Trusted Programs dialog box

You can use this dialog box to modify the list of the trusted programs. This dialog box contains the following areas:

Names

Shows the module names of the programs that are currently chosen to be trusted. A module name is usually the same as the file name (without the .exe extension) of the appropriate executable file. For example, the executable file of Microsoft Word application is winword.exe, therefore its module name is winword. The module names are case-insensitive, that is REGSVR32 and Regsvr32 are the names of the same module.

Interpretation of the list

This option lets you control how the list of the programs should be treated by Folder Guard while performing the protection. Normally, you should use the first option offered, The listed programs are the trusted ones. In some cases, however, you may find more suitable the second option, All programs are trusted except the listed ones. For example, you may make the list to contain only one entry, EXPLORER. In such a case, Folder Guard will protect the files and folders only if Windows Explorer is used by the user to browse the contents of the disks. If the user uses any other program, Folder Guard will NOT protect the folders.

Add to the list

This group of buttons lets you add new module names to the list. (Note that only Windows programs, 32-bit or 16-bit, can be made trusted. If you add a name of a DOS program or console application to the list, it will be ignored by Folder Guard.)

Task

Press this button to choose a name from the list of the currently running programs. (This is the recommended method of adding new entries to the Trusted Programs list.) When you press this button, a menu appears on the screen that contains the names of all the currently running modules that may be added to the list.

File

Press this button to browse for the executable file of the program you want to designate as a trusted one. Use this method to add the name of a module that is not currently running.

Name

Press this button if you know the module name of a program and want to type it in directly into the box. Note that Folder Guard does not verify that the name you have typed in is a valid module name. If you type in a name that does not correspond to the module that you would like to be trusted, it will be ignored by Folder Guard. To avoid possible errors while typing in the names, we recommend using the other two methods, Task or File, instead of this one.

Modify

Use this button to modify the name currently selected in the list.

Delete

Use this button to delete the currently selected name from the list.

Reset

Use this button to reset the contents the trusted modules list.

Move item

Lets you change the order of modules in the list.