Code Signing Publisher will not appear on Open File screen for windows 7

Hello

Is there a setting to show the publisher on the Open File - Security Warning screen once the setup file is launched? I've noticed that when I run my setup file on Windows XP the initial run screen will show the Publisher Name. However, when I try to run the same file on a Windows 7 or above computer then it will not show it.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you.

Hello,

This is not related to SetupBuilder and has absolutely nothing to do with your compiled setup.exe. I assume that you are using a code-signing certificate from a trusted certification authority (root trust level) and NOT your own created certificate. For example, a certificate from Comodo or VeriSign.

If you see "Unknown Publisher" on a specific machine means that the digital signature does not verify. The machine needs a Windows root certificate update ("optional" via Windows Update) or an active Internet connection. Windows has to check the validity of certificates (e.g. to detect revoked certificates). There is a list of Trusted Root Certification Authorities pushed to the computer by Windows Updates. If the publisher of your certificate is not in there (or not up-to-date) on the target computer, it won't recognize it as trusted.

BTW, you can also contact the certification authority (CA) to see if there is a problem with your certificate.

Hope this helps a bit.

Friedrich