T3chi3
Wed May 09 16:05:00 CDT 2007
Thanks a lot for being so helpful.
I should be able to take it from here.
Have a great evening !!
"mayayana" wrote:
>
> >
> > I am trying to change the current user setting, to avoid the
> popups/warning
> > messages. I dont mind these being enabled as the machine on which i'll be
> > using this will have no access to the Internet.
> >
> I see. You probably shouldn't change the Internet
> zone settings then. IE has 5 zones. Internet is Zone 3.
> Local Zone, which isn't typically visible, is Zone 0.
> Intranet is 1 or 2. I don't remember which offhand.
> Restricted Zone is 4. So you can usually change Zones
> 0-2 to reduce restrictions on your own system or local
> network, while leaving Zones 3,4 restrictive to provide
> better safety online.
>
> The settings are fairly complex. Microsoft has listings
> of the values somewhere, but I don't have a link offhand.
> See here for a general explanation:
>
>
http://www.jsware.net/jsware/iewacky.php3#iesec
>
> (If you have XP SP2 then also see the "nag fixer" download
> and the info. for scripters on that webpage.)
>
> Also see here for a VBScript/HTA utility:
>
http://www.jsware.net/jsware/iemd.php3
>
> The VBScript in that utility demonstrates accessing a lot
> of IE settings. If you can't find a specific one you can just
> try changing it in IE to see what changes in the Registry.
> The Registry settings for security are mainly numeric,
> so they're not self-explanatory. The value names are
> things like "1604" or "1201". The data is DWord. 0 is
> enabled. 1 is prompt. 3 is disabled. (In most cases.)
>
> So change the setting of interest in IE and then look
> here:
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
> Settings\Zones
>
> Open the appropriate subkey for the zone that you just set
> and compare the values before and after changing the setting.
> That way you can figure out which value is the one you want.
>
> (While you're there, set the Flags value in the Zones/0
> key to 33 in order to make the Local Zone visible in your
> IE settings.)
>
> -------------------------
> Here's a sampling (but not an exhaustive list)
> of the sort of settings you're looking for. The available settings
> vary with each version of IE, but the general system doesn't.
>
> 1001 Download signed ActiveX controls
> 1004 Download unsigned ActiveX controls
> 1200 Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins
> 1201 Initialize and run ActiveX controls and plug-ins not marked
> as
> safe
> 1400 Active scripting
> 1402 Scripting of Java programs
> 1405 Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting
> 1406 Access data sources across domains
> 1407 Allow paste operations via script
> 1601 Submit non-encrypted form data
> 1604 Font download
> 1605 Unknown
> 1606 User Data persistence
> 1607 Navigate sub-frames across different domains
> 1800 Installation of desktop items
> 1802 Drag and drop or copy and paste of files
> 1803 File Download
> 1804 Load applications and files in an IFRAME
> 1805 Unknown
>
> Each of those values in the Registry, like "1803" will
> have a DWord data setting.
>
> ---------------------
> I hope that's all clear. It's a very complex system, not easy
> to explain in a newsgroup post. If you don't figure it out
> from what I've posted you might want to search for Microsoft's
> docs.
>
>
>