Microsoft KB Archive/280618

= XL2002: &quot;HTTP&quot; Is Preferred to &quot;HTTPS&quot; as Default Prefix in Add Network Place Wizard =

Article ID: 280618

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q280618





SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to add a new network place using the Add Network Place Wizard in Microsoft Excel, the prefix HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is recognized as a valid default prefix, but HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) is not. Instead, Excel modifies &quot;https&quot; to read &quot;http://s&quot;.

For example, if you type httptest, Excel modifies it to the correct format &quot;http://test&quot;. However, if you type httpstest, Excel modifies it to &quot;http://stest&quot;, therefore acknowledging &quot;http&quot; but not &quot;https&quot; as a valid prefix for the network location.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, type the full prefix https:// when you want to create a secure connection to a new network place.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: XL2002

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB280618

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