IE (SP2) warning me about my own (local) PDF files

[Guest]

When I view an HTML file (using IE SP2) on my PC that
refers to a PDF file (also on my PC) and I click on the
PDF link, then the SP2 Information Bar appears telling me
that it has blocked active content. I then have to click
on it and allow the active content and answer Yes to
another dialog box that asks me if I'm sure I want to
allow the active content (which again, is the Acrobat
reader on my PC - nothing is being downloaded.)

On the other hand, if I'm on the Internet, PDF files pop
up with no complaint.

Is this normal for SP2? If not, (I hope) can anyone
recommend how to change it? I have looked at the help
which says to set Automatic prompting for ActiveX
controls to enable and I've done that in the My Computer
zone (after following a MS KB article to make the My
Computer Zone visible.) I still get the information bar
every time a local HTML page wants to load a local PDF
file.

 

[Paul Smith]

Is this normal for SP2? If not, (I hope) can anyone
recommend how to change it? I have looked at the help
which says to set Automatic prompting for ActiveX
controls to enable and I've done that in the My Computer
zone (after following a MS KB article to make the My
Computer Zone visible.) I still get the information bar
every time a local HTML page wants to load a local PDF
file.

I've not experienced anything like that, I'm just using Reader 6.0 and
everything local or not pops up like it should.

You could try re-installing the software (I did a clean install with SP2),
failing that Adobe have a SP2 troubleshooting page up here;
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/330621.html

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
http://windows.dasmirnov.net/ Windows XP Resource Site.

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[Guest]

This turns out to be the default behavior but there's a
new setting under Internet Options/Advanced called:

Allow Active Content to run in files on my computer.

Checking it fixes the problem.

Strange. Apparently it's because they weren't convinced
that they could plug all the IE holes that allow
malicious sites to place files on your computer so they
decided to prevent you from running files that MIGHT have
been put there due to a security hole.

 

[Alex Nichol]

Strange. Apparently it's because they weren't convinced
that they could plug all the IE holes that allow
malicious sites to place files on your computer so they
decided to prevent you from running files that MIGHT have
been put there due to a security hole.

It is also so as to protect you from files that you downloaded for
yourself; or even active controls attached to email