"Windows has blocked access to this file" ... it's a .jpg ..

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I use Zone Alarm Pro, not the Windows firewall, that's set to disabled. A
buddy sent me a couple of .JPG pics through MSN Messenger. Files
transferred fine going by msnmess, so I click on Open and got that message
from the system apparently.
Windows has blocked access to the file [path\filename] because it is
potentially harmful.

Uh, right. so where IS the file now? And why did XP Pro suddenly do this
out of the blue, especially since I have the Windows Firewall disabled?

Thanks,
McG.

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XP Pro SP2


"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message
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> McGrandpa,
>
> There is a workaround. Are you using XP Pro or Home?
>
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>
> "McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>I use Zone Alarm Pro, not the Windows firewall, that's set to disabled. A
>>buddy sent me a couple of .JPG pics through MSN Messenger. Files
>>transferred fine going by msnmess, so I click on Open and got that message
>>from the system apparently.
>> Windows has blocked access to the file [path\filename] because it is
>> potentially harmful.
>>
>> Uh, right. so where IS the file now? And why did XP Pro suddenly do
>> this out of the blue, especially since I have the Windows Firewall
>> disabled?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> McG.
>>
>

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Actually that isn't a workaround. It is modifying a default security
setting. I hadn't realized that settings for just about everything will be
found in Group Policy. That's a dangerous place for most folks to play in!
It appears that with XP SP2 there are a lot of changes and additions to GP
that were never in the original release of XP at all.
It looks like when an error dialog starts with "Windows has....." I know
where to start looking now. Thanks a bunch for that, I'm satisfied I have
a handle on this kind of issue now
Michael

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Add .JPG to the Low risk file types using GPEdit.msc
>
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> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Shell/User
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>
>
> "McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> XP Pro SP2
>>
>>
>> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:%23Cd9Om0tFHA.2592@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> McGrandpa,
>>>
>>> There is a workaround. Are you using XP Pro or Home?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>>> Windows XP Shell/User
>>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>>>
>

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You can find the registry location here:

http://groups.google.com/groups?ie [...] kFileTypes

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Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


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> I'm having the same problem, Except the computer I'm on is running XP
> Home, How would i go about changing this problem so it accepts Jpgs?
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