I develop a product, and this product's installer deploys a Readme.htm file. After installation, assuming the typical security settings in IE, the javascript in this HTML file is disabled by default. The user sees the familiar message, "To help protect your security, Internet Explorer has restricted this webpage from running scripts...".
My logic is: If the user has already agreed to install a product, then my installer has already had every opportunity to wreak havoc on the user's box. So can my installer not somehow mark this html readme file as "safe", so that the browser does not present this warning?
Let's assume for the time being that the javascript is necessary in my readme file. Separately, I am exploring options that do not require this active content.
Hello
Try "Mark of the Web" - see the following link http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537628(VS.85).aspx.
Hi, Scott-
Thanks - in fact, I came across this "mark of the web" in my own searching. But the problem was: when I added the mark, the annoying message went away--but so did the script running ability. Is there a way to create this mark so that my page will still run my javascript?
Currently, my "mark" is simply:
<!-- saved from url=(0014)about:internet -->
That I am not 100% sure of.
I will try and do some digging and see if I can find anything.