Re: Can only display PDF documents when protected mode is off

01-24-2008

Forwarded to microsoft.public.windows.vista.security newsgroup via crosspost
for greater exposure.

What third-party security applications are installed (e.g., anti-virus;
anti-spyware, firewall)?
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

YMA wrote:

	Quote:
	> The Acrobat plugin for PDF in IE only works when protected mode is off > (i.e., when I am on a trusted site, or when I turn off protected mode for > the current zone). Sounds to me like a security problem... > > Any idea what could be happening and how to fix it? > > BTW: SVG documents display correctly (with the appropriate Adobe plugin) > regardless of protected mode setting. Also, I had a problem of not being > able to save bookmarks when in protected mode, as described in > (http://www.winhelponline.com/blogs/49/1); I did what they said, and now, > it > works. I suspect my current problem (with PDF files) is of similar > nature... but I don't know how to fix it.

01-26-2008

Try resetting the security settings for the Internet zone to the defaults and
see if that fixes the problem. I don't know whether it will, but it is worth
a shot.
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Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047...otectyourwi-20

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

Quote:

> Forwarded to microsoft.public.windows.vista.security newsgroup via crosspost
> for greater exposure.
>
> What third-party security applications are installed (e.g., anti-virus;
> anti-spyware, firewall)?
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
>
> YMA wrote:

	Quote:
	> > The Acrobat plugin for PDF in IE only works when protected mode is off > > (i.e., when I am on a trusted site, or when I turn off protected mode for > > the current zone). Sounds to me like a security problem... > > > > Any idea what could be happening and how to fix it? > > > > BTW: SVG documents display correctly (with the appropriate Adobe plugin) > > regardless of protected mode setting. Also, I had a problem of not being > > able to save bookmarks when in protected mode, as described in > > (http://www.winhelponline.com/blogs/49/1); I did what they said, and now, > > it > > works. I suspect my current problem (with PDF files) is of similar > > nature... but I don't know how to fix it.

>
>

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