Are you still running IE6 or have you reinstalled IE7 per my last reply?
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~PA Bear
v2win wrote:
UPDATE:
I went back to my change logs to see if there were any changes I had
made
to
my system, which I had not yet reverted in testing my initial
authentication
failures when using my Windows Live credentials to access Technet, etc.
The ONLY other thing which I had configured was the Content Advisor, and
this was only to block specific sites (e.g., ad cookie servers).
Incredulously, when I disabled the Content Advisor, my WL creds. were
accepted on the first attempt every time. I reenabled the CA, and sure
enough the first entry on my creds. resulted in a failure; all second
attempts succeed.
HOWEVER, when I do authenticate, I receive an "Internet Explorer cannot
display the webpage" error every time - but I only need to refesh the
page
(F5) and I am in the desired page.
Two questions:
1) Can anyone explain the apparent conflict with CA enabled (care to try
it
yourself?)? and,
2) Once I am authenticated, why doesn't IE display the page I am
accessing
without first refreshing it?
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v2win wrote:
Thank you. Unlike some others who would deride a less experienced user
as
myself for the LOCATION of my post and not its technical merits, YOU
have
both addressed my issue AND selflessly addressed directing attention to
a
more appropriate community/newsgroup. Your professionalism is noted and
appreciated.
Thank you for your help. I will seek add'l feedback from the IE
newsgroup
as suggested.
YW. All replies since my last one are being crossposted to both WinXP
General and IE General so there's no need to begin a new thread in the
latter, please.
...i rolled back to IE 6 and
everything worked fine with no additional config changes.
The above suggests a "horked" (i.e., dirty/bad/incomplete/compromised)
install of IE7.
Required reading IMHO before (re)installing IE7:
Sandi's Installation Tips <= FOLLOW THESE TIPS TO THE LETTER!
http://www.ie-vista.com/known_issues.html#pre-install
[And I strongly recommend using
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx as the
installation source, not Automatic/Windows Update. Make *certain* that
you
check in at Windows Update immediately after installing IE7 and install
any
critical updates offered. If Optional Updates category offers Root
Certificates update, I recommend installing it to take full advantage
of
IE7's additional security.]
IEBlog : IE7 Installation and Anti-Malware Applications
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/11/IE7-Installation-and-Anti_2D00_Malware-Applications.aspx
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MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin
http://aumha.net
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v2win wrote:
Thank you for your suggestions. I did reset all of my Zone settings
to
their defaults, but to no avail. Also, i rolled back to IE 6 and
everything worked fine with no additional config changes. I WILL try
"no
add-on" mode, however.
Interestingly, i previously reported to MS that when logging in to
TechNet,
I ALWAYS had to enter my credentials twice - the first time always
failed
as
if an incorreect password had been supplied; the second time always
worked.
I defaulted my browser settings then as well, at MS's suggestion, but
the
authentication glitch was persistent. Since I have been using a
Virtual
XP
installation with IE 6, I can successfully authenticate on the first
attempt.
Thank you for your help. I will seek add'l feedback from the IE
newsgroup
as suggested.
Crossposted to IE General
What bank/website? M ost work fine with IE7. The problem may have
been
caused by one or more of your security-related applications (i.e.,
anti-virus; anti-spyware; third-party firewall).
We'd only be guessing if IE7 isn't currently installed.
Did the problem persist if you started IE7 in No Add-ons mode?
Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons)
Mode:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx
Did the problem persist if you Reset IE Settings?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 <= Read before using!
=> Those with IE7-specific questions or comments are asked to post to
and
seek support in this newsgroup:
microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
In your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin
http://aumha.net
DTS-L
http://dts-l.net/
v2win wrote:
Like many people, I do my banking online via a secure (SSL)
connection
to
my
bank. Since updating to IE 7, I cannot access my bank's secure
site -
I
receive a session timeout message immediately (no, it's not a cookie
issue...).
My bank's Web support people told me the problem is with the IE 7
browser.
I rolled back to IE 6, and sure enough I was once again able to
access
my
banking online.
Is this a known problem with IE 7, or simply that my bank has not
done
ITS
part to support the newer browser? I want the (alledged!) greater
security
of IE 7 and so have restored this to my machine. At present, just
to
do
my
banking online, I have a fully-patched (except IE 7) Virtual XPSP2
Machine
but this is not a practical solution.
My bank blames MS; will MS blame my bank's Website??? What REALLY
is
the
underlying issue?
Thanks,
