Not the typical [This file came from another computer...] or [Always ask before opening this file] question; this is more tricky.

First of all, I'm not asking how to get rid of this warning or unblock a file or file type. Pretty much 99.99% of all the answers on the Internet are about how to get rid of this security feature.

What I'm looking for is how to " re-block" or " re-flag" a specific file after you pressed the [Unblock] button or unchecked the box for [Always ask before opening this file]. Once you pressed the button or unchecked the box, you will not see a button nor a warning again for that file.



Also, this is not the same as [Always ask before opening this file type] from IE7, so you can't just reset that in Internet Options. We're talking about for a specific file, not just for a file type.

I've tried looking through the registry, but couldn't find anything yet.

Thanks.

 

Are you using XP or Vista?

 

Hi kegobeer,

I use both, but I'm trying to figure this out in XP atm. In Vista, there is an easier way?

 

I've never seen any articles on how to enable this security feature on a file again. Perhaps if you move the file to another computer/operating system and then move it back again?

 

Same here, I haven't seen any articles yet. I just tried to move it to a mapped network drive and moved it back, didn't work, maybe because it's a mapped drive. So far, the only way is to re-download the file from the Internet again.

 

Try copy this

Code:

@echo [ZoneTransfer] > %1:Zone.Identifier
@echo ZoneId=3      >> %1:Zone.Identifier

into Notepad and save it as reblock.bat

Now you should be able to drag a file onto reblock.bat to re-block it.

 

Wow, this works, awesome!

Thanks!