Re: XP's ZIP Program blocking EXE files

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"pcbutts1" wrote:

> It's a bug. You either have to email the zipped file to yourself then save
> it and unblock it (the option will be there now) or upload it to someplace
> like www.yousendit.com then download it back and it will work.
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> "BCP" <BCP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6493ADA4-0944-4DE2-9867-69F5F43B7C0A@microsoft.com...
> > There is no unblock option in the Properties of the Zip file. There is a
> > Summary tab and a General tab, the General tab has Read Only and Hidden,
> > but
> > no Unblock. I can't find anything anywhere about Unblock.
> >
> > "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
> >
> >> rightclick the zip file, then Properties, unblock.
> >>
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> >> Mark L. Ferguson
> >> FAQ for Windows Antispy
> >> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
> >> "BCP" <BCP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:7436804F-DC2C-4284-8DF9-60773A66A692@microsoft.com...
> >> > I'm using Win XP and, using the built in Zip feature, have zipped up 14
> >> > files
> >> > that include one .exe file and one .bas file. When I try to Extract
> >> > All
> >> > files it extracts all except these two files. It says that the files
> >> > have
> >> > been blocked to protect the computer, then I can click on a link to
> >> > find out
> >> > how to unblock the files but the instructions to do so don't make
> >> > sense. The
> >> > instructions tell you to save the file, then right
> >> > click/properties/unblock,
> >> > but I can't see how you can save a file if it hasn't been unzipped....
> >> > How can I stop the .exe and .bas files from being blocked please?
> >>
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