posted on Saturday, August 19, 2006 3:45 PM by jritmeijer

Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file.

I am now officially a Sharepoint user and developer...wooohooo! One of the first things I ran into is that every time I open a document from SharePoint I get the following message.
Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file.
There are a number of ways to get rid of this message. You can either download a registry script from SharePoint University that disables this message for the most common files types or manually change the settings for each file using the following steps:
  1. Go to Windows explorer under "Tools" --> "Folder options...",
  2. Select the "File types" option.
  3. Highlight the word file type (.doc) and click on the "advanced" button.
  4. The value corresponds to the first check box "Confirm open after download". If you remove this option, the files are opened without any prompt.

Comments

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Monday, May 21, 2007 9:59 AM

This fix used to work, but in the final release of WSS 3.0 & Office 2007 it doesn't seem to work anymore.

Does anyone have a solution?

stuart

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Wednesday, July 04, 2007 4:40 AM

Thnk u vry much!

Its wrkng

Ravi

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Wednesday, September 19, 2007 11:05 PM

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Hippocrates

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Thursday, September 20, 2007 12:21 PM

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Antonios

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Thursday, September 20, 2007 7:37 PM

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Efthimios

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Thursday, September 20, 2007 10:43 PM

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Vasileios

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Friday, September 21, 2007 1:31 AM

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Carolos

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Friday, September 21, 2007 8:16 PM

Sorry :(

Evangelos

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Saturday, September 22, 2007 3:42 AM

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Zeus

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Saturday, September 22, 2007 6:36 AM

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Platon

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Saturday, September 22, 2007 2:34 PM

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Panos

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Sunday, September 23, 2007 3:49 PM

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Nickolas

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Monday, September 24, 2007 6:53 AM

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Evis

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Monday, September 24, 2007 7:16 AM

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George

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Monday, September 24, 2007 9:09 PM

Sorry :(

Glafkos

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Tuesday, September 25, 2007 8:58 PM

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Ivan

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Tuesday, September 25, 2007 11:10 PM

Sorry :(

Hristos

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Wednesday, September 26, 2007 9:30 AM

Sorry :(

Stathis

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Wednesday, September 26, 2007 2:00 PM

Cool.

Thaddaios

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Thursday, September 27, 2007 12:17 AM

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Petros

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Thursday, September 27, 2007 7:13 AM

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Xenophon

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Tuesday, October 16, 2007 6:51 PM

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Lambro

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Wednesday, October 17, 2007 3:34 AM

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Photios

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Thursday, October 18, 2007 7:07 AM

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Nick

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Friday, October 19, 2007 6:38 AM

Sorry :(

Giorgos

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:51 AM

interesting

Thaddaios

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Sunday, October 21, 2007 3:36 AM

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Tzannas

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Sunday, October 21, 2007 7:11 AM

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Antonios

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Sunday, October 21, 2007 11:28 AM

Cool.

Euaggelos

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Sunday, October 21, 2007 7:08 PM

Sorry :(

Ambrosios

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Thursday, November 01, 2007 12:38 PM

Nice!

Dino

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Thursday, November 01, 2007 1:18 PM

Cool...

Konstantinos

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Thursday, November 01, 2007 5:05 PM

Sorry :(

Hippocrates

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Thursday, November 01, 2007 5:12 PM

Cool...

Laurentios

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Thursday, November 01, 2007 6:01 PM

Sorry :(

Myron

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Friday, November 02, 2007 1:32 AM

Sorry :(

Sebastianos

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Friday, November 02, 2007 1:44 AM

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Demosthenes

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Friday, November 02, 2007 6:28 AM

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Adamantios

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Friday, November 02, 2007 8:52 AM

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Neophytos

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Friday, November 02, 2007 5:00 PM

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Panagiotis

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Friday, November 02, 2007 5:27 PM

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Silvanos

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Saturday, November 03, 2007 7:32 AM

interesting

Kyriacos

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Saturday, November 03, 2007 1:27 PM

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Loukas

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Sunday, November 04, 2007 1:53 AM

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Costa

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Sunday, November 04, 2007 3:38 PM

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Vasilis

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Sunday, November 04, 2007 3:55 PM

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Solon

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Sunday, November 04, 2007 7:29 PM

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Kristion

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Sunday, November 04, 2007 9:42 PM

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Antonis

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Monday, November 05, 2007 1:38 AM

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Costa

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Monday, November 05, 2007 6:49 AM

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Martinos

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Tuesday, November 06, 2007 7:51 AM

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Polyvios

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Wednesday, November 07, 2007 3:35 AM

interesting

Kleanthe

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Wednesday, November 07, 2007 5:51 PM

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Athanassios

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Wednesday, November 07, 2007 11:55 PM

Cool!

Petros

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Thursday, November 08, 2007 12:57 AM

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Odysseus

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Thursday, November 08, 2007 6:30 AM

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Matthaios

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Thursday, November 08, 2007 8:51 AM

Cool...

Costa

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Friday, November 09, 2007 2:06 AM

Sorry :(

Neophytos

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Monday, April 28, 2008 6:54 PM

Adding the site (http://mysite) to Tools > Internet Options > Security > Trusted Sites worked for me. (Office 2007, Sharpoint 2007, IE 7)

ST

# re: Some files can harm your computer. If the file information looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source, do not open the file. @ Tuesday, June 17, 2008 10:09 AM

Previously tried the IE Internet Options/Security/Sites to add the teamspace intranet site to no avail. Then found this page, and it works like a charm. (WinXP Pro, IE7)

Dan400Man