Windows 2003 security issue

> 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
>

> 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

> Make sure that the website in question is not in the restricted web

> 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

> to try from that will generate a new user profile based on the default

> 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

> > 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

> > It shows a security alert "Your current settings do not allow this file

> > 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.

> > think I have tried everything I know or have read about.
> > Is there something I am missing? Thank you.
> > Francis

> 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
>

> 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
>