Re: Information Bar Appears When I Right-Click A .jpg
From: Randy (randyzone_at_comcast.net)
Date: 09/27/04
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Date: 27 Sep 2004 12:50:16 -0700
"Ramesh [MVP]" <ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org> wrote in message news:<e2XUflFpEHA.3900@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...
> Randy,
>
> Changes to Local Machine Zone for Windows XP Service Pack 2:
>
> Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) adds a feature control for locking
> down the Local Machine zone. The feature control is set through the
> FEATURE_LOCALMACHINE_LOCKDOWN member of the INTERNETFEATURELIST enumeration.
> It is turned on by default for Internet Explorer (iexplorer.exe) and Windows
> Explorer (explorer.exe).
> In effect, FEATURE_LOCALMACHINE_LOCKDOWN sets up a special Local Machine
> zone-the Local Machine Lockdown zone. Within this new zone, seven URL
> actions have different values.
>
> URLACTION_ACTIVEX_OVERRIDE_OBJECT_SAFETY
> URLACTION_ACTIVEX_RUN
> URLACTION_BEHAVIOR_RUN
> URLACTION_CLIENT_CERT_PROMPT
> URLACTION_DOWNLOAD_UNSIGNED_ACTIVEX
> URLACTION_JAVA_PERMISSIONS
> URLACTION_SCRIPT_RUN
>
> Looks like viewing the properties of a local JPG file in Internet Explorer
> comes under section "URLACTION_BEHAVIOR_RUN", a new URL action flag added
> for Windows XP SP2.
>
> Workarounds:
> Allow active content to run in files on My Computer - Windows XP Service
> Pack 2:
> http://www.winxptutor.com/lmzunlock.htm
>
> -or-
>
> Allow URLACTION_BEHAVIOR_RUN by tweaking the lockdown template itself:
>
> URLACTION_BEHAVIOR_RUN corresponds to "Script and Binary Behaviors" Zones
> value 2000
>
> Open Registry Editor and navigate to:
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
> Settings\Lockdown_Zones\0
> In the right--ane, double-click "2000" and set it's value to "0"
>
> Additional reading:
> Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2: Part 5:
> Enhanced Browsing Security:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2brows.mspx
>
> Introduction to URL Security Zones:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/security/szone/overview/overview.asp
>
> --
> Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>
> "Randy" <randyzone@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:d56df14f.0409261709.48b286b2@posting.google.com...
> When I open a jpg with Internet Explorer and I right-click it and
> select properties the Information Bar pops up and says "IE has
> restricted this file from showing active content that could access
> your computer."
>
> Active content? It's just a jpg.
>
> Does anyone out there know what's going on?
>
>
> Randy
Thanks for the info. From what I gathered I guess I'll just have to
live with the warning. The easiest option from
http://www.winxptutor.com/lmzunlock.htm was to allow active content to
run on My Computer but they didn't recommend doing that.
Randy
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