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Last updated: 11 Oct 2007

On Windows workstations, when you open an application on the desktop by double-clicking on the icon, you may see this window:

We believe it means that Internet Explorer is trying to protect you from inadvertently opening remote files -- the desktop icons reside on the network. Here is how to fix this:

  1. Open the control panel, following tabs and buttons along this path:
    Control Panel/Internet Options/Security/Local Intranet/Sites/Advanced
      
  2. Add a new site:
    itfiles.insttech.washington.edu
      
  3. Click OK buttons back to the control panel.
  4. Verify the fix by determining if the message appears after double-clicking a desktop icon.

Change Log

11 Oct 2007 Changed "Local Internet" to "Local Intranet"
6 Dec 2006 Original document



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