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IE7+ Protected Mode switched on but not on

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Old 02-03-2007   #1 (permalink)
Hippy
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IE7+ Protected Mode switched on but not on

Ok weird one here, got vista ultimate running, installed live onecare so
hopefully pretty secure, however even though its says that protected mode is
switched on in the settings from within IE7 on the status bar at the bottom
its says that protected mode is off.

Old 02-03-2007   #2 (permalink)
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
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Re: IE7+ Protected Mode switched on but not on

"Hippy" <***@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:969D55F5-33D4-4B9C-8873-AC1926338CA1@microsoft.com...
> Ok weird one here, got vista ultimate running, installed live onecare so
> hopefully pretty secure, however even though its says that protected mode
> is switched on in the settings from within IE7 on the status bar at the
> bottom its says that protected mode is off.


Is UAC turned off? It must be on for Protected Mode.

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Old 02-04-2007   #3 (permalink)
Hippy
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Re: IE7+ Protected Mode switched on but not on

No I had turned it off. Thanks for the reply, its one of the things i had
suspected may have caused it.


"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:7E952A0C-AE45-49B0-8F06-B8BF24DC6BB8@microsoft.com...
> "Hippy" <***@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:969D55F5-33D4-4B9C-8873-AC1926338CA1@microsoft.com...
>> Ok weird one here, got vista ultimate running, installed live onecare so
>> hopefully pretty secure, however even though its says that protected mode
>> is switched on in the settings from within IE7 on the status bar at the
>> bottom its says that protected mode is off.

>
> Is UAC turned off? It must be on for Protected Mode.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email.
>
>


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