Open File - Security Warning

[Guest Rich Pasco]

I'm running Windows XP.

 

Within the last week, every time I double-click on a JPG image file in

Windows Explorer (or type its name on the command line), I get:

 

Open File - Security Warning

Do you want to open this file?

... [Open] [Cancel]

[x] Always ask before opening this file

While files from the Internet can be useful, this file type can

potentially harm your computer....

 

I can un-check the "Always ask" box, and then it doesn't prompt me any

more for that particular image, but it still prompts for other JPG images.

 

Can anyone explain why I am suddenly getting this prompt?

 

Could it be that recently I installed Firefox 3.0?

 

How can I disable this prompt for *all* JPEG images, regardless of how

I acquire them?

 

- Rich

[Guest Rich Pasco]

Re: Open File - Security Warning

 

Rich Pasco wrote:

> I'm running Windows XP.

>

> Within the last week, every time I double-click on a JPG image file in

> Windows Explorer (or type its name on the command line), I get:

>

> Open File - Security Warning

> Do you want to open this file?

> ... [Open] [Cancel]

> [x] Always ask before opening this file

> While files from the Internet can be useful, this file type can

> potentially harm your computer....

>

> I can un-check the "Always ask" box, and then it doesn't prompt me any

> more for that particular image, but it still prompts for other JPG images.

>

> Can anyone explain why I am suddenly getting this prompt?

>

> Could it be that recently I installed Firefox 3.0?

>

> How can I disable this prompt for *all* JPEG images, regardless of how

> I acquire them?

 

If I right-click on a newly-downloaded image and choose Properties,

At the bottom of the General tab it says:

 

Security: This file came from another computer and might be blocked

to help protect this computer. [unblock]

 

It only says this for images downloaded with Firefox 3.0.1, not images

I had previously downloaded with 2.0.16. Clicking [unblock] has the

same effect as un-checking "Always ask": it only affects that one file.

 

Apparently XP maintains a "blocked" flag in the file properties. This

is news to me. I want to make all JPG images automatically unblocked.

This could be by either (a) fixing Firefox to store images without the

"blocked" flag, or (b) fixing Windows to ignore it.

 

Suggestions?

 

- Rich

[Guest Rich Pasco]

Re: Open File - Security Warning

 

Rich Pasco wrote:

> Rich Pasco wrote:

>

>> I'm running Windows XP.

>>

>> Within the last week, every time I double-click on a JPG image file in

>> Windows Explorer (or type its name on the command line), I get:

>>

>> Open File - Security Warning

>> Do you want to open this file?

>> ... [Open] [Cancel]

>> [x] Always ask before opening this file

>> While files from the Internet can be useful, this file type can

>> potentially harm your computer....

>>

>> I can un-check the "Always ask" box, and then it doesn't prompt me any

>> more for that particular image, but it still prompts for other JPG images.

>>

>> Can anyone explain why I am suddenly getting this prompt?

>>

>> Could it be that recently I installed Firefox 3.0?

>>

>> How can I disable this prompt for *all* JPEG images, regardless of how

>> I acquire them?

>

> If I right-click on a newly-downloaded image and choose Properties,

> At the bottom of the General tab it says:

>

> Security: This file came from another computer and might be blocked

> to help protect this computer. [unblock]

>

> It only says this for images downloaded with Firefox 3.0.1, not images

> I had previously downloaded with 2.0.16. Clicking [unblock] has the

> same effect as un-checking "Always ask": it only affects that one file.

>

> Apparently XP maintains a "blocked" flag in the file properties. This

> is news to me. I want to make all JPG images automatically unblocked.

> This could be by either (a) fixing Firefox to store images without the

> "blocked" flag, or (b) fixing Windows to ignore it.

>

> Suggestions?

>

> - Rich

 

I found some useful information at Experts Exchange:

 

for XP Pro:

 

1. Click Start, Run and type GPEDIT.MSC

2. Navigate to: User Configuration | Administrative Templates

| Windows Components | Attachment Manager

3. Double-click "Do not preserve zone information in file

attachments"

4. Set it to "Enabled"

 

Source:

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/WinXP/Q_21706402.html#a15765515

 

Unfortunately, this only prevents newly-downloaded files from being

flagged as suspicious. It does not stop Windows from warning me

about files which were already downloaded and flagged.

 

Also the aforementioned control affects all files equally, when I

wanted to handle JPG files specially.

 

- Rich

[Guest ju.c]

Re: Open File - Security Warning

 

You are a your own Self Help Guru!

 

I wonder, what if you E-mail the pictures to yourself. Will that remove the warning?

 

 

ju.c

 

 

"Rich Pasco" <richp1234@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:uRTs0FNCJHA.4316@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Rich Pasco wrote:

>> Rich Pasco wrote:

>>

>>> I'm running Windows XP.

>>>

>>> Within the last week, every time I double-click on a JPG image file in

>>> Windows Explorer (or type its name on the command line), I get:

>>>

>>> Open File - Security Warning

>>> Do you want to open this file?

>>> ... [Open] [Cancel]

>>> [x] Always ask before opening this file

>>> While files from the Internet can be useful, this file type can

>>> potentially harm your computer....

>>>

>>> I can un-check the "Always ask" box, and then it doesn't prompt me any

>>> more for that particular image, but it still prompts for other JPG images.

>>>

>>> Can anyone explain why I am suddenly getting this prompt?

>>>

>>> Could it be that recently I installed Firefox 3.0?

>>>

>>> How can I disable this prompt for *all* JPEG images, regardless of how

>>> I acquire them?

>>

>> If I right-click on a newly-downloaded image and choose Properties,

>> At the bottom of the General tab it says:

>>

>> Security: This file came from another computer and might be blocked

>> to help protect this computer. [unblock]

>>

>> It only says this for images downloaded with Firefox 3.0.1, not images

>> I had previously downloaded with 2.0.16. Clicking [unblock] has the

>> same effect as un-checking "Always ask": it only affects that one file.

>>

>> Apparently XP maintains a "blocked" flag in the file properties. This

>> is news to me. I want to make all JPG images automatically unblocked.

>> This could be by either (a) fixing Firefox to store images without the

>> "blocked" flag, or (b) fixing Windows to ignore it.

>>

>> Suggestions?

>>

>> - Rich

>

> I found some useful information at Experts Exchange:

>

> for XP Pro:

>

> 1. Click Start, Run and type GPEDIT.MSC

> 2. Navigate to: User Configuration | Administrative Templates

> | Windows Components | Attachment Manager

> 3. Double-click "Do not preserve zone information in file

> attachments"

> 4. Set it to "Enabled"

>

> Source:

> http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/WinXP/Q_21706402.html#a15765515

>

> Unfortunately, this only prevents newly-downloaded files from being

> flagged as suspicious. It does not stop Windows from warning me

> about files which were already downloaded and flagged.

>

> Also the aforementioned control affects all files equally, when I

> wanted to handle JPG files specially.

>

> - Rich