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[Guest]

I'm testing a Web Site I've developed on my PC using an IE shortcut on the
desktop with the shortcut Target being the index.htm file in the website
folder.

The IE status line shows the zone as being My Computer. Everything works ok
until I attempt to click on a link that opens a local pdf file using Acrobat
Reader. Then I get the 'Your current security settings do not allow....'
message.

I've found I can circumvent the problem by changing the IE security setting
for the Restricted Sites zone to Medium-Low but that makes me very uneasy
since it applies to all sites.

Any better solution?

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
You may be up against the "local machine lockdown" feature of IE6 XP SP2.
There are three workarounds for this:
1. Rename each .HTM file to .HTA while it's still on your HD. HTA files
aren't as restricted.
2. Give each page the "Mark of the Web"
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/author/dhtml/overview/motw.asp
3. Internet Options> Advanced> Security> check "Allow active content to run
in files on My Computer ."
You will, of course, be giving up some of the enhanced security of the XP
SP2 update.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2brows.mspx#EIAA

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]