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XP Security Settings?
For the life of me, I can't figure out how to make a program run on my
XP SP3. I have an html shortcut, that when I select it, I get an error saying my security setting for it is blocking it. The specific applet is: file:///C:/c/Chinese%20Toolbox/CharTest-CD.html It may involve JAVA, and yes, I have it installed and it seems to run for other .JAR files. Can someone tell me a stepbystep procedure to unblock or at least lower the security settings? I can't seem to do it. Thanks Wei |
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XP Security Settings?
On 1/11/2014 11:09 AM, wrote:
For the life of me, I can't figure out how to make a program run on my XP SP3. I have an html shortcut, that when I select it, I get an error saying my security setting for it is blocking it. The specific applet is: file:///C:/c/Chinese%20Toolbox/CharTest-CD.html It may involve JAVA, and yes, I have it installed and it seems to run for other .JAR files. Can someone tell me a stepbystep procedure to unblock or at least lower the security settings? I can't seem to do it. Thanks Wei The fastest way to change security on IE, is to use the sliders. In no time at all, you can have security completely botched on IE :-) http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/w...urity-settings One web site worked out, that storage of IE security settings, involved about a total of two thousand registry entries. Most of these come about, because there are five environments, multiple duplicate copies of the same settings, lots of "multiplicative" factors to drive up the number. While you could edit the settings by hand, the sheer number of them makes it a challenge to do properly. If I was doing your experiment, I would: 1) Back up the OS partition. 2) Mess about, taking lots of chances. 3) Restore from backup, once you've learned what you need to know. That will put all your "safe" settings back, and ease the damage. The problem with Java-based payware, is to get your money's worth from it, you'll be leaving Java installed on a full-time basis. And that's a security concern. For example, if you leave Java enabled in the browser preferences, then visit Yahoo.com, you could join the two million people infected by a Java exploit in some advertising stuff. (That happened just recently.) At one time, I was all in favor of Java, but there have been too many negative articles in the tech press, for me to consider it to be a viable runtime environment. I don't have a problem running a program in it, but it's when it is left running and exposed to Internet stuff, that bad things happen. HTH, Paul |
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XP Security Settings?
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For the life of me, I can't figure out how to make a program run on my XP SP3. I have an html shortcut, that when I select it, I get an error saying my security setting for it is blocking it. The specific applet is: file:///C:/c/Chinese%20Toolbox/CharTest-CD.html It may involve JAVA, and yes, I have it installed and it seems to run for other .JAR files. Can someone tell me a stepbystep procedure to unblock or at least lower the security settings? I can't seem to do it. Thanks Wei See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315933 . Resetting the "Flags" value to 47 should cause "My Computer" to be displayed in "Control Panel", "Internet Options", "Security" and you can lower the security settings as desired for local files. You may have to close and restart Internet Explorer for the changes to take effect. Ben |
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XP IE Security Settings?
wrote in message ... For the life of me, I can't figure out how to make a program run on my XP SP3. I have an html shortcut, that when I select it, I get an error saying my security setting for it is blocking it. The specific applet is: file:///C:/c/Chinese%20Toolbox/CharTest-CD.html It may involve JAVA, and yes, I have it installed and it seems to run for other .JAR files. Can someone tell me a stepbystep procedure to unblock or at least lower the security settings? I can't seem to do it. Thanks Wei Open you IE Click on Tools Click on Internet Options On the Tab Bar you see Advanced Click on it Setting Security Check mark Allow active content to run files on My Computer Apply ok Restart IE But undo it when done |
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