Re: can't bypass security on drive

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

From: Husky (cbminfo_at_toast.net)
Date: 03/01/05


Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 09:08:46 -0500

On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 18:18:17 -0600, "Vanguard" <use_ReplyTo@domain.invalid>
wrote:

One more worthwhile hint.

for future ref. Here's the actual link to the article.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315933#kb2

>"Husky" <cbminfo@toast.net> wrote in message
>news:au6721hdmq7p14r2cg20n40h4tfmnd6qvo@4ax.com...
>>> ie help :"To help protect your security, Internet Explorer has
>>> restricted this file from showing active content that could access
>>> your computer. Click here for options..."
>>> ie help :
>>> ie help :This message appears when a Web page on your computer tries
>>> to run a script or ActiveX control. Internet Explorer blocks this
>>> activity so that you can see how the Web page functions without the
>>> script or ActiveX control; often, you will be able to view or use the
>>> Web page without using the active content and potentially
>>> encountering a security risk. Because scripts and ActiveX controls
>>> are a potential hazard to your computer, you should be certain that
>>> you trust the publisher of the script or ActiveX control before you
>>> decide to give it access to your computer.
>>> ie help :
>>> ie help :If you are certain that you want to allow the page to run
>>> scripts and ActiveX controls on your local machine, follow the steps
>>> below:
>>> ie help :
>>> ie help :Click the Information Bar.
>>> ie help :Click Allow Blocked Content.
>>> ie help :Click Related Topics for information about how to decide if
>>> you should trust a Web site or publisher.
>>> ie help :
>>
>> The above is the info on the subject I'm having trouble getting to
>> work.
>>
>> What it is, I have a complete web site on my hard drive. I'm trying to
>> run some
>> mpg, ra, au, wav files , but each link requires me to allow blocked
>> content.
>>
>> I used the help where it said to allow in the download section. NADA.
>>
>> Repeated in the active x. NADA.
>> Even went so far as to set to LOW security. NADA.
>> I'm not on any sort of net work. Just me, myself, and I on a single
>> machine.
>>
>> Just a real pain having to allow on every file that I know is clean.
>>
>> How do I get the helps to do what they say ?
>> Oh yeah I changed the settings, and quit IE and ran again after
>> changing
>> settings each time.
>>
>> I wanted to add file:\\C:\zdir\index.html to the trusted zone, and
>> this went
>> nowhere also.
>> It took file://localserv but had no effect.
>>
>> --
>> more pix @ http://members.toast.net/cbminfo/index.html
>
>
>If you were running a local web server, you could use its DHCP-assigned
>IP address to go out and back in to connect to your web server to apply
>the changes in security settings that you have been making in the
>Internet security zone. That security zone is when you are making
>connects external to your host (even if all you do is use the external
>interface of your NIC to connect to a local web server). Those settings
>do NOT apply when you are trying to render a page locally which appears
>to be what you are doing. You need to add the My Computer security zone
>to Internet Options so you can adjust your *local* security settings.
>
>See Microsoft's KB article #315933 on how to add the My Computer
>security zone to Internet Options. Normally this zone is not displayed.
>Or, like I said, go out and back in through your NIC's external IP
>address to your web server to see that page so then the Internet
>security zone gets applied.

-- 
more pix @ http://members.toast.net/cbminfo/index.html


Relevant Pages

  • Re: cant bypass security on drive
    ... >> you trust the publisher of the script or ActiveX control before you ... If you were running a local web server, ... Internet security zone. ... That security zone is when you are making ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers)
  • Question about NetScreen Options
    ... Web Server for some demos we do and also VPN for about 20 people and 3 ... remote sites. ... security zone. ...
    (comp.security.firewalls)
  • Re: Cannot Publish - Proxy server problem?
    ... Check the settings in Norton - you need to allow FrontPage access to ... Proxy settings can be checked in Internet explorer: ... The Web server may be temporarily out of service ...
    (microsoft.public.frontpage.extensions.windowsnt)
  • Re: Getting rid of DSO Exploit
    ... security zone by default in the Internet Options applet rather than make ... Computer then why them loose to edit settings for the other security ... the reader what the "1004" equated to when looking at those same ...
    (microsoft.public.security)
  • Re: Do antivirus programs work with all browsers
    ... | will work with a particular browser, ... is tied to Internet Explorer and it is required to be used. ... McAfee uses HTAs to present windows to change, ... The really stupid situation with McAfee is that they require you to LOWER your Internet security zone's settings because the idiots run their HTAs in the Internet security zone instead of in the My Computer security zone. ...
    (alt.comp.anti-virus)