blocked incoming files....

[travelndan]

why do i get this warning when trying to receive files "...tried to send you
a file (....) This file has been blocked because it is potentially unsafe"
how do i bypass that to receive the file when i know its not unsafe
ive tried turning off all or my firewalls and virus alerts

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

To fix this, download and run the following .reg file:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/extfix.reg

You'll need to restart Messenger to see the change.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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"travelndan" > wrote in message
...
> why do i get this warning when trying to receive files "...tried to send you
> a file (....) This file has been blocked because it is potentially unsafe"
> how do i bypass that to receive the file when i know its not unsafe
> ive tried turning off all or my firewalls and virus alerts
>

[FrankoSwe]

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> To fix this, download and run the following .reg file:
> http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/extfix.reg

Thanks a lot for this fix! This must be one of the MOST irritating, shocking
and annoying Windows "features" so far. I will never pay for an OS where this
is included again.

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi,

Well, Vista has a similar "feature" that's even more annoying. However, it doesn't require
hidden registry entries to turn off, there's a button to do it right in the interface and it
doesn't bother you again.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"FrankoSwe" > wrote in message
...
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> To fix this, download and run the following .reg file:
>> http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/extfix.reg
>
> Thanks a lot for this fix! This must be one of the MOST irritating, shocking
> and annoying Windows "features" so far. I will never pay for an OS where this
> is included again.

[FrankoSwe]

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Well, Vista has a similar "feature" that's even more annoying. However, it doesn't require
> hidden registry entries to turn off, there's a button to do it right in the interface and it
> doesn't bother you again.

That's OK then. :)
But I think the received file shouldn't be removed at all, even when on; it
could be moved and/or renamed, like the anti virus programs do it. Why the OS
should act anti virus is beyond me. This has really upset me. But thanks for
the info. I will consider Vista when the time comes - though I have an old
"play" computer with Linux here as well ...