Cannot access https or windowsupdate

[Guest]

On a Windows XP Home machine running IE6 SP1 I cannot access secure pages
(HTTPS) nor can I get to windowsupdate.microsoft.com. The error on the
windowsupdate is an ActiveX error, but I have even set the security to low.
I have run Ad-Aware, Spybot and CWShredder. I still have this issue. Any
ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Steve

 

[Jan Il]

Hi Steve

Try the following and see if it helps:

IE wont display and "https" sites

Courtesy of Don Varnau -
Try this... Start> Run
iexplore.exe /rereg
[Enter]
This will reregister all IE DLLs. (OK... it's a long shot.)

Or, you could uninstall SP2 from one machine to see if the problem goes
away

or..............

Can't access HTTPS Pages

Open IE
Click Tools>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings>Advanced
In the box labeled "Exceptions" type in "https://" (without the quotes).

That should exclude proxy operations from nearly ALL secure sites. If you
put in a specific
site, this will exclude just that site, but if you put in just the part as
specified above, it will exclude ANY site that uses the https addressing
scheme.

Also......

Because of a court decision Microsoft will stop all Java support after 30
SEP 04 and is recommending that you use the Sun JRE:
http://www.java.com/en/download/help/win_manual.jsp

or..........

You can get the new Sun Java J2SE RunTimes or SDK here:
http://java.sun.com/downloads/index.html (all versions - select using the
dropdown)

or here: http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_automatic.jsp

Sun also offers an automatic download and install of the 1.4 Java plug-in
here: http://java.sun.com/getjava/download.html

or.........

Download the Microsoft Java VM for Windows XP here
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Or you can download it from one of these locations:

http://www.download.windowsupdate.c..._CD24D109B33421DB6728FBDC80C9F572EB7A3865.exe
or
http://ftp.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/systems/win95/fixes/VM/msjavx86.exe
or
ftp://ftp.uq.edu.au/mirror/microsoft/patches/winxp/javavm_3319_MIL_4275/MSJavx86.exe

and..........

You can test whether Java is working on your machine at the following sites:

http://www.pocoso.de/pocoso052.html
http://www.clan.lib.ri.us/clan/javatest.html (This one may be down)
http://www.fitwise.com/testjava.asp (both 1.0 and 1.1 and what's installed)
http://coglab.wadsworth.com/support/browsercheck.html
http://www.ces.clemson.edu/webct/browser_detect.html

and you can test Javascript here:
http://www.dancespots.net/browsertest.htm

Access Secured Websites
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813444

Problems accessing secure sites/ cannot install 128 bit encryption
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers2.htm#secure_sites

also....

Go to start/run Type in: regsvr32 softpub.dll Press Enter or click OK

How to Troubleshoot Script Errors in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308260

and......

Try updating your script engine: For 2000 and XP go to
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-7e4b-4622-86eb-95a22b832caa&DisplayLang=en

Do you have the JavaScript plug-in installed?
http://java.sun.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=9567

or...........

You might also try installing the Windows Script 5.6 for Windows 2000 and XP
if you have not already done so. The install includes a new jscript.dl
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-7E4B-4622-86EB-95A22B832CAA&displaylang=en


If these steps do not resolve your problem, please post back to this thread
with the details and any error messages.

Hope this helps

Jan
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[Guest]

During more research and before coming back to check any responses, I found
the solution in Article ID 813444 - "How to troubleshoot situations where you
cannot complete MSN sigh-up or connect to SSL secured (128-Bit) Web sites by
using Internet Explorer in Windows XP". However, what you listed in the
matter of re-registering the DLL files is what finally fixed the issue. I
manually registered the files individually, but I like your way better.

Thanks for your quick response. I will be keeping your information and the
article for future reference as if this happens once, it is likely to come up
again.

Thanks,
Steve

Hi Steve

Try the following and see if it helps:

IE wont display and "https" sites

Courtesy of Don Varnau -
Try this... Start> Run
iexplore.exe /rereg
[Enter]
This will reregister all IE DLLs. (OK... it's a long shot.)

