disable blocking on new information bar in SP2?

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Michael Appelmans

I can't for the life of me figure out how to prevent the information bar
from blocking Flash (active X?) when I load a file from my local drive
c:. Since I use this mechanism to test Flash it's become a real
nuisance. I have tried enabling auto prompt of various settings in
security custom settings to the point where I figured I had opened so
many holes I was now more at risk than before installing SP2.

Can anyone tell me which setting I have to enable or disable to allow
(without numerous mouse clicks) a web page with Flash to be loaded from
my local c: drive? I don't even know which zone this is in!!

Thanks for any help
 
Hi,
Internet Options> Advanced> Security> Check "Allow active content to run in
files on My Computer"

You will, of course, be giving up some of the security provided by SP2.

You can also make My Computer visible in Internet Options> Security to allow
additional tweaking. See http://www.phdcc.com/xpsp2.htm >>> "Showing the "My
Computer" security zone"

Hope this helps,
Don
 
Michael,

Allow active content to run in files on My Computer - Windows XP Service
Pack 2:
http://www.winxptutor.com/lmzunlock.htm

Information bar appears when you open PDF files locally in Internet Explorer
(Windows XP SP2)?:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ie/ielocalpdf.htm

--
Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k



I can't for the life of me figure out how to prevent the information bar
from blocking Flash (active X?) when I load a file from my local drive
c:. Since I use this mechanism to test Flash it's become a real
nuisance. I have tried enabling auto prompt of various settings in
security custom settings to the point where I figured I had opened so
many holes I was now more at risk than before installing SP2.

Can anyone tell me which setting I have to enable or disable to allow
(without numerous mouse clicks) a web page with Flash to be loaded from
my local c: drive? I don't even know which zone this is in!!

Thanks for any help
 
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