VISTA - IE7 SECURITY CERTIFICATE ERROR

surprisingly enough, when I used Mozilla Firefox i was able to go th the websites that IE7 cannot go to (i.e. paypal and amazon).

Recap:

Win XP w/ IE6 has no issues with the certificates
Win Vista w/ Firefox has no issues with the certificates
Win vista w/ IE7 prior to 25 April 2007 has no issues with the certificates
Win vista w/ IE7 after 25 April 2007 has MAJOR issues with the certificates

It is definitely a problem with Vista/IE7

Yup... I think there was an update in March... after that update, IE7 had
major problems. These sites include major sites, so it's an IE7 problem.
Have no problem surfing with Firefox.

This is very frustrating. I cannot surf many important sites ...

Anybody have a fix other than quitting IE7 entirely and using Firefox?

I'm having the exact same problem, with MANY major websites, and the
problem started occurring recently (my new Dell with Vista was
browsing fine until about a week ago). Paul Adare's reply is a little
dismissive. The certificates for these major sites are fine (Ebay,
PayPal, etc.), or they wouldn't be in business. I'm able to use them
fine from my portable computer with IE7 and Windows XP.

I'm not seeing many reports of this problem on the web yet, but there
are a few, like this one, that are begginning to crop up. We're
stumbling onto a new Vista problem, it seems, and I can only hope
someone will post a soluction soon. I've gotten used to IE7, and
really don't want to start using another browser.

Peter

On Apr 13, 6:49 am, Paul Adare <pkad...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:48:00 -0700, Imran wrote:
> > "QUOTE"
> > There is a problem with this website's security certificate.
> > This organization's certificate has been revoked.
>
> > Security certificate problems may indicate an attempt to fool you or
> > intercept any data you send to the server.
> > "END QUOTE"
>
> > I have tried the help information on the microsoft support site but this
> > does not seem to be helpful. I would be greatful if you would be able to find
> > me a solution to this problem.
>
> This is not a Vista problem, this is a problem with the certificate issued
> to the HP web site. You're going to need to contact HP to get this issue
> resolved.
>
> --
> Paul Adare
> MVP - Windows - Virtual Machinehttp://www.identit.ca
> "The English language, complete with irony, satire, and sarcasm, has
> survived for centuries without smileys. Only the new crop of modern
> computer geeks finds it impossible to detect a joke that is not clearly
> labeled as such."
> Ray Shea

On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:54:00 -0700, skrufi wrote:

> This seems to be obviously a Vista problem... I can't get into AOL, SBC,
> AT&T consistently without this error message showing up on IE7, yet I can in
> Firefox... I would think that these corporations keep their certificates up
> to date, don't you? And if they don't, it should be up to me to click
> through to them. I don't even have the option to click through! Is this my
> computer or microsoft's????
>
> "Paul Adare" wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:48:00 -0700, Imran wrote:
>>
>>> "QUOTE"
>>> There is a problem with this website's security certificate.
>>> This organization's certificate has been revoked.
>>>
>>> Security certificate problems may indicate an attempt to fool you or
>>> intercept any data you send to the server.
>>> "END QUOTE"
>>>
>>> I have tried the help information on the microsoft support site but this
>>> does not seem to be helpful. I would be greatful if you would be able to find
>>> me a solution to this problem.
>>
>> This is not a Vista problem, this is a problem with the certificate issued
>> to the HP web site. You're going to need to contact HP to get this issue
>> resolved.
>>
>> --
>> Paul Adare
>> MVP - Windows - Virtual Machine
>> http://www.identit.ca
>> "The English language, complete with irony, satire, and sarcasm, has
>> survived for centuries without smileys. Only the new crop of modern
>> computer geeks finds it impossible to detect a joke that is not clearly
>> labeled as such."
>> Ray Shea
>>

You would be surprised how many companies let SSL certificates lapse. As I
requested previously, can someone please post one of these URLs. Without
access to one of the URLs causing the problem, there is no way to give a
validated answer.

