Microsoft KB Archive/263496

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BUG: Security Warning Message Appears When You Open the HTMLHELP.HTM File Directly Through Windows Explorer

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Q263496

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft OEM Preinstall Kit (OPK), version 98sp1

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SYMPTOMS
When you open the Htmlhelp.htm file directly through Microsoft Windows Explorer, by clicking the file, the following Security Warning message appears:

&quot;Warning: The authenticity of this content can not be verified, therefore, it can not be trusted.&quot;

CAUSE
A certificate (signing or issuer) has expired.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
The following information also displays beneath the warning message:

A certificate (signing or issuer) has expired. Do you want to install and run Windows Local Help signed on an Unknown date/time and distributed by: Microsoft Corporation.

If you click the Microsoft Corporation link in the warning message screen, the Certificate screen opens. The following information is appears in the Certificate screen:

The Certificate has expired or is not yet valid.

Issued to : Microsoft Corporation

Issued by : VeriSign Commercial Software Publishers CA

Valid from 5/9/1997 to 5/10/1998

The invalidity of the Certificate does not cause any problem when you click Start on the taskbar and then click Help to open the Windows Help file. This particular screen is seen only when you open the Htmlhelp.htm file directly through Windows explorer by clicking the Htmlhelp.htm file name.

Additional query words: win98se kbsbk kbopk

Keywords : kbOSWin98

Issue type : kbbug

Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbOPKSearch kbWin98OPKSP1