can't sign in

[laz]

I cant seem to sign to various websites which require a
password, such as hotmail,creditcards,etc. I just keep
getting a "this page cannot be displayed" message. My
security settings are set to medium, what is causing this?
thanks for any input

 

[H Leboeuf]

A security update was made available that modifies the default behavior of
Internet Explorer for handling user information in HTTP and in HTTPS URLs
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=834489

If applicable.

Fix, if This problem occurs after you apply the 832894 security update
(MS04-004) or the 821814 hotfix.


http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831167
SYMPTOMS
Programs that use Wininet functions to post data (such as a user name or a
password) to a Web server retry the POST request with a blank header if the
Web server closes (or resets) the initial connection request.