I recently upgraded a Windows XP machine from Internet Explorer 6 to IE 8. Since then I’ve been getting warnings whenever I wanted to run any .EXE file that doesn’t use code signing off a network drive.<\/p>\n
My main browser on that machine is FireFox, but that doesn’t matter. The warning that comes up is the following:<\/p>\n
The publisher could not be verified. Are you sure you want to run this software?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Apparently the same behaviour was already introduced when upgrading to IE 7. It may also happen with Service Pack 3 (SP3) for XP. Unlike for the similar query that happens for executable files downloaded off the Internet, there is no option to turn off the warning for a specific .EXE file. <\/p>\n
There is however a way to allow all unsigned EXEs to run off a given network drive or network server without the warning. Here is what you do:<\/p>\n
Open the Control Panel, select
Internet Options<\/code>, click theSecurity<\/code> tab, selectLocal intranet<\/code>, clickSites<\/code> and theAdvanced<\/code> button. Add any server (e.g. \\\\myserver) by entering the name and clickingAdd<\/code>. The resources will be added asfile:\/\/myserver<\/code>. When you’re done clickClose<\/code> andOK<\/code>. <\/p>\nThis will allow all unsigned applications on the listed servers to execute without security prompt just as if they were on your local machine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I recently upgraded a Windows XP machine from Internet Explorer 6 to IE 8. Since then I’ve been getting warnings whenever I wanted to run any .EXE file that doesn’t use code signing off a network drive. My main browser … Continue reading