Windows Blocks File

[dx24]

A Friend of mine sent me a .exe file on my other computer and I try to extract it and it says Windows found that this file is potentially harmful.  How can I get it to unblock it.  I have Vista on this computer.  I right click on the .exe and properties and all it lists is general stuff.  What can I do to get it to work?

[Jtaylor83]

I assume Vista's firewall must be blocking it.

[onlysomeone]

EDIT: i edited my post because i interpreted the main question wrongly

[dx24]

How can it be switched?

[Lisandro]

Which is blocking the file? Can you post a screenshot of the message? Which program is blocking what exe file?
Without further info it will be impossible to help you...
Operational system?
Firewall?

[dx24]

Its the Vista Premium, it has that Windows Firewall which is turned on, I tried something here before might have messed it up more    I switched what it opens with once from Windows Explorer to Internet Explorer and I dont have a extract button on top and the icon changed to internet explorer.  How can I get it back to what it was supposed to open with?     

Before when I clicked on extract all of the .exe a window popped up and you click Extract all and a box pops up that said Windows found that this file is potentially harmful. and there was a thing you can click on below it and I did that but it the stuff in the next window was for Windows mail and I tried what it said and didnt work, never used Windows mail before. 

[dx24]

I solved this problem, downloaded a windows zip program that can extract files.