After upgrading to Office 2003 Service Pack 1, you might have seen changes
when downloading InfoPath XML files from a web server or SharePoint. Those
of you not running Windows XP Service Pack 2 will see a dialog warning you
about downloading this file. There is not any change to InfoPath's security
model or the risk of downloading XML files.
If you want to eliminate this dialog, you can follow these steps.
Thanks,
Brian
*** How to avoid file download warnings after installing Microsoft Office
2003 Service Pack 1
Applies to: Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, Windows XP, Windows XP Service Pack
1, Windows 2003 Server
SUMMARY
After installing Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 1, you may begin seeing
a warning message when downloading InfoPath XML files from a web server or
Windows SharePoint Services website. This dialog warns you that some files
may be harmful to your computer, and offers you choices, including Opening
and Saving the file.
This article describes how to eliminate this dialog, which is not present
using earlier versions of Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003.
MORE INFORMATION
*** Disable the dialog using Windows Explorer
This explains how to disable the dialog using options found in Windows
Explorer.
1. Open the "My Documents" folder.
2. Select Options on the Tools menu.
3. Select the File Types tab.
4. Scroll to find the XML Document file type. (Typing "XML" will
select it.)
5. Press Advanced to open a dialog of options
6. Check the checkbox for Confirm After Download
7. Press OK to close the Edit File Type dialog
8. Press Close to close the Folder Options dialog
You will no longer see the download warning when using Windows 2000, Windows
XP, Windows XP Service Pack 1, and Windows 2003 Server. You will continue to
see the warning if you have installed Windows XP Service Pack 2.
*** Disable the dialog through the Windows Registry
This explains how to disable the dialog if you are an administrator for many
computers.
1. Open Run from the Start menu
2. Type "regedit.exe" and press Enter
3. Locate the following registry key:
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InfoPath.Document.1"
4. With that key selected, add a new value by choosing New. DWORD
Value from the Edit menu
5. Name that key "EditFlags"
6. Double-click on that key to edit it's value
7. Set it's value as Hexadecimal "00010000"
8. Press OK to close the Edit DWORD Value dialog.
9. Close the Registry Editor
This will hide the download warning dialog when using Windows 2000, Windows
XP, Windows XP Service Pack 1, and Windows 2003 Server. You will continue to
see the warning if you have installed Windows XP Service Pack 2.
Patrick Halstead said:
Matthew Blain originally reported this problem (and the workaround). I
know
Microsoft is busy looking at why this changed, but I thought others would
be
interested, so I'm posting.
Problem: install latest build of InfoPath SP1. Click on an xml file in
your
SharePoint form library or website. You get a security dialog warning.
This
didn't happen for SP1 preview.
Workaround: open Windows Explorer, go to Tools\Folder Options and select
File Types. Type "info" and you should see the Microsoft Office InfoPath
1.0
XML Document get selected in the list box. Click Advanced button. Select
Open and uncheck the Confirm Open After Download. Obviously, this is not
an
easily deployable workaround. Stay tuned. I'm sure there will be more news
shortly.
Patrick Halstead
[InfoPath MVP]
http://www.infopathdev.com/
