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“Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file.”

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I recently asked if anyone wanted to Beta my new deep web-searching app TopicCrunch.

In the course of testing I found something that most users probably know about, but I didn’t. A user said that after he saved the installer from the email I sent it on, he couldn’t run it.  He kept getting the message:
“Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file.  You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.”

Then, guess what? I got a jpg attachment attached to an email that gave the same message.  I eventually looked at the Properties for the file, and there was an item there that I haven’t seen before.

At the foot of the General Tab on the Properties panel, there’s an item “Security:  This file came from another computer and might be blocked to help protect this computer.”  Then there’s a button   [Unblock].  I clicked Unblock and then the file would open.

I can only guess that Microsoft must have pushed this change out in a recent Windows Update.

Roy

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