Or, you could uninstall SP2 from one machine to see if the problem goes
away

or..............

Can't access HTTPS Pages

Open IE
Click Tools>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings>Advanced
In the box labeled "Exceptions" type in "https://" (without the quotes).

That should exclude proxy operations from nearly ALL secure sites. If you
put in a specific
site, this will exclude just that site, but if you put in just the part as
specified above, it will exclude ANY site that uses the https addressing
scheme.

Also......

Because of a court decision Microsoft will stop all Java support after 30
SEP 04 and is recommending that you use the Sun JRE:
http://www.java.com/en/download/help/win_manual.jsp

or..........

You can get the new Sun Java J2SE RunTimes or SDK here:
http://java.sun.com/downloads/index.html (all versions - select using the
dropdown)

or here: http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_automatic.jsp

Sun also offers an automatic download and install of the 1.4 Java plug-in
here: http://java.sun.com/getjava/download.html

or.........

Download the Microsoft Java VM for Windows XP here
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Or you can download it from one of these locations:

http://www.download.windowsupdate.c..._CD24D109B33421DB6728FBDC80C9F572EB7A3865.exe
or
http://ftp.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/systems/win95/fixes/VM/msjavx86.exe
or
ftp://ftp.uq.edu.au/mirror/microsoft/patches/winxp/javavm_3319_MIL_4275/MSJavx86.exe

and..........

You can test whether Java is working on your machine at the following sites:

http://www.pocoso.de/pocoso052.html
http://www.clan.lib.ri.us/clan/javatest.html (This one may be down)
http://www.fitwise.com/testjava.asp (both 1.0 and 1.1 and what's installed)
http://coglab.wadsworth.com/support/browsercheck.html
http://www.ces.clemson.edu/webct/browser_detect.html

and you can test Javascript here:
http://www.dancespots.net/browsertest.htm

Access Secured Websites
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813444

Problems accessing secure sites/ cannot install 128 bit encryption
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers2.htm#secure_sites

also....

Go to start/run Type in: regsvr32 softpub.dll Press Enter or click OK

How to Troubleshoot Script Errors in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308260

and......

Try updating your script engine: For 2000 and XP go to
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-7e4b-4622-86eb-95a22b832caa&DisplayLang=en

Do you have the JavaScript plug-in installed?
http://java.sun.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=9567

or...........

You might also try installing the Windows Script 5.6 for Windows 2000 and XP
if you have not already done so. The install includes a new jscript.dl
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-7E4B-4622-86EB-95A22B832CAA&displaylang=en


If these steps do not resolve your problem, please post back to this thread
with the details and any error messages.

Hope this helps

Jan
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On a Windows XP Home machine running IE6 SP1 I cannot access secure pages
(HTTPS) nor can I get to windowsupdate.microsoft.com. The error on the
windowsupdate is an ActiveX error, but I have even set the security to low.
I have run Ad-Aware, Spybot and CWShredder. I still have this issue. Any
ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Steve

 

[Jan Il]

Hi Steve

During more research and before coming back to check any responses, I found
the solution in Article ID 813444 - "How to troubleshoot situations where you
cannot complete MSN sigh-up or connect to SSL secured (128-Bit) Web sites by
using Internet Explorer in Windows XP". However, what you listed in the
matter of re-registering the DLL files is what finally fixed the issue. I
manually registered the files individually, but I like your way better.

Thanks for your quick response. I will be keeping your information and the
article for future reference as if this happens once, it is likely to come up
again.

Thanks,
Steve

You're very welcome! Glad to hear you were able to resolve your problem.
Good job!

Thank you for posting back and letting us know what worked for you, and for
the benefit of other readers who might have a similar problem.

Jan
Smiles are meant to be shared,
that's why they're so contagious.

Hi Steve

Try the following and see if it helps:

IE wont display and "https" sites

Courtesy of Don Varnau -
Try this... Start> Run
iexplore.exe /rereg
[Enter]
This will reregister all IE DLLs. (OK... it's a long shot.)

Or, you could uninstall SP2 from one machine to see if the problem goes
away

or..............

