Microsoft KB Archive/825788

= SSL-Secured Icon Disappears When You Save a File in Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 =

Article ID: 825788

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1, when used with:  Microsoft Windows XP Professional

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition

 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

 Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition</li></ul> </li></ul>

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SYMPTOMS
In Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1), if you locate a Web site that is secured with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), the SSL-Secured icon (padlock) may disappear from the browser window's Status bar when you download a file from a Web page.

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CAUSE
This problem may occur if both the following conditions are true:
 * The Web page contains frames.

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 * The Web server uses content-disposition.

Note Content-disposition is an attachment HTTP header. Because of this header, file downloads prompt you to open or save the file.

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RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. <pre class="fixed_text">  Date         Time   Version        Size       File name -  19-Aug-2003  17:13  6.0.2800.1249  1,338,880  Shdocvw.dll

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbie600sp2fix kbie600presp2fix kbfix kbbug KB825788

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