Add a EXE as Plug IN

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Hi All,

I want to install a Exe in Client side if user is going to access my web site.

with out having the Exe in client machine the website should not be opened.

For example .

When we access a Vedio file in a website , if we dont have flash player,
website insists us to add plug in the Flashplayer exe.

I want to install my Exe wherever the my website is accessed.

How to do this???

Regards.
Palraj M

Posted 20-Nov-13 20:07pm

palraj001

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2013-11-20T21:05:00

Without permission from the user, you can't - and for good reason.

Would you like a random site you visited to install software you didn't know about on your machine? I wouldn't.

There is also the fun and games that an EXE file will not work on many, many machines: phones, tablets, macs, internet enabled fridges, and so forth: it will only work on Windows PCs.

There are a couple of ways you could do it, but they all rely on circumstances that do not occur in 99% of cases: IE and ActiveX enabled.

You could write an extension for each different browser, but even then I suspect you are going to have difficulties. And think about this: I don't install Flash (I run run FlashBlock to prevent it). If your site requires me to install software, an extension, or even another darn toolbar before I can visit you, I will go elsewhere. You will limit the number of potential visitors if you do anything like this.