Can't access HTTPS Pages

Open IE
Click Tools>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings>Advanced
In the box labeled "Exceptions" type in "https://" (without the quotes).

That should exclude proxy operations from nearly ALL secure sites. If you
put in a specific
site, this will exclude just that site, but if you put in just the part as
specified above, it will exclude ANY site that uses the https addressing
scheme.

Also......

Because of a court decision Microsoft will stop all Java support after 30
SEP 04 and is recommending that you use the Sun JRE:
http://www.java.com/en/download/help/win_manual.jsp

or..........

You can get the new Sun Java J2SE RunTimes or SDK here:
http://java.sun.com/downloads/index.html (all versions - select using the
dropdown)

or here: http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_automatic.jsp

Sun also offers an automatic download and install of the 1.4 Java plug-in
here: http://java.sun.com/getjava/download.html

or.........

Download the Microsoft Java VM for Windows XP here
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Or you can download it from one of these locations:

http://www.download.windowsupdate.c..._CD24D109B33421DB6728FBDC80C9F572EB7A3865.exe
or
http://ftp.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/systems/win95/fixes/VM/msjavx86.exe
or
ftp://ftp.uq.edu.au/mirror/microsoft/patches/winxp/javavm_3319_MIL_4275/MSJavx86.exe

and..........

You can test whether Java is working on your machine at the following sites:

http://www.pocoso.de/pocoso052.html
http://www.clan.lib.ri.us/clan/javatest.html (This one may be down)
http://www.fitwise.com/testjava.asp (both 1.0 and 1.1 and what's installed)
http://coglab.wadsworth.com/support/browsercheck.html
http://www.ces.clemson.edu/webct/browser_detect.html

and you can test Javascript here:
http://www.dancespots.net/browsertest.htm

Access Secured Websites
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813444

Problems accessing secure sites/ cannot install 128 bit encryption
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers2.htm#secure_sites

also....

Go to start/run Type in: regsvr32 softpub.dll Press Enter or click OK

How to Troubleshoot Script Errors in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308260

and......

Try updating your script engine: For 2000 and XP go to
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-7e4b-4622-86eb-95a22b832caa&DisplayLang=en

Do you have the JavaScript plug-in installed?
http://java.sun.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=9567

or...........

You might also try installing the Windows Script 5.6 for Windows 2000 and XP
if you have not already done so. The install includes a new jscript.dl
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-7E4B-4622-86EB-95A22B832CAA&displaylang=en


If these steps do not resolve your problem, please post back to this thread
with the details and any error messages.

Hope this helps

Jan
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that's why they're so contagious.

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On a Windows XP Home machine running IE6 SP1 I cannot access secure pages
(HTTPS) nor can I get to windowsupdate.microsoft.com. The error on the
windowsupdate is an ActiveX error, but I have even set the security to low.
I have run Ad-Aware, Spybot and CWShredder. I still have this issue. Any
ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Steve

 

[Gillies]

Jan,

Regarding the registration tip for iexplore.... with the /rereg its not
working for me. (XP SP1). It opens an IE windows with an error msg
saying.... can't connect (same error msg with a non-existing site or a DNS
problem). I can connect to any other website.

I hope the /rereg switch will fix a download problem I have with IE6.0 SP1.
Can't download anything from IE6.0 unless I do a logoff/logon again. It's
annoying. Have to do it all the time. I've installed SP2, I've removed all
spyware, dont have any virus. Turned-off the anti-virus, But no luck.

What did I miss ?

TIA

Gillies

Hi Steve

Try the following and see if it helps:

IE wont display and "https" sites

Courtesy of Don Varnau -
Try this... Start> Run
iexplore.exe /rereg
[Enter]
This will reregister all IE DLLs. (OK... it's a long shot.)

Or, you could uninstall SP2 from one machine to see if the problem goes
away

or..............

Can't access HTTPS Pages

Open IE
Click Tools>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings>Advanced
In the box labeled "Exceptions" type in "https://" (without the quotes).

