Guest Joel Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Hi, i got sent some world of warcraft patches through a friend on MSN...we done it on my lan so it went alot quicker, they sent fine but when i try open the files i get this error message; Windows has found this file Potentially harmful, to help protect your computer, Windows has blocked access to this file. Now i followed instructions on how to bypass this problem but it still doesnt work has any one got any ideas or clues?? Kind Regards Joel Quote
Guest Daniel Petri Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 If you're sure you want to run these files, you can right-click the files and select Unblock. -- Sincerely, Daniel Petri MVP, Senior IT consultant, trainer www.petri.co.il "Joel" <Joel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6A67D8D5-A107-454D-B9F2-2248B747D7F5@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue"> > Hi, i got sent some world of warcraft patches through a friend on MSN...we > done it on my lan so it went alot quicker, they sent fine but when i try > open > the files i get this error message; Windows has found this file > Potentially > harmful, to help protect your computer, Windows has blocked access to this > file. > > Now i followed instructions on how to bypass this problem but it still > doesnt work has any one got any ideas or clues?? > > Kind Regards Joel </span> Quote
Guest Joel Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Well i'm running off vista, and they have already been downloaded and been put into "my received files" i open up the zipped folder, if i right click it all i get is; Open, Cut, Copy, Delete & properties...iv tried doing everything possible, even tried disconnecting every security i have..but still nothing...style_emoticons/ "Daniel Petri <MVP>" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > If you're sure you want to run these files, you can right-click the files > and select Unblock. > > -- > Sincerely, > > Daniel Petri > MVP, Senior IT consultant, trainer > www.petri.co.il > > "Joel" <Joel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:6A67D8D5-A107-454D-B9F2-2248B747D7F5@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green"> > > Hi, i got sent some world of warcraft patches through a friend on MSN...we > > done it on my lan so it went alot quicker, they sent fine but when i try > > open > > the files i get this error message; Windows has found this file > > Potentially > > harmful, to help protect your computer, Windows has blocked access to this > > file. > > > > Now i followed instructions on how to bypass this problem but it still > > doesnt work has any one got any ideas or clues?? > > > > Kind Regards Joel </span> > </span> Quote
Guest Gordon Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 "Joel" <Joel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7EF2BF78-52F3-4A5E-9B36-3D6E72CD17F1@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue"> > Well i'm running off vista, and they have already been downloaded and been > put into "my received files" i open up the zipped folder, if i right click > it > all i get is; Open, Cut, Copy, Delete & properties...iv tried doing > everything possible, even tried disconnecting every security i have..but > still nothing...style_emoticons/ ></span> That's because you need to extract them to a folder. Do that and then try... Quote
Guest Daniel Petri Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 And as I said, RIGHT CLICK THE FILE AND CLICK UNBLOCK. -- Sincerely, Daniel Petri MVP, Senior IT consultant, trainer www.petri.co.il "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message news:g3tlj2$i5l$1@news.mixmin.net...<span style="color:blue"> > "Joel" <Joel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:7EF2BF78-52F3-4A5E-9B36-3D6E72CD17F1@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green"> >> Well i'm running off vista, and they have already been downloaded and >> been >> put into "my received files" i open up the zipped folder, if i right >> click it >> all i get is; Open, Cut, Copy, Delete & properties...iv tried doing >> everything possible, even tried disconnecting every security i have..but >> still nothing...style_emoticons/ >></span> > > That's because you need to extract them to a folder. Do that and then > try... </span> Quote
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