Brian

On 30 Apr 2007 06:20:00 -0700, peter@aidsmeds.com wrote:

> I'm having the exact same problem, with MANY major websites, and the
> problem started occurring recently (my new Dell with Vista was
> browsing fine until about a week ago). Paul Adare's reply is a little
> dismissive. The certificates for these major sites are fine (Ebay,
> PayPal, etc.), or they wouldn't be in business. I'm able to use them
> fine from my portable computer with IE7 and Windows XP.
>
> I'm not seeing many reports of this problem on the web yet, but there
> are a few, like this one, that are begginning to crop up. We're
> stumbling onto a new Vista problem, it seems, and I can only hope
> someone will post a soluction soon. I've gotten used to IE7, and
> really don't want to start using another browser.
>
> Peter
>
> On Apr 13, 6:49 am, Paul Adare <pkad...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:48:00 -0700, Imran wrote:
>>> "QUOTE"
>>> There is a problem with this website's security certificate.
>>> This organization's certificate has been revoked.
>>
>>> Security certificate problems may indicate an attempt to fool you or
>>> intercept any data you send to the server.
>>> "END QUOTE"
>>
>>> I have tried the help information on the microsoft support site but this
>>> does not seem to be helpful. I would be greatful if you would be able to find
>>> me a solution to this problem.
>>
>> This is not a Vista problem, this is a problem with the certificate issued
>> to the HP web site. You're going to need to contact HP to get this issue
>> resolved.
>>
>> --
>> Paul Adare
>> MVP - Windows - Virtual Machinehttp://www.identit.ca
>> "The English language, complete with irony, satire, and sarcasm, has
>> survived for centuries without smileys. Only the new crop of modern
>> computer geeks finds it impossible to detect a joke that is not clearly
>> labeled as such."
>> Ray Shea

As Paul stated, IE7 now implements revocation checking by default. Previous
versions did not enable revocation checking automatically (you had to turn
it on).
Can you please provide some sample URLs where you are getting the error?
Brian

On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:41:16 -0500, Mosski wrote:

> Count me in, too! About four or five days ago these Certificate Errors
> have been popping up like crazy! At at least five sites that I had
> previously been able to access with no problem. This is NOT a site
> problem, but a Windows Vista problem. Obviously, one of their recent
> updates has a bug in it. Where to I find the fix?

Sign....
Please provide an example URL.
(I guess it is too much too ask in this thread!!)
Not to pick on one person, but if everyone would quit the me toos! and
actually post a URL, maybe we could determine what the cause of the issue
is!
Brian

On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:46:25 -0500,
fayvilleja@gmail.com<fayvillejagmail...-mx.forums.net> wrote:

> surprisingly enough, when I used Mozilla Firefox i was able to go th the
> websites that IE7 cannot go to (i.e. paypal and amazon).
>
> Recap:
>
> Win XP w/ IE6 has no issues with the certificates
> Win Vista w/ Firefox has no issues with the certificates
> Win vista w/ IE7 prior to 25 April 2007 has no issues with the
> certificates
> Win vista w/ IE7 after 25 April 2007 has MAJOR issues with the
> certificates
>
> It is definitely a problem with Vista/IE7

How about humoring me and actually posting a link!
Brian

On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:59:34 -0400, Daniel Côté wrote:

> Yup... I think there was an update in March... after that update, IE7 had
> major problems. These sites include major sites, so it's an IE7 problem.
> Have no problem surfing with Firefox.
>
> This is very frustrating. I cannot surf many important sites ...
>
> Anybody have a fix other than quitting IE7 entirely and using Firefox?
>

Another case of the Me toos!
Please post a link!
Brian

This is a Microsoft bug. See my credentials at www.DanielNorton.net .

Someone at Microsoft can contact me.

--
Daniel

On May 1, 2:14 pm, Daniel Norton <danor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Someone at Microsoft can contact me.

Microsoft's aware of the problem, as described here:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,76...1/article.html

To fix it, correct the time on your system. You can also bring up the
Date and Time applet, select "Internet Time" then "Change Settings"
and select "update now".

I'd recommend changing the time server to something that Microsoft
can't corrupt.

--
Daniel