[Resolved] Blocked Program!!!

[Slyke]

I have this reoccuring problem; If i create a program and say i send it to friends on msn, or have them download it from a web address, sometimes windows doesn't allow them to unzip the zip file, or worse, it stops them from executing the actual program.

Basic programs with maybe a few text boxes or what ever work fine. But when say i create a program that will automatically update it self from a web address or such like it, it is blocked "Due to being unsafe".

I'm not sure where i could ask this question because there's no forum related to it.

Does any one know how to get around this problem? Why does it only happen with Visual Basic programs and not others any way?

I have looked around and i can't find anything on it.

This is very annoying and constricting.

[Rich2189]

This will happen with most programs, intead of zipping them get winrar and use that to zip them, works fine.

[cyber_alex]

I know!

It's because Microsoft wants to look like their good at protecting their users...so they simply block all programs (which doesn't have some kind of signature)...

Really annonying! Mail instead!

[Rich2189]

Hotmail will block .exe's in zip files aswell now, heres a link to winrar

http://www.rarlab.com/

[Slyke]

Thanks, i guess i'll just have to settle with that then!

[cyber_alex]

mm, start using Yahoo! Yahoo rocks!