Article ID: 298633 - Last Review: January 31, 2007 - Revision: 3.3

Unable to Connect to Web Sites After Receiving Security Alert Messages

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SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to browse the Web by using Microsoft Internet Explorer under the following conditions, only the current page that you are viewing is displayed by Internet Explorer, and you are unable to connect to other Web sites:
  • You disable the File download option in the custom level security settings.
  • You attempt to download files.
  • You receive the following security alert messages, after you attempt to download files:
    Security Alert

    Your current security settings do not allow this file to be downloaded.
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CAUSE

This problem may occur when you do not click OK to close the security alert messages.
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WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, click OK on each of the security alert messages that appear. After you do this, you are able to connect to other Web sites.
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
    • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
    • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
    • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
    • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
    • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
    • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
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