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XP (SP2) - Files downloaded from Net behaving strangely
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I have XP at work (and I applied SP2 today) I downloaded a Zip document from Web which is about Microsoft Word (http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/) The target directory was D:\Enablers\Word\Legal user's Guide. Then I opened the zipped file and within that I opened one of the word files 1. I get a message saying "Do you want to open this file ? ..........While files from the internet can be useful......." I have never seen such messages before. Why are they coming? Since am opening this file from my D: Drive how does the OS know that I have downloaded it from internet 2) When am opening it from my hard drive why is it giving messages as if am viewing/opening the file from Net directly. More ever the address bar in MS Word shows the address of the document as "C:\Documents and Settings\abc\Local Settings\Temp\Temporary Directory 4 for UsersGuide.zip\Introduction.doc" which is different from "D:\Enablers\Word\Legal user's Guide". Are the answers related to SP2 update I applied today? If so, how to turn it off and related issues. Please tell me if possible. -- Thanks a lot, Hari India |
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XP (SP2) - Files downloaded from Net behaving strangely
Hari Prasadh wrote:
I have XP at work (and I applied SP2 today) I downloaded a Zip document from Web which is about Microsoft Word (http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/) The target directory was D:\Enablers\Word\Legal user's Guide. Then I opened the zipped file and within that I opened one of the word files 1. I get a message saying "Do you want to open this file ? ..........While files from the internet can be useful......." I have never seen such messages before. Why are they coming? Since am opening this file from my D: Drive how does the OS know that I have downloaded it from internet 2) When am opening it from my hard drive why is it giving messages as if am viewing/opening the file from Net directly. More ever the address bar in MS Word shows the address of the document as "C:\Documents and Settings\abc\Local Settings\Temp\Temporary Directory 4 for UsersGuide.zip\Introduction.doc" which is different from "D:\Enablers\Word\Legal user's Guide". Are the answers related to SP2 update I applied today? If so, how to turn it off and related issues. Hi Yes, this is new functionality from SP2, and you cannot turn it off. When using Internet Explorer to download files to a NTFS formatted disk, for some file types (e.g. zip and exe), a NTFS stream is added to the file that contains information about where it comes from. A couple of workarounds: 1) Don't use Internet Explorer, switch to another browser. 2) If you want to IE, after you have downloaded the file, in Explorer, right click on the file. Select Properties, and then click the "Unblock" button. For more on NTFS streams, take a look here http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/so....shtml#streams -- torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx |
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XP (SP2) - Files downloaded from Net behaving strangely
Hi Togier,
Thnx a ton for that very useful info. If you want to IE, after you have downloaded the file, in Explorer, right click on the file. Select Properties, and then click the "Unblock" button. Actually I posted my message, I went to the SP2 exe file and right clicked on it and saw this new button called "Unblock" ( Iam new to XP, have been using 98 or 2000 as of now). Actually I had copied this SP2 Exe file, from one of my colleagues at work, over the network. I was wondering about what this unblock feature is. Is this also a new XP feature ? -- Thanks a lot, Hari India "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote in message ... Hari Prasadh wrote: I have XP at work (and I applied SP2 today) I downloaded a Zip document from Web which is about Microsoft Word (http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/) The target directory was D:\Enablers\Word\Legal user's Guide. Then I opened the zipped file and within that I opened one of the word files 1. I get a message saying "Do you want to open this file ? ..........While files from the internet can be useful......." I have never seen such messages before. Why are they coming? Since am opening this file from my D: Drive how does the OS know that I have downloaded it from internet 2) When am opening it from my hard drive why is it giving messages as if am viewing/opening the file from Net directly. More ever the address bar in MS Word shows the address of the document as "C:\Documents and Settings\abc\Local Settings\Temp\Temporary Directory 4 for UsersGuide.zip\Introduction.doc" which is different from "D:\Enablers\Word\Legal user's Guide". Are the answers related to SP2 update I applied today? If so, how to turn it off and related issues. Hi Yes, this is new functionality from SP2, and you cannot turn it off. When using Internet Explorer to download files to a NTFS formatted disk, for some file types (e.g. zip and exe), a NTFS stream is added to the file that contains information about where it comes from. A couple of workarounds: 1) Don't use Internet Explorer, switch to another browser. 2) If you want to IE, after you have downloaded the file, in Explorer, right click on the file. Select Properties, and then click the "Unblock" button. For more on NTFS streams, take a look here http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/so....shtml#streams -- torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx |
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XP (SP2) - Files downloaded from Net behaving strangely
Hari Prasadh wrote:
Hi Togier, Thnx a ton for that very useful info. If you want to IE, after you have downloaded the file, in Explorer, right click on the file. Select Properties, and then click the "Unblock" button. Actually I posted my message, I went to the SP2 exe file and right clicked on it and saw this new button called "Unblock" ( Iam new to XP, have been using 98 or 2000 as of now). Actually I had copied this SP2 Exe file, from one of my colleagues at work, over the network. I was wondering about what this unblock feature is. Is this also a new XP feature ? Hi It's a feature that Service Pack 2 for Windows XP adds. If Explorer finds this extra NTFS stream I explained about in my first post, it will present this "Unblock" button in the file's properties dialog box. -- torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx |
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XP (SP2) - Files downloaded from Net behaving strangely
Hi Togeir,
Thnx a lot for your help. -- Regards, Hari India "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote in message ... Hari Prasadh wrote: Hi Togier, Thnx a ton for that very useful info. If you want to IE, after you have downloaded the file, in Explorer, right click on the file. Select Properties, and then click the "Unblock" button. Actually I posted my message, I went to the SP2 exe file and right clicked on it and saw this new button called "Unblock" ( Iam new to XP, have been using 98 or 2000 as of now). Actually I had copied this SP2 Exe file, from one of my colleagues at work, over the network. I was wondering about what this unblock feature is. Is this also a new XP feature ? Hi It's a feature that Service Pack 2 for Windows XP adds. If Explorer finds this extra NTFS stream I explained about in my first post, it will present this "Unblock" button in the file's properties dialog box. -- torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx |
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