>>Thanks, I will communicate this information at my work.
>>
>>>Tracy,
>>>thanks. The setting at
http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/ did the trick. I like the Windows Registry way even better but I can't take the responsibility of turning off security on a customer's network. I am thinking, though, that I might put a menu selection under my Utilities section to do this with a big warning so they can't sue me.
>>>John.
>>>
>>>
>>>>Is the server and path to the .exe listed as trusted zone under local intranet zones? To disable this dialog you can add (or modify if it exists) this string in the Windows Registry.
>>>>
>>>>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations
>>>>
>>>>LowRiskFileTypes = .exe
>>>>
>>>>If more then one file type is added (or one exists and you are adding another), separate each one with a semi-colon. Log off and back in again for the setting to take effect usually.
>>>>
>>>>There are other ways as well. This site (look near the bottom of the page) recommends a different method:
>>>>
>>>>
http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/>
>Perhaps you forgot about this thread.
Indeed, I did. But apparently, as it seems to me, the registry suggestions show how to "trust all EXE files", whereas I would prefer a less drastic solution of "allow all EXE files in a certain remote folder".
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