.hta CD application - file download dialog

[SmurF]

Hi everyone

I'm making an HTA multimedia application to run off a CD. The only problem
is that whenever I try to run a .hta file, up pops the "Are you sure you
want to do this?...Run from current location / Save" File download dialog
box - even if the .hta is on a CD or my local machine. Is there a way to get
IE to trust my HTA off the CD and remove the dialog without each user having
to fiddle around with the settings at their end?

Many thanks
-Simon Murphy

 

[Rob McAninch]

I'm making an HTA multimedia application to run off a CD. The
only problem is that whenever I try to run a .hta file, up
pops the "Are you sure you want to do this?

How are you running the .hta? By clicking a link in a web page I
assume. I don't believe there's any way to prevent this, you
wouldn't want to anyhow. Just running the file itself (e.g.
double clicking it) doesn't cause a problem for me.

Is there a way to get IE to trust my HTA off the CD and remove
the dialog without each user having to fiddle around with the
settings at their end?

Users who have the CDROM correct? Perhaps you're mailing them out
to family and friends. I recently built a little .hta app for a
friend of mine, I used autorun to fire off the .hta from the
CDROM so most MS Win folks never have to touch the contents of
the CDROM.

 

[SmurF]

Hi Rob

Thanks for you reply. I'm doing exactly the same sort of thing you're doing.
I'm making an hta app and then autorunning it off the CD. I'm not running it
off a web page but it seems IE treats it like it is - when I double click it
from the Desktop it still brings up the File download box asking me to open
or save it. If you know of any way to get IE to trust a particular hta -
perhaps with signed code?... - I'd really love to know.

Thanks
-Simon Murphy

 

[Rob McAninch]

I'm making an HTA multimedia application to run off a CD.
The only problem is that whenever I try to run a .hta file,
up pops the "Are you sure you want to do this?

How are you running the .hta? [...] Just running the file
itself (e.g. double clicking it) doesn't cause a problem for
me.

I'm making an hta app and then autorunning it off the CD. I'm
not running it off a web page but it seems IE treats it like
it is - when I double click it from the Desktop it still
brings up the File download box asking me to open or save it.
If you know of any way to get IE to trust a particular hta -
perhaps with signed code?.

I'd say your machine has a mixed up configuration. Any Windows
box I've used does not fire off "IE", the .hta extension should
be configured to open with mshta.exe the bare window that is
apparently powered by IE.

Just tried it on my WinXP laptop, which is essentially a stock
install, and there's no warnings or such there either.