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  1. Nov 16th, 2006, 03:24 PM #1
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    Author's authenticity

    Hello, I have developed a program in VB6 and created a setup package using Inno. After that, I have zipped the installation package and uploaded it to my Web site.

    The problem is, when someone downloads the file with Internet Explorer and tries to open it, he gets a standard IE window informing him or her that it was not possible to identify the program's author. It also warns about the risk the users would run if they downloaded software from the Web without knowing the source.

    Is there any way I can put my signature in the VB6 exe or the Inno setup package in order to prevent that window from appearing? (Please note that my copy of VB6 is genuine and Inno is freeware.)

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  2. Nov 16th, 2006, 03:41 PM #2
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    Re: Author's authenticity

    I think its because Microsoft dont know who you are, for example when opening a M$ app, microsoft have the certificate meaning they are a trusted publisher, as are other big companies.

    Just my 2 cents
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    Re: Author's authenticity

    Yes, but is there any (legal) way to include your own signature in the exe just to make you name appear in that "terrorist" IE window?

    Quote Originally Posted by I_Love_My_Vans
    I think its because Microsoft dont know who you are, for example when opening a M$ app, microsoft have the certificate meaning they are a trusted publisher, as are other big companies.

    Just my 2 cents
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    Re: Author's authenticity

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    Re: Author's authenticity

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    Re: Author's authenticity

    Thanks. So, it looks like you have to spend a little fortune just to get rid of that nag window.

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    Re: Author's authenticity

    Indeed.. but from what I have heard, it works for all of your app's.
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    Re: Author's authenticity

    Amazingly, if you download the same file using Mozilla Firefox, the nag screen does not pop up.
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    Re: Author's authenticity

    That's because IE is inferior to Firefox... What version of IE are they using...
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    Re: Author's authenticity

    Quote Originally Posted by randem
    That's because IE is inferior to Firefox... What version of IE are they using...
    This makes me prefer Firefox to IE. I can't see what sense it makes to warn the user in that way. They deliberately downloaded a zipped executable from the Web, so they should already have no doubts about the reliability of the source. That message may trick inexperienced users into false conclusions since they may believe a virus was detected within the .exe.
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