Re: SMS Installer Open File Security Warning

Cool, good luck.
Terry

"John J. Jobst" <john.j.jobst@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23$mUA2VrFHA.2624@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I've found environment variables in
> HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment. I'll
> try setting it there.
>
> I'm simply doing an execute program script item on just the patch
> executable, not calling c/wscript. I'm using SMS Installer scripting to
> determine if it is a workstation or server so I can automatically reboot
> workstations, but make the server reboot an option for an administrator
> who comes along after the thing runs. I also make sure to launch the
> patch with "silent" options. And some patches come in different flavors
> for different OSs, so I use the scripting to determine which patch to
> launch. I know I could do all of this in any number of different
> scripting languages, but SMS Installer scripting is the one I'm using
> right now.
>
> Thanks for the hint, I'll be giving it a try today.
>
> "Terry Matthews" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OuOH8AOrFHA.3596@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> You can add the environment variable through the add registry keys area,
>> instead of using the script item to get around that.
>>
>> I remember posting the registry location a while back answering someone
>> else's question, but cant seem to find it right now. Let me know if you
>> cant figure it out and I'll track it down.
>>
>> By the way how are you executing the security patch? Are you doing a
>> execute program script item and directly launching the exe? Are you
>> calling cscript or wscript first? Are you "repackaging" the original
>> install or just launching the executable?
>>
>> Good luck,
>> Terry
>>
>> "John J. Jobst" <john.j.jobst@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:OS95z5KrFHA.2596@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>I am repackaging a patch I have downloaded with an SMS Installer (32-bit,
>>>v2.0.148.00) script. I am trying to run the patch silently. When it
>>>runs, it gives me the Open File Security Warning dialog box. If I
>>>respond to that, then the patch will run silently. I found an article,
>>>889815 (The Open File - Security Warning dialog box is displayed when you
>>>try to silently install a hotfix or an update by using a Visual Basic
>>>script in Windows XP Service Pack 2), which describes what is happening,
>>>except I am using SMS Installer instead of Visual Basic. The workaround
>>>is to set an environment variable before running the patch. The
>>>environment variable name, SEE_MASK_NOZONECHECKS, is longer than 14
>>>characters, and the SMS Installer gives an error when compiling. Is
>>>there a different workaround for this? Thanks.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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