Removing the "would you like to open the file or save it to your computer?" dialog

[Graham P Fairban]

Help!

on our network, one of the applications runs from a network drive, and each
time a user clicks on the icon to start it, they get the same icon you would
when trying to download a file from a website... clicking open works just
fine, but they are getting upset... this started with winxp sp1...

has anyone had this problem? and beyond that, has anyone used group policy
to fix it?

Thanks!!!

Graham Fairbank
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Paul Adare]

microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin news group, Graham P Fairban

on our network, one of the applications runs from a network drive, and each
time a user clicks on the icon to start it, they get the same icon you would
when trying to download a file from a website... clicking open works just
fine, but they are getting upset... this started with winxp sp1...

has anyone had this problem? and beyond that, has anyone used group policy
to fix it?

Add the server to the Local Intranet or Trusted Sites zone.

 

[Graham P Fairban]

that didn't do it... for an experiment, i changed all groups to low and it
still didn't work....

this is just a normal program running through a shortcut on my desktop....

thanks anyways


(btw, this happens wtih 50 desktops, not just one)

thanks!

 

[Curtis Clay III [MSFT]]

Hello Graham,
This does not appear to be a security issue.
What is the application you're attempting to run?
What OS is hosting the network drive for the application?
What's the behavior of the app prior to SP1?

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