Re: Windows XP Service Pack 2 File Blocking is a major problem!

Thanks...this helps..I couldn't find anything about this online and I'd like
to find a way to just defeat it via changing a registry entry so that I don't
have to even do this much.

I think I will try to write a extension to the explorer (not IE) to allow me
to do this to multiple files from inside of the file explorer rather than
having to do it command line. It's a shame that I even have to do it.

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> You have two options:
>
> Option 1)
>
> Don't use Internet Explorer to download the files, but install a 3rd
> party Web browser and use it instead (it is IE that adds the NTFS
> stream to the file with the information that the file comes from
> Internet)
>
>
> Option 2)
>
> If you must/want to use IE to download the files, use the command line
> tool Streams.exe to purge any streams from the files after they are
> downloaded.
>
> You can download Streams from here:
> http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Streams.html
>
> I suggest you put Streams.exe in the C:\Windows\System32\ folder to
> have it in the path.
>
> Now, when you want to clean out all the streams in files in a folder
> inclusive subfolders, do the following:
>
> Open a command prompt (Start/Run --> cmd.exe)
>
> At the command prompt, type
>
> "streams.exe -s -d "
>
> without the quotes (note the trailing space!).
>
> Then open an Explorer window (place the window so it doesn't cover the
> command prompt completely) and in Explorer locate the folder you want
> to operate on.
>
> Drag the folder from the Explorer window into the command prompt. This
> way the folder path will automatically be "typed" on the command line.
>
> Then click on the command prompt window so it gets focus, and press
> Enter to launch the Streams command.
>
>
>
> Douglas J. De Clue wrote:
>
> > Now every time I download any open source code off the internet, I have to go
> > through every single downloaded file of the project individually, open the
> > properties tab for that file and "unblock" it.
> >
> > I don't want or need Bill Gates and the folks at Microsoft to hold my hand
> > and protect me that much, it is a giant pain in the *** and it is preventing
> > me from getting anything done! This is just one more reason I'm not going to
> > upgrade my Windows any more and I'm looking at going to Linux!
> >
> > What can be done to defeat this stupid, worse than useless "feature" that
> > was added by SP2?
> >
> > HELP!
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx
>
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