Anyone know how to disable this?

Options-> File Transfers

then uncheck the box that says "Automatically reject file transfers for known unsafe file types"

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Originally posted by djdannyp
Options-> File Transfers

then uncheck the box that says "Automatically reject file transfers for known unsafe file types"

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Are you using the windows firewall?

check your configuration of that

also, do you have any virus protection installed?

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Originally posted by djdannyp
Are you using the windows firewall?

check your configuration of that

also, do you have any virus protection installed?

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you should enable the windows firewall, or download a free one such as ZoneAlarm

you should also get some Virus protection such as AVG Free

WLM is probably blocking files as it knows you have no way of protecting yourself if they are viruses

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Originally posted by djdannyp
you should enable the windows firewall, or download a free one such as ZoneAlarm

you should also get some Virus protection such as AVG Free

WLM is probably blocking files as it knows you have no way of protecting yourself if they are viruses

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when u get the file from the person dont click it in the convo go to where the files get saved and run it from there or download and run the apatch and have it go them files go threw with no warns or google for the reg trick

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Originally posted by zabrak

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Originally posted by djdannyp
you should enable the windows firewall, or download a free one such as ZoneAlarm

you should also get some Virus protection such as AVG Free

WLM is probably blocking files as it knows you have no way of protecting yourself if they are viruses

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No I had AVG while it was going on...Figured AVG was the cause so I un-installed it (i still have Norton, among others) sot hat can't be it. And my firewall was disabled before and it still accepted files.

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Okay this is very strange. I can recieve other file fomrats such as pictures, text documents, etc. but not .mp3s?

"i don't know how you have so many problems with WLM, no-one else seems to experience this sheer multitude of problems! "

Yeah I know. I must have experienced like 20 errors in the past month alone.

Again:

I can recieve other file fomrats such as pictures, text documents, etc. but not .mp3s?

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Originally posted by bigb88
when u get the file from the person dont click it in the convo go to where the files get saved and run it from there or download and run the apatch and have it go them files go threw with no warns or google for the reg trick

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zabrak - cuz of security settings when u install window live messenger did u install the windows live family security thing??

open add and remove programs and look down for
"Windows Live OneCare Family Safety"
and remove it k

zabrak - also try the apatch they have the unblock mp3 option k

oh and btw..If I try to open any other MP3 directly from MSN again, then all the other mp3 files that he sent me (after this error started to take place) ges erased

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Originally posted by bigb88
zabrak - cuz of security settings when u install window live messenger did u install the windows live family security thing??

open add and remove programs and look down for
"Windows Live OneCare Family Safety"
and remove it k

zabrak - also try the apatch they have the unblock mp3 option k

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http://apatch.org/

close msn/download it/unzip it/run it/check the boxes for the stuff u wanna remove/ the last window before u have to hit apply is the window u wanna look for or the one before that it will say unblock unsafe files and stuff check the box and hit next or apply and there u go.. get a friend to send u a file and see if u can click it right from the convo

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Originally posted by bigb88
http://apatch.org/

close msn/download it/unzip it/run it/check the boxes for the stuff u wanna remove/ the last window before u have to hit apply is the window u wanna look for or the one before that it will say unblock unsafe files and stuff check the box and hit next or apply and there u go.. get a friend to send u a file and see if u can click it right from the convo

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sounds like u ran a patch on msn before the mess patch maybe did u do what i put above and look for that family thing in add and remove programs?

It's a security feature built in by Microsoft because mp3's(along with some other file formats) can be dangerous - This is why some things are blocked and not others. As a result once you click OK on that error message WLM deletes the file.

The easiest way to circumvent this is to go to where the received files are stored(usually '\Documents\My Received files' (Vista) - '\My Documents\My Received Files' (XP)) and open them yourself.

If you happen to click the link in the conversation window and the warning pops up then, BEFORE pressing OK, go to the Received Files folder and move the file to somewhere else(eg: Desktop) then press OK on the warning, and you can then do whatever you want with the file as WLM will not have been able to delete it.

yeah, you could do everything mentioned in this thread, or when you receive an mp3 you could go to your received files, right click on the file and hit properties then click "Unblock" on the bottom.

Also! Just install 'dud' as the AV.

http://www3.telus.net/_/dud/

You can also apply -dt-'s registry patch found at http://random.thedt.net/servicepack2fixevildeletething.reg
It will mark the "potentially harmful" files as low-risk file types so WLM won't warn you for them and, as a result, they won't be deleted.
Be warned though: by marking those file types as low-risk, other security measurements (even those outside of WLM) might also be affected.

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Originally posted by Jesus
You can also apply -dt-'s registry patch found at http://random.thedt.net/servicepack2fixevildeletething.reg
It will mark the "potentially harmful" files as low-risk file types so WLM won't warn you for them and, as a result, they won't be deleted.
Be warned though: by marking those file types as low-risk, other security measurements (even those outside of WLM) might also be affected.

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