Microsoft KB Archive/248773

= Internet Explorer displays "Overwrite Package" warning =

Article ID: 248773

Article Last Modified on 6/14/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Java Virtual Machine
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 5.01 SP1

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This article was previously published under Q248773



SYMPTOMS
You may receive the following warning (or similar) in Internet Explorer:

Overwrite package 'MyPackage'?

Existing version has certificate issued by  to Litware, Inc.

New version has certificate issued by  to Litware, Inc.

where  and  are the companies who issued the certificate, and Litware, Inc. is the company who requested the certificate.



CAUSE
This warning occurs when a package has already been installed on a client computer, and a user tries to install a newer version (or the same version) that is signed with a different certificate. This behavior prevents a package from being overwritten without the user's knowledge.



RESOLUTION
As noted in the "Cause" section of this article, this warning is to prevent a user from accidentally overwriting a package. One way to work around this problem is to remove the package before installing the new one. For information on removing a package, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

241111 HOWTO: Troubleshooting Java Code Download Problems



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

