WLM and Windows file protection

[Dinko Deranja]

I am using WLM 8.0 and I received a MP3 file from other party. When I double
clicked on the link in conversation window, the message said "Windows
blocked access to this file...". When I searched for the file with Windows
Explorer, the file was not there?!?! (I copy-pasted the link from WLM). I
downloaded Jonathan's EXE for allowing file types, but it seems that the
downloaded file is no longer on my HD (I searched for it too with windows
search (F3)). How can that be?

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

I'm afraid that if Windows had this in effect when you initially tried to open the file, it's
been deleted and will need to be transferred again.

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"Dinko Deranja" > wrote in message ...
>I am using WLM 8.0 and I received a MP3 file from other party. When I double clicked on the
>link in conversation window, the message said "Windows blocked access to this file...". When
>I searched for the file with Windows Explorer, the file was not there?!?! (I copy-pasted the
>link from WLM). I downloaded Jonathan's EXE for allowing file types, but it seems that the
>downloaded file is no longer on my HD (I searched for it too with windows search (F3)). How
>can that be?
>
>

[Johnny]

So, it would be of good manners for Microsoft to explain users that files are
being deleted without permission. Im my case it was an Mp3 song, but what if
it was an important file from work?

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> I'm afraid that if Windows had this in effect when you initially tried to open the file, it's
> been deleted and will need to be transferred 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.
> --
>
> "Dinko Deranja" > wrote in message ...
> >I am using WLM 8.0 and I received a MP3 file from other party. When I double clicked on the
> >link in conversation window, the message said "Windows blocked access to this file...". When
> >I searched for the file with Windows Explorer, the file was not there?!?! (I copy-pasted the
> >link from WLM). I downloaded Jonathan's EXE for allowing file types, but it seems that the
> >downloaded file is no longer on my HD (I searched for it too with windows search (F3)). How
> >can that be?
> >
> >
>
>
>

[Eric P.]

=?Utf-8?B?Sm9obm55?= > wrote in
:

> So, it would be of good manners for Microsoft to explain users that
> files are being deleted without permission. Im my case it was an Mp3
> song, but what if it was an important file from work?

It would also be nice to have an easy way to bypass this completely - not
just have it inform you that "The file was possibly dangerous and has been
deleted. Have a nice day!" I have registry entries installed to bypass
most of this via file extension, but it still occasionally trips.
Frustrating when it happens - I'm stuck on dialup so if it was of any size
at all...


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