Microsoft KB Archive/823553

= You are repeatedly prompted for authentication when you click a link to an Office document on a Windows SharePoint Services Web site =

PSS ID Number: 823553

Article Last Modified on 9/14/2004

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services

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SYMPTOMS
When you click a link to a Microsoft Office document in a Web site that is hosted on a computer that runs Windows SharePoint Services, you are prompted for authentication many times. If you click Cancel each time that you are prompted for authentication, the document appears as Read-only in your Office program.



CAUSE
This issue may occur when the following conditions are true:
 * The Web site is hosted on a Windows SharePoint Services computer.
 * The Web site directory security is set to use anonymous access as its authentication method.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:  In Microsoft Windows Explorer, find the Htmltransinfo.xml file. This file is located in the following folder:

:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\60\Template\Xml

 Right-click Htmltransinfo.xml, and then click Edit.  Edit the file to set ProgId to empty (for example, ProgId = &quot;&quot; ).

The following is an example of how the Htmltransinfo.xml file looks before you make the edit.

Note The following lines may have been wrapped for easier readability on the Web.

    <Mapping Extension=&quot;pps&quot; AcceptHeader=&quot;application/vnd.ms-powerpoint&quot; HandlerUrl=&quot;HtmlTranslate.aspx&quot; ProgId=&quot;&quot;/> <Mapping Extension=&quot;one&quot; AcceptHeader=&quot;&quot; HandlerUrl=&quot;&quot; ProgId=&quot;SharePoint.OpenDocuments.2&quot;/> </HtmlTrInfo>

The following is an example of how the Htmltransinfo.xml file looks after you make the edit to set ProgId to empty.

Note The following lines may have been wrapped for easier readability on the Web. <pre class="fixed_text"> <HtmlTrInfo> <Mapping Extension=&quot;xls&quot; AcceptHeader=&quot;application/vnd.ms-excel&quot; HandlerUrl=&quot;HtmlTranslate.aspx&quot; ProgId=&quot;&quot;/> <Mapping Extension=&quot;doc&quot; AcceptHeader=&quot;application/msword&quot; HandlerUrl=&quot;HtmlTranslate.aspx&quot; ProgId=&quot;&quot;/> <Mapping Extension=&quot;ppt&quot; AcceptHeader=&quot;application/vnd.ms-powerpoint&quot; HandlerUrl=&quot;HtmlTranslate.aspx&quot; ProgId=&quot;&quot;/> <Mapping Extension=&quot;pps&quot; AcceptHeader=&quot;application/vnd.ms-powerpoint&quot; HandlerUrl=&quot;HtmlTranslate.aspx&quot; ProgId=&quot;&quot;/> <Mapping Extension=&quot;one&quot; AcceptHeader=&quot;&quot; HandlerUrl=&quot;&quot; ProgId=&quot;&quot;/> </HtmlTrInfo> </li></ol>

After you edit the Htmltransinfo.xml file, you can open Office documents in read-only mode on a Windows SharePoint Services Web site that has its directory security set to anonymous access. You are not prompted for authentication.

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