properties, do you see an > "Unblock" check box on the General tab? > > Lang see it in the .zip file but choosing to unblock is not an options under properties. Leon |
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10-04-2007
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| | Re: .exe file in zipped program and vista wont allow me to unzip Try right-clicking on the .zip file, choosing Properties, to Unblock (Apply, OK), before extracting the .exe file. "Leon Ford" <noleonford@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uc0KiQpBIHA.4476@xxxxxx Quote: > > "Lang Murphy" <lang_murphy@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:247E2900-F083-4860-8FC9-76C3C8E308FC@xxxxxx Quote: >> "Leon Ford" <noleonford@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:%23z$5KDjBIHA.2324@xxxxxx Quote: >>>I get the message "To help protect your computer, windows has blocked >>>access to this file" >>> I trust this file and really need to use the program. I just upgraded >>> and bought a new computer (my old OS was win 98 SE) >>> >>> Anyone help me get windows to allow acces to this .exe? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Leon >> >> If you right click on the exe file and choose Properties, do you see an >> "Unblock" check box on the General tab? >> >> Lang > No, it wont let me extract the file so I can't do anything with it. I can > see it in the .zip file but choosing to unblock is not an options under > properties. > > Leon |
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10-04-2007
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: .exe file in zipped program and vista wont allow me to unzip Quote: Originally Posted by Leon Ford "Lang Murphy" <lang_murphy@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:247E2900-F083-4860-8FC9-76C3C8E308FC@xxxxxx No, it wont let me extract the file so I can't do anything with it. I can see it in the .zip file but choosing to unblock is not an options under properties. Leon You need to right click on the .ZIP file and Unblock it. Shawn |
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10-04-2007
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| | Re: .exe file in zipped program and vista wont allow me to unzip Thank You dean-dean, it worked! I will get this Vista figured out "dean-dean" <dean-dean@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:erASUgqBIHA.5752@xxxxxx Quote: > Try right-clicking on the .zip file, choosing Properties, to Unblock > (Apply, OK), before extracting the .exe file. > > "Leon Ford" <noleonford@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:uc0KiQpBIHA.4476@xxxxxx Quote: >> >> "Lang Murphy" <lang_murphy@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:247E2900-F083-4860-8FC9-76C3C8E308FC@xxxxxx Quote: >>> "Leon Ford" <noleonford@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:%23z$5KDjBIHA.2324@xxxxxx >>>>I get the message "To help protect your computer, windows has blocked >>>>access to this file" >>>> I trust this file and really need to use the program. I just upgraded >>>> and bought a new computer (my old OS was win 98 SE) >>>> >>>> Anyone help me get windows to allow acces to this .exe? >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> Leon >>> >>> >>> If you right click on the exe file and choose Properties, do you see an >>> "Unblock" check box on the General tab? >>> >>> Lang >> No, it wont let me extract the file so I can't do anything with it. I can >> see it in the .zip file but choosing to unblock is not an options under >> properties. >> >> Leon |
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10-05-2007
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| | Re: .exe file in zipped program and vista wont allow me to unzip "dean-dean" <dean-dean@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:erASUgqBIHA.5752@xxxxxx Quote: > Try right-clicking on the .zip file, choosing Properties, to Unblock > (Apply, OK), before extracting the .exe file. > apparently yours was parsed better than mine. Sniff.... ;-) Lang Quote: > "Leon Ford" <noleonford@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:uc0KiQpBIHA.4476@xxxxxx Quote: >> >> "Lang Murphy" <lang_murphy@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:247E2900-F083-4860-8FC9-76C3C8E308FC@xxxxxx Quote: >>> "Leon Ford" <noleonford@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:%23z$5KDjBIHA.2324@xxxxxx >>>>I get the message "To help protect your computer, windows has blocked >>>>access to this file" >>>> I trust this file and really need to use the program. I just upgraded >>>> and bought a new computer (my old OS was win 98 SE) >>>> >>>> Anyone help me get windows to allow acces to this .exe? >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> Leon >>> >>> >>> If you right click on the exe file and choose Properties, do you see an >>> "Unblock" check box on the General tab? >>> >>> Lang >> No, it wont let me extract the file so I can't do anything with it. I can >> see it in the .zip file but choosing to unblock is not an options under >> properties. >> >> Leon |
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11-28-2007
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| | Re: .exe file in zipped program and vista wont allow me to unzip "dean-dean" wrote: Quote: > Try right-clicking on the .zip file, choosing Properties, to Unblock (Apply, > OK), before extracting the .exe file. > > "Leon Ford" <noleonford@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:uc0KiQpBIHA.4476@xxxxxx Quote: > > > > "Lang Murphy" <lang_murphy@xxxxxx> wrote in message > > news:247E2900-F083-4860-8FC9-76C3C8E308FC@xxxxxx Quote: > >> "Leon Ford" <noleonford@xxxxxx> wrote in message > >> news:%23z$5KDjBIHA.2324@xxxxxx > >>>I get the message "To help protect your computer, windows has blocked > >>>access to this file" > >>> I trust this file and really need to use the program. I just upgraded > >>> and bought a new computer (my old OS was win 98 SE) > >>> > >>> Anyone help me get windows to allow acces to this .exe? > >>> > >>> Thanks! > >>> > >>> Leon > >> > >> > >> If you right click on the exe file and choose Properties, do you see an > >> "Unblock" check box on the General tab? > >> > >> Lang > > No, it wont let me extract the file so I can't do anything with it. I can > > see it in the .zip file but choosing to unblock is not an options under > > properties. > > > > Leon > |
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11-28-2007
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| | Re: .exe file in zipped program and vista wont allow me to unzip WHEN YOU UNZIP A FILE DOES IT OPEN IT ? OR DOES IT PUT IT IN A FOLDER SO YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT TO A CD? I DON'T WANT TO RUN ANYTHING ON THIS COMPUTER UNLESS I KNOW IT WORKS. "dean-dean" wrote: Quote: > Try right-clicking on the .zip file, choosing Properties, to Unblock (Apply, > OK), before extracting the .exe file. > > "Leon Ford" <noleonford@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:uc0KiQpBIHA.4476@xxxxxx Quote: > > > > "Lang Murphy" <lang_murphy@xxxxxx> wrote in message > > news:247E2900-F083-4860-8FC9-76C3C8E308FC@xxxxxx Quote: > >> "Leon Ford" <noleonford@xxxxxx> wrote in message > >> news:%23z$5KDjBIHA.2324@xxxxxx > >>>I get the message "To help protect your computer, windows has blocked > >>>access to this file" > >>> I trust this file and really need to use the program. I just upgraded > >>> and bought a new computer (my old OS was win 98 SE) > >>> > >>> Anyone help me get windows to allow acces to this .exe? > >>> > >>> Thanks! > >>> > >>> Leon > >> > >> > >> If you right click on the exe file and choose Properties, do you see an > >> "Unblock" check box on the General tab? > >> > >> Lang > > No, it wont let me extract the file so I can't do anything with it. I can > > see it in the .zip file but choosing to unblock is not an options under > > properties. > > > > Leon > |
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