SP2 "digital signature" nags

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André Gulliksen

Since updating multiple XP (Home and Pro) to SP2 I have found myself
clicking away a handful of nag messages every day, stating that the programs
I wish to run do not contain digital signatures. I do use several open
source and freeware applications on a daily basis, and have no wish to quit
doing so.

Can anybody tell me, short of removing SP2, if (and if so, how) I can remove
these stupid messages once and for all?
 
Right-click on MY COMPUTER and select:
Properties > Hardware (tab) > Driver Signing
and place a dot next to "Ignore - Install the software
anyway and don't ask for my approval" and click OK.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| Since updating multiple XP (Home and Pro) to SP2 I have found myself
| clicking away a handful of nag messages every day, stating that the programs
| I wish to run do not contain digital signatures. I do use several open
| source and freeware applications on a daily basis, and have no wish to quit
| doing so.
|
| Can anybody tell me, short of removing SP2, if (and if so, how) I can remove
| these stupid messages once and for all?
 
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <[email protected]> skrev i melding

[reformated]
| Since updating multiple XP (Home and Pro) to SP2 I have found myself
| clicking away a handful of nag messages every day, stating that the
programs
| I wish to run do not contain digital signatures. I do use several open
| source and freeware applications on a daily basis, and have no wish to
quit
| doing so.
|
| Can anybody tell me, short of removing SP2, if (and if so, how) I can
remove
| these stupid messages once and for all?
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Right-click on MY COMPUTER and select:
Properties > Hardware (tab) > Driver Signing
and place a dot next to "Ignore - Install the software
anyway and don't ask for my approval" and click OK.
Click to expand...

I am talking about the nags I get when I run software, not when I install
drivers. Sorry if I was unclear about this.
 
Run gpedit.msc, and go to Local Computer Policy->User
Configuration->Administrative Templates->Windows
Components->Attachment Manager and enable "Default risk level for file
attachments", and then enable "Inclusion list for low risk file types"
and add to this list the file extensions that you want to open without
prompt





André Gulliksen said:
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <[email protected]> skrev i melding

[reformated]
| Since updating multiple XP (Home and Pro) to SP2 I have found myself
| clicking away a handful of nag messages every day, stating that the
programs
| I wish to run do not contain digital signatures. I do use several open
| source and freeware applications on a daily basis, and have no wish to
quit
| doing so.
|
| Can anybody tell me, short of removing SP2, if (and if so, how) I can
remove
| these stupid messages once and for all?
Click to expand...
Right-click on MY COMPUTER and select:
Properties > Hardware (tab) > Driver Signing
and place a dot next to "Ignore - Install the software
anyway and don't ask for my approval" and click OK.
Click to expand...

I am talking about the nags I get when I run software, not when I install
drivers. Sorry if I was unclear about this.
Click to expand...
 
Ron said:
Run gpedit.msc, and go to Local Computer Policy->User
Configuration->Administrative Templates->Windows
Components->Attachment Manager and enable "Default risk level for file
attachments", and then enable "Inclusion list for low risk file types"
and add to this list the file extensions that you want to open without
prompt
Click to expand...

I am running Windows XP Home Edition. I have no gpedit.msc.
 
I am running Windows XP Home Edition. I have no gpedit.msc.
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OK, so I did what you suggested on a computer running XP Pro. And it worked.

But is there no way whatsoever to do anything similar on computers running
XP Home?
 
OK, so I did what you suggested on a computer running XP Pro. And it worked.

But is there no way whatsoever to do anything similar on computers running
XP Home?
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Hello Andre:

You can copy the gpedit program to your home edition. Do this:

To use the Group Policy editor on XP Home, you need a licensed copy of
XP Professional.

Copy the files gpedit.dll, gpedit.msc, and fde.dll from
\WINDOWS\System32 on the
XP Pro machine to \WINDOWS\System32 on the XP Home machine.

