Upgrading IE Has Turned My Computer Into an XP Version of Vista

[jim evans]

I have held off upgrading from version 6 of IE for as long as possible

for exactly the kind of thing that happened, but a website I use

routinely has forced me to upgrade. After upgrading I now get nag

messages when I do various activities that have absolutely nothing to

do with the browser. I get warning messages when I start programs and

various ordinary activities. I get the following warning when I put

a picture in Photoshop and even when I copy a file from one drive to

another:



http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/8206/0138.png



jim

 

[jim evans]

In case it isn't obvious the question is, how do I stop this incessant

nagging.



I'm running XP Pro.



jim

 

[Rob]

jim evans wrote:

> In case it isn't obvious the question is, how do I stop this incessant

> nagging.

>

> I'm running XP Pro.



You'll probably get asked all the version numbers of your OS,

browser, virus scanner and what software you have used before.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

jim evans wrote:

> I have held off upgrading from version 6 of IE for as long as possible

> for exactly the kind of thing that happened, but a website I use

> routinely has forced me to upgrade. After upgrading I now get nag

> messages when I do various activities that have absolutely nothing to

> do with the browser. I get warning messages when I start programs and

> various ordinary activities. I get the following warning when I put

> a picture in Photoshop and even when I copy a file from one drive to

> another:

>

> http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/8206/0138.png



[Agent]

Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3 WinXP 64-bit SP2

Vista SP1 Vista 64-bit SP2 Win7 Win7 64-bit) when posting in a forum or

newsgroup. Please do so in your next reply.



Is the computer fully patched at Windows Update?



What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?

What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these applications running

in the background when you installed IE8?



Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the

computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought

it)?



Cite a few examples of these "various activities" which elicit this "page

has an unspecified potential security risk" warnings.



PS: Quote this entire post or don't bother replying to it.

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

 

[Donald Anadell]

"jim evans" wrote in message

news:3bger5tjj6krk9bolplbc6i6o8121k5tc6@4ax.com...

>I have held off upgrading from version 6 of IE for as long as possible

> for exactly the kind of thing that happened, but a website I use

> routinely has forced me to upgrade. After upgrading I now get nag

> messages when I do various activities that have absolutely nothing to

> do with the browser. I get warning messages when I start programs and

> various ordinary activities. I get the following warning when I put

> a picture in Photoshop and even when I copy a file from one drive to

> another:

>

> http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/8206/0138.png

>

> jim



Are you using a Network Share, see:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/wind...ity-risk-when-using-files-on-a-network-share/



Good luck,



Donald Anadell