SubscribeXP/Vista: Disable “This page has an unspecified potential security risk” Message
Posted on Jun 09, 2008 under Windows Vista Tips, Windows XP Tips |Disable the annoying message in Windows XP and Windows Vista that says:
This page has an unspecified potential security risk
You can receive this message when you access a file on a network resource.
In order to disable this message, you have to add the UNC path to the server where the files are stored to your trusted sites in Internet Options within Internet Explorer. Here’s how:
1. Open Internet Explorer and click Tools > Internet Options.
2. Click the Security tab.
3. Click Trusted Sites.
4. Click Default Level.
5. Set the Allowed levels for this zone to Low.
6. Click Sites.
7. Type the path to the server where the CHM files are. In this example, the server computer name is techpoint, so here we type \\techpoint and click Add. You could also add the name of the domain.
8. Click Close.
9. Click OK on the Internet Properties dialog.
Close Internet Explorer and you’re done. You should now be able to view the content of CHM files when you open them.
See also: Zip files right-click warning - This page has an unspecified potential security risk
by psycros, on June 28 2008 @ 10:41 pm
Here’s a simpler solution. In Control Panel, go to Internet Options> Security> Custom Level> Miscellaneous. There’s an entry titled “Launching Applications and Unsafe Files (not secure)”. I set it to “enable” and these stupid prompts went away. I’m virtually certain that the warnings only show up for ZIP files on mapped resources. Conceivably that *might* include unsafe FTP sites if (a)you view them as folders and, (b)have something on there mapped as a drive. Honestly, I would ONLY see this being done for trusted servers (company data dumps, etc).
- Psycros the Ponderous
by NoMorePrompts, on September 24 2008 @ 9:55 pm
Hey - thanks Psycros! Worked like a charm. I work with network files all the time and got really fed up with the stupid/unnecessary prompt whenever I wanted to extract a ZIP file…but now it’s history!
Cheers!
by Tom, on October 25 2008 @ 5:58 am
This problem drives me crazy. I want this prompt on the Internet with Internet Explorer but not on my LAN with Windows Explorer.
Why does Microsoft pick on the ZIP archive format but not others (e.g. RAR)?