Re: downloaded files say in properties Blocked

From: CK (cmkodai_at_(donttypethis)direcway.com)
Date: 05/01/05


Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 00:39:48 -0700

Where can I get some help with this download? I downloaded and have tried
to work it but it is a bit over my head and afraid of doing something I
shouldn't.

Can you advise me on this?

CK
"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> wrote in message
news:eeoKuGxSFHA.1044@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> CK wrote:
>
>> I am not sure if MS or IE or McAfee is doing this. I have been
>> downloading a lot of files for my PSP program. I have notices
>> in properties it is saying the file is blocked and I can unblock
>> by clicking etc.
>>
>> I don't know where this block is coming from or what limitations
>> it is posing. I want to unblock all of them at one time.
> Hi
>
> This is new functionality introduced by WinXP SP2, and you cannot turn
> it off.
>
> When using Internet Explorer to download files to a NTFS formatted
> disk, for some file types (e.g. zip and exe), a NTFS stream is added
> to the file that contains information about where it comes from.
>
> To avoid this blocking to be added in the future, don't use Internet
> Explorer to download files, switch to another browser.
>
>
> To batch-remove this blocking on already downloaded files, you can use
> the free command line tool Streams.exe for this:
>
> http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/misc.shtml#streams
>
>
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx



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