From a command prompt issue the following commands on the XP Home
machine:

regsvr32 C:\WINDOWS\System32\gpedit.dll
regsvr32 C:\WINDOWS\System32\fde.dll

Open the Microsoft Management Console (mmc.exe) and select
File->Add/Remove Snap-in... Then click Add. Select the Group Policy
snap-in from the list of installed snap ins.

You can now edit the Group Policy on the local machine. But XP Home
doesn't support the same feature set as XP Pro, so the policies you
are looking for might be missing.

The last part of the above procedure is important to note as not all
policies are supported in the Home Edition of XP. But you can
certainly try - nothing to lose but some time.

Regards.
 
You can copy the gpedit program to your home edition. Do this:

To use the Group Policy editor on XP Home, you need a licensed copy of
XP Professional.

Copy the files gpedit.dll, gpedit.msc, and fde.dll from
\WINDOWS\System32 on the
XP Pro machine to \WINDOWS\System32 on the XP Home machine.

From a command prompt issue the following commands on the XP Home
machine:

regsvr32 C:\WINDOWS\System32\gpedit.dll
regsvr32 C:\WINDOWS\System32\fde.dll

Open the Microsoft Management Console (mmc.exe) and select
File->Add/Remove Snap-in... Then click Add. Select the Group Policy
snap-in from the list of installed snap ins.

You can now edit the Group Policy on the local machine. But XP Home
doesn't support the same feature set as XP Pro, so the policies you
are looking for might be missing.

The last part of the above procedure is important to note as not all
policies are supported in the Home Edition of XP. But you can
certainly try - nothing to lose but some time.

Regards.
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Boy, you're right about all policies not being supported!!!

I copied my gpedit, etc. from my office computer with xp pro to my
home computer with xp home edition, per your instructions, and about
the only thing I can manipulate is Windows Explorer.

My main reason for wanting to do this was to control the recent
documents menu on the start menu. I successfully eliminated the recent
documents menu from my start menus on two computers at work with xp
pro, and there are tons of other options I could have gone with, too.
The home gpedit program is limited beyond use. Oh well, you said it
would happen.

Thanks anyway,

GS
 
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Boy, you're right about all policies not being supported!!!

I copied my gpedit, etc. from my office computer with xp pro to my
home computer with xp home edition, per your instructions, and about
the only thing I can manipulate is Windows Explorer.

My main reason for wanting to do this was to control the recent
documents menu on the start menu. I successfully eliminated the recent
documents menu from my start menus on two computers at work with xp
pro, and there are tons of other options I could have gone with, too.
The home gpedit program is limited beyond use. Oh well, you said it
would happen.

Thanks anyway,

GS
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What did you want to do with your "recent documents list"?? Did you
want
to clean them so that they contained a blank list?? If that was your
purpose, then go to Microsoft's web and search on "tweak" when you
get
it to the machine, install it, open the control panel, click on
parinoia, check "clear list on logon" This will work for the user
that
logs on ONLY, I think. You may need to do it for each user that logs
onto the pc, or you may need only do it on the local administrator
account to clear everyones... you will need to experiment on that.
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What did you want to do with your "recent documents list"?? Did you
want
to clean them so that they contained a blank list?? If that was your
purpose, then go to Microsoft's web and search on "tweak" when you
get
it to the machine, install it, open the control panel, click on
parinoia, check "clear list on logon" This will work for the user
that
logs on ONLY, I think. You may need to do it for each user that logs
onto the pc, or you may need only do it on the local administrator
account to clear everyones... you will need to experiment on that.
Click to expand...

I don't want the recent documents list on the start menu. With xp pro,
it's easy using gpedit. Won't work with xp home. Gpedit is too
diluted.

From what I've seen at the Microsoft site, to accomplish this using
other methods is somewhat timely and involves manually editing the
registry. This seems unnecessary because, as I said with xp pro,
there's an easy way to do it which only involves checking a box. No
restarts, no extra backing up, no risk.

If it can't be done in xp home any easier than that, then I'll just
check the "clear recent docs" before I log off using the right click
start menu method.

GS
 
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