That should exclude proxy operations from nearly ALL secure sites. If you
put in a specific
site, this will exclude just that site, but if you put in just the part as
specified above, it will exclude ANY site that uses the https addressing
scheme.

Also......

Because of a court decision Microsoft will stop all Java support after 30
SEP 04 and is recommending that you use the Sun JRE:
http://www.java.com/en/download/help/win_manual.jsp

or..........

You can get the new Sun Java J2SE RunTimes or SDK here:
http://java.sun.com/downloads/index.html (all versions - select using the
dropdown)

or here: http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_automatic.jsp

Sun also offers an automatic download and install of the 1.4 Java plug-in
here: http://java.sun.com/getjava/download.html

or.........

Download the Microsoft Java VM for Windows XP here
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Or you can download it from one of these locations:

http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/
MSJavx86_CD24D109B33421DB6728FBDC80C9F572EB7A3865.exe

or
http://ftp.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/systems/win95/fixes/VM/msjavx86.exe
or

ftp://ftp.uq.edu.au/mirror/microsoft/patches/winxp/javavm_3319_MIL_4275/MSJa
vx86.exe

and..........

You can test whether Java is working on your machine at the following sites:

http://www.pocoso.de/pocoso052.html
http://www.clan.lib.ri.us/clan/javatest.html (This one may be down)
http://www.fitwise.com/testjava.asp (both 1.0 and 1.1 and what's installed)
http://coglab.wadsworth.com/support/browsercheck.html
http://www.ces.clemson.edu/webct/browser_detect.html

and you can test Javascript here:
http://www.dancespots.net/browsertest.htm

Access Secured Websites
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813444

Problems accessing secure sites/ cannot install 128 bit encryption
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers2.htm#secure_sites

also....

Go to start/run Type in: regsvr32 softpub.dll Press Enter or click OK

How to Troubleshoot Script Errors in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308260

and......

Try updating your script engine: For 2000 and XP go to
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c717d943-7e4b-4622-
86eb-95a22b832caa&DisplayLang=en

Do you have the JavaScript plug-in installed?
http://java.sun.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=9567

or...........

You might also try installing the Windows Script 5.6 for Windows 2000 and XP
if you have not already done so. The install includes a new jscript.dl
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C717D943-7E4B-4622-
86EB-95A22B832CAA&displaylang=en


If these steps do not resolve your problem, please post back to this thread
with the details and any error messages.

Hope this helps

Jan
Smiles are meant to be shared,
that's why they're so contagious.

Please reply to the newsgroup so others may benefit.
Replies are posted only to the newsgroup for the benefit or other readers.

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On a Windows XP Home machine running IE6 SP1 I cannot access secure pages
(HTTPS) nor can I get to windowsupdate.microsoft.com. The error on the
windowsupdate is an ActiveX error, but I have even set the security to low.
I have run Ad-Aware, Spybot and CWShredder. I still have this issue. Any
ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Steve

 

[Jan Il]

Hi Gillies

Jan,

Regarding the registration tip for iexplore.... with the /rereg its not
working for me. (XP SP1). It opens an IE windows with an error msg
saying.... can't connect (same error msg with a non-existing site or a DNS
problem). I can connect to any other website.

I hope the /rereg switch will fix a download problem I have with IE6.0 SP1.
Can't download anything from IE6.0 unless I do a logoff/logon again. It's
annoying. Have to do it all the time. I've installed SP2, I've removed all
spyware, dont have any virus. Turned-off the anti-virus, But no luck.

What did I miss ?

Try the following and see if it helps:


Because of a court decision Microsoft will stop all Java support after 30
SEP 04 and is recommending that you use the Sun JRE:
http://www.java.com/en/download/help/win_manual.jsp

or..........

You can get the new Sun Java J2SE RunTimes or SDK here:
http://java.sun.com/downloads/index.html (all versions - select using the
dropdown)

or here: http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_automatic.jsp

Sun also offers an automatic download and install of the 1.4 Java plug-in
here: http://java.sun.com/getjava/download.html

or.........

