OK. Next wild shot in the dark.
Is this Acrobat Reader? Have you tried unchecking "Display PDF in browser" in the Internet section of the preferences menu? From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:26 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Weird IE7 problem Tried that in the past... We've also tried downloading a PDF, then dragging it onto a browser window - still breaks! This is something we're sort-of used to, but to have so many go south (NOTHING do do with Daniel R's "test questions!) in so short a period - that had us wondering. BTW, these machines all broke BEFORE the big huge MS Patch Tuesday updates hit. Thanks! -- RMc "Richard Stovall" <[email protected]> wrote on 10/14/2009 08:19:14 AM: > What if you add the server(s) to the trusted sites zone in IE? If > you paste in the UNC path, IE will change it to something like "file://server > ". > > Just a thought. > > ------ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 8:12 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Weird IE7 problem > > > Greetings! > > Although we are a Firefox shop, it seems IE7 breaking stops the > opening of PDFs on any and all browsers. That is, on occasion, a > user will attempt to open a PDF (note - these are part of our > medical consulting application, and ALL these PDFs are on internal > servers), they are greeted with the cheerful notice that the > "security policy" has blocked access to that site... Again, it is > an internal server being accessed, and all browsers (IE7, FF, Opera, > Chrome; Safari is banned) return this message. > > We run an installation of IE7 over the top, and all is well. > > On TUE (Friday the 13th came a few days early), we had about a dozen > machines get hit with this (so far) throughout the day. > > Anyone else out there have this kind of fun? > > Thanks! > -- > Richard D. McClary > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > > ASPCA(r) > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > Urbana, IL 61802 > > [email protected] > > P: 217-337-9761 > C: 217-417-1182 > F: 217-337-9761 > www.aspca.org > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments > hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty > to Animals(r) (ASPCA(r)) and is intended only for use by the > addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or > confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of > this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, > distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any > attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received > this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email > and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and > any printout thereof. > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
