Microsoft KB Archive/298633

= Unable to Connect to Web Sites After Receiving Security Alert Messages =

Article ID: 298633

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

-

APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

-



This article was previously published under Q298633



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.





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



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.



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

Keywords: kbnofix kbprb KB298633

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.