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ivar
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Network Drive Warning

My home network has a NAS device (Buffalo Link Station). When I install portable apps to this network share, everything works, except that when running any programm, including the menu, Windows XP always complains and tells me that "The publisher could not be verified" and asks if I really want to run this program.

This extra step is just plain irritating. Is there any way to turn this off?

- Ivar

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Drive letter?

Does it have a drive letter assigned to it? If not, Windows applies a different security model, I think.

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Try using the Workstation

Try using the Workstation name of the device as opposed to the IP address (or vice versa).

I have a Hammer MyShare and things don't work so hot if I use the IP addy (i.e.: \\192.168.xxx.xxx) but work great if I use the Workstation name (\\n1200). The device has "issues" due to a Windows problem (which I convienently can't find a link to ATM :/ ).

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Drive Letter?

Yes, I have assigned a drive letter. I then navigate to the NAS drive and create a shortcut on my desktop to start the menu (Send to-->Desktop). When I first launch the menu, I get the warning, but when I susequently use the menu from the Task Bar, I don't get the warning. However, launching any other program via the Menu still triggers the warning and necessitates the extra click.

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Check your shortcut

And ensure that it's path and working directory are both the drive letter-based one and not the network name.

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I have done that - no

I have done that - no change.

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Config

It's something with the configuration of your machine, then, which is beyond my knowledge offhand. I don't use portable apps off a network share myself and the folks I know who do don't admin the machines (they use it at university). Anyone else have any ideas?

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Google to the rescue!

Whenever you get an error on any program, run the error thru Google with quotes around the error (or part of the error) verbatim. This will get you going in the right direction 90% of the time (you'll have to do some reading of course...)

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winvista/1151260847

This isn't a question but a tip. I feel the need to post it somewhere because I've 
been looking for the answer (half-ass-edly) for years. (I finally just figured it 
out on Vista, but I'm sure it applies to XP SP2 also.)

Problem:
Running XP SP2 or higher, you try to run an executable located on another machine 
on your network. Your accosted with a prompt: "The publisher could not be verified". 
You are forced to confirm that you wish to run this program... every time you run 
it.

Solution:
Run gpedit.msc 

Go to User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Attachment 
Manager

Add "*.exe" to the "Inclusion list for moderate risk file types" setting.

"This policy setting allows you to configure the list of moderate risk file types. 
If the attachment is in the list of moderate risk file types and is from the restricted 
or Internet zone, Windows prompts the user before accessing the file. ..."

In other words, this allows you to run an .exe from the Intranet zone without a prompt, 
but it will warn before running one from the Internet.

(If you Google, a lot of people are instructing to add *.exe to the list of low-risk 
file types, allowing .exe files to execute from anywhere on the internet. A lot of 
other solutions that simply don't work are floating around as well.)

Expert-Exchange is a pay site now and that really pisses me off. :mad:

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IT WORKED

A great big thank you to BuddaChu. This worked - and the irritating warning is gone.

Thanks Again!!

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