How to avoid File Download warning in IE6

Hi,
I'm doing a dynamic web application that will run on several laptop (stand alone - not in a LAN & without connection). I need to run/execute, from one of the page, a third party application which is on a CD-Rom, but when I click on the link that calls this exe file, of course, I get the usual File Download warning message (Some file can harm your computer ... OPEN / SAVE / CANCEL).
I would like to avoid that message, so open the exe file immediatly when I click on the link.
I already look for a solution for hours & hours (and becoming mad with this) with Director, Flash, ... without success. I suppose there's maybe a key somewhere in the registry ???
Please HELP.

Thanks in advance

Shailesh
Mon Jun 28 17:59:28 CDT 2004

I dont think the warning message is avoidable. However, one of the things
you could try is wrap your install around an activex control. So, host an
activex control on your page which will start the install process on the
click of a button or something.

Hope that helps.
-Shailesh

"henry4" <henry4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:263F8BB0-1EFD-4FA2-9AAE-D311D27F5720@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I'm doing a dynamic web application that will run on several laptop (stand
alone - not in a LAN & without connection). I need to run/execute, from one
of the page, a third party application which is on a CD-Rom, but when I
click on the link that calls this exe file, of course, I get the usual File
Download warning message (Some file can harm your computer ... OPEN / SAVE /
CANCEL).
> I would like to avoid that message, so open the exe file immediatly when I
click on the link.
> I already look for a solution for hours & hours (and becoming mad with
this) with Director, Flash, ... without success. I suppose there's maybe a
key somewhere in the registry ???
> Please HELP.
>
> Thanks in advance

LuckyStrike
Mon Jun 28 20:47:17 CDT 2004

Try this:
Start>settings>FOLDER OPTIONS>File Types>Scroll to files in question>select
by highlighting>edit>UN-check box which says "confirm open after
download">OK >apply (if necessary)>OK out.

I know the "confirm open after download" sounds the opposite of what you
mean, but that is how MS words it. Seems it should say "confirm open before
(or during) download". Anyway, if that is disabled you will not see that
dialogue box; it will just download and then open.

HTH -
--

LuckyStrike
LS@smokedamagedfurniture.youcandriveitawaytoday.com

How to make a good newsgroup post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/post.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------


"henry4" <henry4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:263F8BB0-1EFD-4FA2-9AAE-D311D27F5720@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I'm doing a dynamic web application that will run on several laptop (stand
alone - not in a LAN & without connection). I need to run/execute, from one
of the page, a third party application which is on a CD-Rom, but when I
click on the link that calls this exe file, of course, I get the usual File
Download warning message (Some file can harm your computer ... OPEN / SAVE /
CANCEL).
> I would like to avoid that message, so open the exe file immediatly when I
click on the link.
> I already look for a solution for hours & hours (and becoming mad with
this) with Director, Flash, ... without success. I suppose there's maybe a
key somewhere in the registry ???
> Please HELP.
>
> Thanks in advance

Torgeir
Tue Jun 29 16:10:28 CDT 2004

henry4 wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm doing a dynamic web application that will run on several laptop (stand alone - not in a LAN & without connection). I need to run/execute, from one of the page, a third party application which is on a CD-Rom, but when I click on the link that calls this exe file, of course, I get the usual File Download warning message (Some file can harm your computer ... OPEN / SAVE / CANCEL).
> I would like to avoid that message, so open the exe file immediatly when I click on the link.
> I already look for a solution for hours & hours (and becoming mad with this) with Director, Flash, ... without success. I suppose there's maybe a key somewhere in the registry ???
> Please HELP.
Hi

You could consider using HTA (HTML Application) instead (*.HTA files
hosted by mshta.exe):

HTML Applications (HTAs)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/hta/hta_node_entry.asp

A HTA example can be found here:

From: Michael Harris \(MVP\)
Subject: Re: WSh and drive mappings
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.scripting.wsh
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=%23wIsRfZoCHA.2280%40TK2MSFTNGP12


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/scriptcenter/default.mspx