Fix downloaded programs that prompt for permission to run (i.e. Internet Zone files)
From Ben's Writing
Sometimes, when you download programs from the internet, Windows get really smart and flags them as Internet Zone files ([1]). On Vista this means that from then on, one must accept responsibility of running a possibly hazardous application on your PC every time you want to use it. Needless to say, this can be rather irritating. Fortunately, there is a simple workaround to this:
- Download Mark Russinovich's Streams tool;
- Extract
streams.exeto your path; - Type WinKey + R, then type:
cmd+ Enter; - Then,
cdto the application's directory and run:
C:\app> streams -d app.exe Streams v1.56 - Enumerate alternate NTFS data streams Copyright (C) 1999-2007 Mark Russinovich Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com C:\app\app.exe: Deleted :Zone.Identifier:$DATA
That's it; you can now run the application without any nagging dialogs.