Re: Unblocking Programs on Drive Mappings

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/01/05


Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 12:12:05 -0400

Only that it may be the way you're entering the domain name. I personally haven't experienced this particular problem, so I can only give you what I've found from other users that have, and fixed it.

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"Gary" <Gary@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6263DE71-C464-4D65-8CB6-F41C9E1D4D88@microsoft.com...
> No luck with that either.  Any other suggestions?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Gary
> 
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
> 
>> Use the fully qualified domain name of the server that the file reside on, instead.
>> 
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>> "Gary" <Gary@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E15290F3-F671-4B92-AEE6-40A62E1B4566@microsoft.com...
>> >I went into Internet Options, and Security, and then Local Intranet and then 
>> > Sites and all three are checked off and then to Advanced and added the 
>> > filename and location of the file file:///m:\pinball.exe which in turn 
>> > replaces it with file:///ipaddress  and it still comes up with the security 
>> > warning of a not trused file.  What do I do now?  Did I miss something?
>> > 
>> > Thanks.
>> > 
>> > Gary
>> > 
>> > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>> > 
>> >> Add the server to your trusted sites in the Intranet Zone in Internet Options, Security.
>> >> 
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>> >> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
>> >> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> >> http://www.dougknox.com
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>> >>  
>> >> "Gary" <Gary@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:17959A1B-E10D-4865-9AF2-627C3E67C24B@microsoft.com...
>> >> > As an example, I have a drive mapping to the M: drive to run a program, let's 
>> >> > call it pinball.  When I try and run pinball on the M: drive which is on a 
>> >> > remote server running windows 2000 server, I get a prompt that says:
>> >> > 
>> >> > Open File - Security Warning
>> >> > 
>> >> > the publisher could not be verified.  Are you sure you want to run this 
>> >> > software
>> >> > 
>> >> > etc..
>> >> > 
>> >> > From what I have read, it normally gives you the option of unblocking this 
>> >> > file, but since it is on a remote computer, it doesn't give you the option to 
>> >> > do this from what I gather.  Is there a way to prevent this particular file 
>> >> > from coming up with this error in the future for only this file or do I have 
>> >> > to turn it off for all files?  I would have to tell windows somehow to NOT 
>> >> > give me a security warning for the file M:\pinball.exe .  How can I do this?
>> >> > 
>> >> > Thank you.
>> >> > 
>> >> > Gary Belanger
>> >> > 
>> >> > 
>> >> >
>> >>
>>


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