Re: security setting

JGTrev wrote:

Ok, this is ridiculous. I have downloaded a zipped file onto my desktop. When I try to unzip the file it gives me an error message that says "Windows has blocked access to these files to help protect your computer." Thanks for the help, but no thanks. It gives instructions on how to unblock them, by going to the properties and clicking unblock, which I did, and it still comes up as blocked. I really need these files. Does anyone know how to unblock?

Try a third party program such as InfoZip's WiZ.

<http://www.info-zip.org/Info-ZIP.html>

Harry.
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