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Windows 2003 security issue Francis 01-25-2006
Posted by Francis on January 25, 2006, 3:50 am
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Hi,
I really need some help after spending hours trying to resolve the windows
2003 issue.
Have a win2k3 server used as a terminal server and I cannot download any
file from the internet or intranet.
I have tried logging in as administrator both remotely as well as locally.
It shows a security alert "Your current settings do not allow this file to
be downloaded." I have tried setting the browser internet/intranet/trusted
zones to medium-low with "allow file download","run activex controls and
plugins"..... enabled. No success.
I have even disabled Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration just
to try if it works. No success.
I have edited the group policy by running gpedit.msc and enabled everything
in the Internet security settings. No success.
There is no firewall, antispam on the server & have disabled antivirus. I
think I have tried everything I know or have read about.
Is there something I am missing? Thank you.

Francis



Posted by Steven L Umbach on January 26, 2006, 12:18 am
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Try adding the website you are trying to download from to your trusted Web
Content Zone and then set security for that zone to low to see what happens.
Make sure that the website in question is not in the restricted web content
zone. Is this a new or ongoing problem or did it happen suddenly or after
installing any software? I would also try creating a different user account
to try from that will generate a new user profile based on the default user
profile to see if that account has the same problem or not. --- Steve



> Hi,
> I really need some help after spending hours trying to resolve the windows
> 2003 issue.
> Have a win2k3 server used as a terminal server and I cannot download any
> file from the internet or intranet.
> I have tried logging in as administrator both remotely as well as locally.
> It shows a security alert "Your current settings do not allow this file to
> be downloaded." I have tried setting the browser
> internet/intranet/trusted
> zones to medium-low with "allow file download","run activex controls and
> plugins"..... enabled. No success.
> I have even disabled Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration
> just to try if it works. No success.
> I have edited the group policy by running gpedit.msc and enabled
> everything in the Internet security settings. No success.
> There is no firewall, antispam on the server & have disabled antivirus. I
> think I have tried everything I know or have read about.
> Is there something I am missing? Thank you.
>
> Francis
>



Posted by Loh on January 26, 2006, 2:54 am
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Thanks Steven for the suggestions. I have tried everything you said but no
go. However, there is some difference in the error when I created a new user
(with admin rights). It looked as though it was going to work when it asked
for the web site to be added into the trusted zone & lower its security.
When done, it asked for the same action but acknowledges that the site is
already added when I tried to add again.So I cannot get past this block -
same issue. IE must be stuffed.

Francis

> Try adding the website you are trying to download from to your trusted Web
> Content Zone and then set security for that zone to low to see what
happens.
> Make sure that the website in question is not in the restricted web
content
> zone. Is this a new or ongoing problem or did it happen suddenly or after
> installing any software? I would also try creating a different user
account
> to try from that will generate a new user profile based on the default
user
> profile to see if that account has the same problem or not. --- Steve
>
>
>
> > Hi,
> > I really need some help after spending hours trying to resolve the
windows
> > 2003 issue.
> > Have a win2k3 server used as a terminal server and I cannot download any
> > file from the internet or intranet.
> > I have tried logging in as administrator both remotely as well as
locally.
> > It shows a security alert "Your current settings do not allow this file
to
> > be downloaded." I have tried setting the browser
> > internet/intranet/trusted
> > zones to medium-low with "allow file download","run activex controls and
> > plugins"..... enabled. No success.
> > I have even disabled Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration
> > just to try if it works. No success.
> > I have edited the group policy by running gpedit.msc and enabled
> > everything in the Internet security settings. No success.
> > There is no firewall, antispam on the server & have disabled antivirus.
I
> > think I have tried everything I know or have read about.
> > Is there something I am missing? Thank you.
> >
> > Francis
> >
>
>



Posted by Steven L Umbach on January 26, 2006, 9:27 am
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Hmm. When you try to download does it show that the site is in a trusted
zone at the bottom right hand corner of the browser window and is the
download from the same website and not linked to some other website that
might be in a different web content zone? You might also want to post in
the Microsoft.public.internetexplorer.security newsgroup. When you went to
Control Panel/add and remove programs/Windows components to remove IE
enhanced security try uninstalling it for users and administrators if you
did not do so before to see if that makes a difference. --- Steve


