TrophyHusband 0 #1 December 7, 2005 i can't access any secure site on my desktop (anything beginning https). my laptop accesses them fine. i've scanned for viruses and spyware and found nothing. i've check my security settings and they are all either medium or default. i've checked several other things that people have taken a shot in the dark at, but this seems like a pretty specific problem with a specific solution. if you've seen this before please help me. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 December 7, 2005 Ok, you can't access any website that uses HTTP or just secure sites?--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjiimmyyt 0 #3 December 7, 2005 What browser? "This isn't an iron lung, people. You can actually disconnect and not die." -Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifall 0 #4 December 7, 2005 Go into tools and options and delete all you temp files and cookies. This worked for me when I couldn't access out Citrix farm through our nfuse server. Basically if there are too many it couldn't find a launch.asp file. Worth a shot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #5 December 7, 2005 i can't access anything with HTTPS, HTTP works just fine. specifically secure bank sites and secure air force sites. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #6 December 7, 2005 internet explorer "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #7 December 7, 2005 tried it, but didn't work. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjiimmyyt 0 #8 December 7, 2005 Do they just time out, giving a 404 - site not found error or is there a specific error code given? Also try downloading Firefox and using that to see if its an IE specific problem or something else. "This isn't an iron lung, people. You can actually disconnect and not die." -Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #9 December 7, 2005 it comes up as site not found, same as when you type in an incorrect url or have lost your internet connection? what is firefox? "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #10 December 7, 2005 try reseting you internet setting to default. and with some govt site you might have to be behind a .mil or .gov domain to acess them anyways...... unless you know you could before...... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjiimmyyt 0 #11 December 7, 2005 Firefox is a different browser. The ways its coded it is more secure than IE (no active x for a start) and its free. I reccoemned everyone uses it. Only a 5mb download from mozilla.com. As to your problem I'd probably be right in front of your PC to diagnose, you could try re-installing IE again. I've heard of this fixing this before. "This isn't an iron lung, people. You can actually disconnect and not die." -Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReBirth 0 #12 December 7, 2005 It's probably an incorrectly registered dll. Without having it in front of me, I'd suggest reinstalling IE. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #13 December 7, 2005 Um. No. Open Source != more securely coded. Better maintained, faster bug fixes, faster security patches. The community is generally more reactive than MS in fixing things, but it would be a great stretch to claim it was secure. Please check out this post (first easy to read article found that looks accurate): comparison of IE and Firefox It is not faster either, it's page rendering is different than IE which gives the impression it's a faster browser. however, it is more stable, more friendly, less integrated into the OS and a kick ass product. I've been using FF back when it had its first name and compiling the dailies was worthwhile so dont mistake me for an MS fanboy :) TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjiimmyyt 0 #14 December 7, 2005 I mean coded to mean the lines of code and the way they are maintained. Open source by its very nature is more securely coded for exactly the the reasons you mention. "Better maintained, faster bug fixes, faster security patches." Exactly. Software product are no longer (virtually) static, you update most of them constantly. Then you get to the situation, as recently with the whole Sony rootkit debacle, where people are afraid of releasing information due to DMCA/copyright reasons. "This isn't an iron lung, people. You can actually disconnect and not die." -Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #15 December 7, 2005 QuoteOpen source by its very nature is more securely coded for exactly the the reasons you mention. I really hope you're not a developer of any product I'll ever need to use. Visibility != security. Open source by its very nature is OPEN! Security is something entirely different and is rarely seen in the real world, either commercially or within open source software development. excuse me while I go shudder. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #16 December 7, 2005 Quoteinternet explorer There's your first problem...as was stated already...get Firefox http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjiimmyyt 0 #17 December 7, 2005 QuoteQuoteOpen source by its very nature is more securely coded for exactly the the reasons you mention. I really hope you're not a developer of any product I'll ever need to use. Visibility != security. Open source by its very nature is OPEN! Security is something entirely different and is rarely seen in the real world, either commercially or within open source software development. excuse me while I go shudder. So you believe in security by obscurity? By its vey nature if your code is open to peer review then holes get patched quick. See above where I state I believe code to be an on giong process, not a static end product. "This isn't an iron lung, people. You can actually disconnect and not die." -Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #18 December 7, 2005 no Jimmy, but it seems that you may be an OSS fanboy with little understanding of the development process or software architecture. It's ok I went through my linux fanboy zealotry (around the release of kernel 1.3 I think). You're thinking in the wrong headspace. #!/bin/bash echo "This is secure coidng!" By your statement I just wrote a secure piece of software. It's open for everyone to see and someone can point out that I'll need to edit the spelling of a word. Go through freshmeat or sourceforge sometime and take a wade through the vast wasteland of absolute crap that is OSS on the whole. Writing code and letting others read it is NOT any more secure than the girls in the 'show your boobies' thread being less likely to be assaulted because now we've all seen pictures of their breasts. Security is: process, design, solid implementation, proper testing - open or obscured. End of story. Mutable product or no, you can't bolt security on after the fact, no matter how many pairs of eyes are on your code. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #19 December 7, 2005 how do you re-install ie? i can't find it on the disks that came with the computer. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #20 December 7, 2005 When you reinstall Windows you can reinstall IE if you want to make it a clean install. or here for the less destructive method. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjiimmyyt 0 #21 December 7, 2005 try downloading it from http://download.microsoft.com/download/ie6sp1/finrel/6_sp1/W98NT42KMeXP/EN-US/ie6setup.exe Then run it from wherever you save it. "This isn't an iron lung, people. You can actually disconnect and not die." -Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #22 December 8, 2005 it won't let me re-install ie saying that a newer version is already installed. will re-installing windows erase all of my music and photos? "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReBirth 0 #23 December 8, 2005 If you have XP, when you start the install it will give you the option to run a "repair". Do that. Make sure to run it from the OS cd, not a "system image" or "system setup" disk. They usually wipe out everything and put it back to the way you bought it. After the repair, make sure to run windows update. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjiimmyyt 0 #24 December 8, 2005 Try running this from the command prompt. Click on Start, run, then paste this into the bit next to open rundll32 setupwbv.dll,IE6Maintenance "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Setup\SETUP.EXE" /g "C:\WINDOWS\IE Uninstall Log.Txt" If THIS doesn't work try http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q293907#XSLTH3148121123120121120120 Have you tried firefox yet? "This isn't an iron lung, people. You can actually disconnect and not die." -Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmytacism 0 #25 December 8, 2005 Before you repair or reinstall your operating system, try the tips suggested here: http://www.duxcw.com/faq/win/xp/secure.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
