From: "Geo." 

Ok but I'm still left wondering if anyone has seen it warn them about a
download when they weren't aware there was a download about to take place.

Geo.

"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
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> Actually I find it irritating and use Mozilla's Firefox and it's download
> manager
>
> "Geo."  wrote in message
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> > yes but does it work for you?
> >
> > Geo.
> >
> > "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> > news:411ed951$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >>
> >> "Geo."  wrote in message
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> >> > Has it popped up yet when you weren't aware it was going
to download
> >> > something?
> >> >
> >> > Geo.
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> MS has documented the changes to SP2 functionality at
> >>
> >>
> >
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7bd948d7-b791-40b6-836
4-685b84158c78&DisplayLang=en
> >>
> >> IE download functionality is at
> >>
> >>
> >
http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/7/9/879a7b46-5ddb-4a82-b64d-64e791b3c9
ae/05_CIF_Browsing.DOC#_Toc78103310
> >>
> >> What existing functionality is changing in Windows XP Service Pack 2?
> >>
> >> Internet Explorer File Download Prompt
> >>
> >> Detailed description
> >>
> >> When a user uses Internet Explorer to download a file, the dialog box
> >> that
> >> appears has the following changes:
> >>
> >> ù         A file handler icon has been added.
> >>
> >> ù         A new information area has been added to the bottom of the
> >> dialog
> >> box that provides slightly different information, depending on whether
> >> the
> >> downloaded file type is of higher or lower risk.
> >>
> >> All file types that are signable and that can potentially harm a user's
> >> computer are checked for publisher information. This
information will be
> >> shown to the user before opening the file.
> >>
> >> The publisher information is shown before opening a file type that is
> >> signable and that can potentially harm the user's computer. The
> >> Authenticode
> >> dialog
> >> box presents this information to the user, who can then make a more
> >> informed
> >> decision about running the file.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> What works differently?
> >>
> >> Files with blocked publishers are not allowed to run.
> >>
> >> How do I resolve these issues?
> >>
> >> You can unblock a publisher of an add-on by using Manage Add-ons in
> >> Internet
> >> Explorer. To unblock a publisher to enable the download of a specific
> >> file,
> >> you can remove the publisher from the Untrusted Publishers list. To do
> >> this,
> >> in Internet Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Options, click
the Content
> >> tab, and then remove the publisher's name from the Untrusted Publishers
> >> list.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
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