> Thanks Steven for the suggestions. I have tried everything you said but no
> go. However, there is some difference in the error when I created a new
> user
> (with admin rights). It looked as though it was going to work when it
> asked
> for the web site to be added into the trusted zone & lower its security.
> When done, it asked for the same action but acknowledges that the site is
> already added when I tried to add again.So I cannot get past this block -
> same issue. IE must be stuffed.
>
> Francis
>
>> Try adding the website you are trying to download from to your trusted
>> Web
>> Content Zone and then set security for that zone to low to see what
> happens.
>> Make sure that the website in question is not in the restricted web
> content
>> zone. Is this a new or ongoing problem or did it happen suddenly or after
>> installing any software? I would also try creating a different user
> account
>> to try from that will generate a new user profile based on the default
> user
>> profile to see if that account has the same problem or not. --- Steve
>>
>>
>>
>> > Hi,
>> > I really need some help after spending hours trying to resolve the
> windows
>> > 2003 issue.
>> > Have a win2k3 server used as a terminal server and I cannot download
>> > any
>> > file from the internet or intranet.
>> > I have tried logging in as administrator both remotely as well as
> locally.
>> > It shows a security alert "Your current settings do not allow this file
> to
>> > be downloaded." I have tried setting the browser
>> > internet/intranet/trusted
>> > zones to medium-low with "allow file download","run activex controls
>> > and
>> > plugins"..... enabled. No success.
>> > I have even disabled Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration
>> > just to try if it works. No success.
>> > I have edited the group policy by running gpedit.msc and enabled
>> > everything in the Internet security settings. No success.
>> > There is no firewall, antispam on the server & have disabled antivirus.
> I
>> > think I have tried everything I know or have read about.
>> > Is there something I am missing? Thank you.
>> >
>> > Francis
>> >
>>
>>
>
>



Posted by Francis on January 26, 2006, 9:24 pm
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Yes, I have uninstalled the IE ES for admin & users and it is still popping
up saying that it is enabled. About being linked to some other website that
may be in
a different web content, I can't tell as it is not showing at the bottom
right of the browser.
If it is linked, is it because of that particular file or website that I am
trying to download from. As it is, I can't download from any site, even from
our intranet.
Francis

> Hmm. When you try to download does it show that the site is in a trusted
> zone at the bottom right hand corner of the browser window and is the
> download from the same website and not linked to some other website that
> might be in a different web content zone? You might also want to post in
> the Microsoft.public.internetexplorer.security newsgroup. When you went to
> Control Panel/add and remove programs/Windows components to remove IE
> enhanced security try uninstalling it for users and administrators if you
> did not do so before to see if that makes a difference. --- Steve
>
>
>> Thanks Steven for the suggestions. I have tried everything you said but
>> no
>> go. However, there is some difference in the error when I created a new
>> user
>> (with admin rights). It looked as though it was going to work when it
>> asked
>> for the web site to be added into the trusted zone & lower its security.
>> When done, it asked for the same action but acknowledges that the site is
>> already added when I tried to add again.So I cannot get past this block -
>> same issue. IE must be stuffed.
>>
>> Francis
>>
>>> Try adding the website you are trying to download from to your trusted
>>> Web
>>> Content Zone and then set security for that zone to low to see what
>> happens.
>>> Make sure that the website in question is not in the restricted web
>> content
>>> zone. Is this a new or ongoing problem or did it happen suddenly or
>>> after
>>> installing any software? I would also try creating a different user
>> account
>>> to try from that will generate a new user profile based on the default
>> user
>>> profile to see if that account has the same problem or not. --- Steve
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> > Hi,
>>> > I really need some help after spending hours trying to resolve the
>> windows
>>> > 2003 issue.
>>> > Have a win2k3 server used as a terminal server and I cannot download
>>> > any
>>> > file from the internet or intranet.
>>> > I have tried logging in as administrator both remotely as well as
>> locally.
>>> > It shows a security alert "Your current settings do not allow this
>>> > file
>> to
>>> > be downloaded." I have tried setting the browser
>>> > internet/intranet/trusted
>>> > zones to medium-low with "allow file download","run activex controls
>>> > and
>>> > plugins"..... enabled. No success.
>>> > I have even disabled Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration
>>> > just to try if it works. No success.
>>> > I have edited the group policy by running gpedit.msc and enabled
>>> > everything in the Internet security settings. No success.
>>> > There is no firewall, antispam on the server & have disabled
>>> > antivirus.
>> I
>>> > think I have tried everything I know or have read about.
>>> > Is there something I am missing? Thank you.
>>> >
>>> > Francis
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>



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