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How to Bulk Unblock Files
I think since XP SP2 days, a new security attribute was added to files
such that files that came in by IM, email, or across the network were separately identified and blocked from being executed. To unblock, one need to go the Properties of the file and then click the Unblock button. XP was rather lax in enforcing blocking. But Vista appears to block everything, including html files inside a zip file. Each time I unzip the contents of a compressed file, I have to go and unblock each and every of its files. What is the method to Unblock more than one file at a time? The moment I select two files, the Unblock button cannot be seen anymore, even if both individually is blocked. What is the command line version or Windows Powershell cmdlet to unblock a file? Thanks for any help. S & B PS: I went to Windows Help and Support and enter "Unblock a file" as search words, but the first 30 results were not relevant to the subject. |
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How to Bulk Unblock Files
This reg file tweak may do the trick for you: It adds a "Take ownership" option to the right-click context menu when you select a file: http://forums.techguy.org/tech-tips-...text-menu.html It sometimes balks at adding the context menu tweak when you select a huge batch of files, but it tends to work just fine for something in excess of 10 files at a time. a.k.a. "Sue & Bill" wrote: I think since XP SP2 days, a new security attribute was added to files such that files that came in by IM, email, or across the network were separately identified and blocked from being executed. To unblock, one need to go the Properties of the file and then click the Unblock button. XP was rather lax in enforcing blocking. But Vista appears to block everything, including html files inside a zip file. Each time I unzip the contents of a compressed file, I have to go and unblock each and every of its files. What is the method to Unblock more than one file at a time? The moment I select two files, the Unblock button cannot be seen anymore, even if both individually is blocked. What is the command line version or Windows Powershell cmdlet to unblock a file? Thanks for any help. S & B PS: I went to Windows Help and Support and enter "Unblock a file" as search words, but the first 30 results were not relevant to the subject. |
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How to Bulk Unblock Files
That is one cool reg file tweak!!
"a.k.a." wrote in message ... This reg file tweak may do the trick for you: It adds a "Take ownership" option to the right-click context menu when you select a file: http://forums.techguy.org/tech-tips-...text-menu.html It sometimes balks at adding the context menu tweak when you select a huge batch of files, but it tends to work just fine for something in excess of 10 files at a time. a.k.a. "Sue & Bill" wrote: I think since XP SP2 days, a new security attribute was added to files such that files that came in by IM, email, or across the network were separately identified and blocked from being executed. To unblock, one need to go the Properties of the file and then click the Unblock button. XP was rather lax in enforcing blocking. But Vista appears to block everything, including html files inside a zip file. Each time I unzip the contents of a compressed file, I have to go and unblock each and every of its files. What is the method to Unblock more than one file at a time? The moment I select two files, the Unblock button cannot be seen anymore, even if both individually is blocked. What is the command line version or Windows Powershell cmdlet to unblock a file? Thanks for any help. S & B PS: I went to Windows Help and Support and enter "Unblock a file" as search words, but the first 30 results were not relevant to the subject. |
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How to Bulk Unblock Files
On Jan 11, 10:12*am, a.k.a. wrote:
This reg file tweak may do the trick for you: It adds a "Take ownership" option to the right-click context menu when you select a file:http://forums.techguy.org/tech-tips-...-take-ownershi... It sometimes balks at adding the context menu tweak when you select a huge batch of files, but it tends to work just fine for something in excess of 10 files at a time. a.k.a. Great! Does taking over ownership automatically unblock a file? |
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How to Bulk Unblock Files
Unless you actually mean something different than what I heard, it'll likely get the job done. There's a chance that ZIP files will add an unexpected wrinkle. Anway, this tweak was a godsend for me -- and Bill too, sounds like. a.k.a. "Sue & Bill" wrote: On Jan 11, 10:12 am, a.k.a. wrote: This reg file tweak may do the trick for you: It adds a "Take ownership" option to the right-click context menu when you select a file:http://forums.techguy.org/tech-tips-...-take-ownershi... It sometimes balks at adding the context menu tweak when you select a huge batch of files, but it tends to work just fine for something in excess of 10 files at a time. a.k.a. Great! Does taking over ownership automatically unblock a file? |
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How to Bulk Unblock Files
On Jan 11, 9:48*pm, a.k.a. wrote:
Unless you actually mean something different than what I heard, it'll likely get the job done. There's a chance that ZIP files will add an unexpected wrinkle. Anway, this tweak was a godsend for me -- and Bill too, sounds like. a.k.a. Unfortunately it didn't work for me. When I drag a file file from a zipped folder onto a ordinary folder, the owner of that file is already myself. And the Unblock button is there because it was detected to be from the Internet. Taking over ownership didn't remove the Unblock button. |
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How to Bulk Unblock Files
Right ClickPropertiesUnblock
"Sue & Bill" wrote in message ... On Jan 11, 9:48 pm, a.k.a. wrote: Unless you actually mean something different than what I heard, it'll likely get the job done. There's a chance that ZIP files will add an unexpected wrinkle. Anway, this tweak was a godsend for me -- and Bill too, sounds like. a.k.a. Unfortunately it didn't work for me. When I drag a file file from a zipped folder onto a ordinary folder, the owner of that file is already myself. And the Unblock button is there because it was detected to be from the Internet. Taking over ownership didn't remove the Unblock button. |
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How to Bulk Unblock Files
If the Unblock thing is a file attribute, would ATTRIB work?
ATTRIB /? gives R, A, S, H, and I. There doesn't seem to be one regarding dangerous files. Is it undocumented? Or is it an access control right? ICACLS /? doesn't seem to throw up a convincing one. |
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How to Bulk Unblock Files
On Jan 11, 10:12*am, a.k.a. wrote:
This reg file tweak may do the trick for you: It adds a "Take ownership" option to the right-click context menu when you select a file:http://forums.techguy.org/tech-tips-...-take-ownershi... It sometimes balks at adding the context menu tweak when you select a huge batch of files, but it tends to work just fine for something in excess of 10 files at a time. a.k.a. Just discovered that Vista comes with TAKEOWN.EXE. Take ownership as its name suggests. |
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How to Bulk Unblock Files
Where does this mysterious "TAKEOWN.EXE" reside?
"Sue & Bill" wrote in message ... On Jan 11, 10:12 am, a.k.a. wrote: This reg file tweak may do the trick for you: It adds a "Take ownership" option to the right-click context menu when you select a file:http://forums.techguy.org/tech-tips-...-take-ownershi... It sometimes balks at adding the context menu tweak when you select a huge batch of files, but it tends to work just fine for something in excess of 10 files at a time. a.k.a. Just discovered that Vista comes with TAKEOWN.EXE. Take ownership as its name suggests. |
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