Solved Run Program - R U Sure ?

[pjd]

I want something like this, but rather than disallowing a program I want something that asks "Are you sure you want to run xxxxxxxxxxxx"

This is not a security issue, its a 'prevent me from shooting myself in foot' issue.

I have a couple programs that need external disk drives, monitors etc to be available, if they're not and the programs are run I have to take time consuming recovery actions (as in many minutes over a couple of hours).

I don't want to do it by turning on UAC because there's no control over which programs it monitors. I've had it off since 2009 and never had a moments regret - so no lectures on its benefits please.

I also don't want to do it via batch scripts or the like, because I start these programs (sometimes inadvertently - Ay, there's the rub) from the Start Menu or Explorer context menu Open With etc.

What I have in mind is small program I'd run at start up, which would monitor requests to start a program and if its in a list then ask the question with an OK and Cancel buttons. Of course it would need something to add/delete programs to the list.

The developers of the programs I want in the list aren't interested in enhancing their programs to overcome the 'problem'

Anyone know of such a thing?

BR

 

[Layback Bear]

Where does (this) send me if I tick on it?

If it's a picture try using this tutorial.

Screenshots and Files - Upload and Post in Seven Forums - Windows 7 Help Forums

Jack

 

[Barman58]

What you need to do here is to retrain yourself to not click on things you do not want to.

You could do this programmatically, using one of many languages from batch to Macro to Powershell, or by use of systems such as UAC but have already ruled these out.

The only thing left that is possible to change is yourself. unless you could enroll in Hogwarts for a few years and use Magic

 

[pjd]

Where does (this) send me if I tick on it?

In Firefox, Chrome and Edge if I hover on something like the 'this' I posted I see that target URL at bottom left of the browser window, viz



Maybe you need a a tutorial on browser usage Ψ²

pjd

 

[Layback Bear]

From post #4

Maybe you need a a tutorial on browser usage Ψ²

Thanks for your kind words.

Have a nice day

Jack

 

[pjd]

found an ahk exe that does what exactly what I want

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

How do you have your User Account Control Settings set? If you have it set for Always Notify, you will get the UAC popup pretty much every time you try to start up a program. That will give you the equivalent of "R U Sure?" (I always recommend having it set for Always Notify anyway).

To check and/or change your UAC settings, hit the Windows key or click on the windows orb, then type UAC, then click on Change User Account settings.

 

[Pyprohly]

When you download a program file from the internet, Windows will prompt you with a “Open File - Security Warning” dialogue before executing it. In post 39 of Open File Security Warning - Enable or Disable I demonstrate how to apply this prompt to any file.

found an ahk exe that does what exactly what I want

Pjd, care to share?