Download the Microsoft Java VM for Windows XP here
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Or you can download it from one of these locations:

http://www.download.windowsupdate.c..._CD24D109B33421DB6728FBDC80C9F572EB7A3865.exe
or
http://ftp.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/systems/win95/fixes/VM/msjavx86.exe
or
ftp://ftp.uq.edu.au/mirror/microsoft/patches/winxp/javavm_3319_MIL_4275/MSJavx86.exe

and..........

You can test whether Java is working on your machine at the following sites:

http://www.pocoso.de/pocoso052.html
http://www.clan.lib.ri.us/clan/javatest.html (This one may be down)
http://www.fitwise.com/testjava.asp (both 1.0 and 1.1 and what's installed)
http://coglab.wadsworth.com/support/browsercheck.html
http://www.ces.clemson.edu/webct/browser_detect.html

and you can test Javascript here:
http://www.dancespots.net/browsertest.htm

also.

Access Secured Websites
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813444

WinXP SP2 Homepage
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx

WinXP SP2 Support Center
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=windowsxpsp2

Pages of MVP & 'Windows Update Maven' Jupiter Jone's
Service Pack (any) Installation Checklist
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm

MS No charge SP2 support website
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7843&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

If these steps do not resolve your problem, please post back to this thread
with the details and any error messages.

Hope this helps

Jan
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Hi Steve

Try the following and see if it helps:

IE wont display and "https" sites

Courtesy of Don Varnau -
Try this... Start> Run
iexplore.exe /rereg
[Enter]
This will reregister all IE DLLs. (OK... it's a long shot.)

Or, you could uninstall SP2 from one machine to see if the problem goes
away

or..............

Can't access HTTPS Pages

Open IE
Click Tools>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings>Advanced
In the box labeled "Exceptions" type in "https://" (without the quotes).

That should exclude proxy operations from nearly ALL secure sites. If you
put in a specific
site, this will exclude just that site, but if you put in just the part as
specified above, it will exclude ANY site that uses the https addressing
scheme.

Also......

Because of a court decision Microsoft will stop all Java support after 30
SEP 04 and is recommending that you use the Sun JRE:
http://www.java.com/en/download/help/win_manual.jsp

or..........

You can get the new Sun Java J2SE RunTimes or SDK here:
http://java.sun.com/downloads/index.html (all versions - select using the
dropdown)

or here: http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_automatic.jsp

Sun also offers an automatic download and install of the 1.4 Java plug-in
here: http://java.sun.com/getjava/download.html

or.........

Download the Microsoft Java VM for Windows XP here
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Or you can download it from one of these locations:

http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/

MSJavx86_CD24D109B33421DB6728FBDC80C9F572EB7A3865.exe

ftp://ftp.uq.edu.au/mirror/microsoft/patches/winxp/javavm_3319_MIL_4275/MSJa

vx86.exe

and..........

You can test whether Java is working on your machine at the following sites:

http://www.pocoso.de/pocoso052.html
http://www.clan.lib.ri.us/clan/javatest.html (This one may be down)
http://www.fitwise.com/testjava.asp (both 1.0 and 1.1 and what's installed)
http://coglab.wadsworth.com/support/browsercheck.html
http://www.ces.clemson.edu/webct/browser_detect.html

and you can test Javascript here:
http://www.dancespots.net/browsertest.htm

Access Secured Websites
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813444

Problems accessing secure sites/ cannot install 128 bit encryption
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers2.htm#secure_sites

also....

Go to start/run Type in: regsvr32 softpub.dll Press Enter or click OK

How to Troubleshoot Script Errors in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308260

and......

Try updating your script engine: For 2000 and XP go to

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c717d943-7e4b-4622-

86eb-95a22b832caa&DisplayLang=en

Do you have the JavaScript plug-in installed?
http://java.sun.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=9567

or...........

You might also try installing the Windows Script 5.6 for Windows 2000

and

XP
if you have not already done so. The install includes a new jscript.dl

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C717D943-7E4B-4622-

86EB-95A22B832CAA&displaylang=en


If these steps do not resolve your problem, please post back to this thread
with the details and any error messages.

Hope this helps

Jan
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