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There is a bug in my computer that executes whenever I try to open
certain files, in particular .chm files. A dialog window pops open that
says "Your current security settings do not allow this file to be
downloaded" and prevents the action. I've tried many ways to fix this,
including going to several computer help forums, and nothing has worked.
I've had to learn to get around the problem as best I can, including
using CHM Encoder. My question is: is there a freeware program of some
kind that could automatically shut down that damn dialog window when it
pops up? I really don't know what to look or Google for.

Many thanks...
 
ncSkeet said:
There is a bug in my computer that executes whenever I try to open
certain files, in particular .chm files. A dialog window pops open
that says "Your current security settings do not allow this file to
be downloaded" and prevents the action. I've tried many ways to fix
this, including going to several computer help forums, and nothing
has worked. I've had to learn to get around the problem as best I
can, including using CHM Encoder. My question is: is there a freeware
program of some kind that could automatically shut down that damn
dialog window when it pops up? I really don't know what to look or
Google for.

Many thanks...
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My guess would be to lower your Internet Explorer security settings
temporarily to find which setting is messing with you.
 
badgolferman said:
My guess would be to lower your Internet Explorer security settings
temporarily to find which setting is messing with you.
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Let me re-phrase things a bit - I'm not looking for a solution to the
overall malfunction in general; I just want to know if there exists some
kind of program that will immediately and automatically shut down/remove
a particular dialog window when it appears.

Thanks again...
 
Let me re-phrase things a bit - I'm not looking for a solution to the
overall malfunction in general; I just want to know if there exists some
kind of program that will immediately and automatically shut down/remove
a particular dialog window when it appears.
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So, you want to override the security settings without knowing about it?
Isn't that, to all intent and purpose, the same as lowering the security
settings?
 
"I've tried many ways to fix this,
including going to several computer help forums, and nothing has
worked"

Would'nt mind those links please ncSkeet, hard to get my head around
it, without knowing what you have tried.
 
ncSkeet said:
There is a bug in my computer that executes whenever I try to open
certain files, in particular .chm files. A dialog window pops open
that says "Your current security settings do not allow this file to be
downloaded" and prevents the action. I've tried many ways to fix this,
including going to several computer help forums, and nothing has
worked. I've had to learn to get around the problem as best I can,
including using CHM Encoder. My question is: is there a freeware
program of some kind that could automatically shut down that damn
dialog window when it pops up? I really don't know what to look or
Google for.

Many thanks...
Click to expand...

PTFB or ClickOff. Latter is free, former isn't.
http://www.johanneshuebner.com/en/clickoff.html


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Hengist_Ludd said:
PTFB, Press the Freakin' Button
Freeware version at Pricelessware (IIRC)
http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/
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PTFB is what did it...much appreciated. I also checked out "ClickOff"
and it, too seemed to be a good solution. So, now PTFB resides in my
system tray, waiting to blast the offending window.

Thanks for all the input, and I'll reiterate: I've tried everything to
fix this, including all the suggestions in the "riderx" post...all good,
but no go here. We worked at it for several days/nights running in one
of the sites frequented by MVP's, and even they finally threw up their
hands. That's how I was introduced to ewido, btw...it was thought that
it may detect malware of some kind that was interfering with things. It
didn't change anything, but I kept the freeware version and still use it.

Like I mentioned earlier, I've just had to learn to live with the
problem, and programs like PTFB and CHM Encoder make that easier. And
other than that, the computer works great.
 
Just did a Google search for your previous posts ncSkeet, i386 ( that's
the letter i, not the number 1 ) may not be on C, it may be on another
part of C.
Do a search to confirm, if not there, search on your 4 cd's..

It is always handy to have i386 on your drive, let me know where you
find it & I can advise further.
 
badgolferman said:
My guess would be to lower your Internet Explorer security settings
temporarily to find which setting is messing with you.
Click to expand...

I very occasionally get exactly the same problem with IE when downloading a
program. I've tried removing all restrictions without any effect. Now I just
use Netscape or Firefox which downloads the program without problems.

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