"Content doesn't match its security information"

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Ram Shriram

I am a software publisher and distribute MSI (Microsoft Installer) files
from my web-site.

On trying to download msi files from my web site using XP SP2, IE blocks the
content and shows the following message in the information bar:
"This content might not be displayed properly. The file was restricted
because the content doesn't match its security information. Click here for
options..."

Help for this topic mentions:
"Because it detects a possible security problem with a file. When you
navigate to a Web site or download a file, the computer containing the page
or file you want to see provides security information about that file. If
the contents of the file don't match the security information, the file will
open as a plain text file. "

What 'security information' is Internet Explorer looking for? Where can I
provide 'security information' on the web-server/msi?

I do not get the same error when I try to download an MSI from, say,
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mjbworld/mjbWorld_cs_ogl_runtime_523.msi?use_mirror=ovh

Thanks,
RS
 
Hi Ram :-)

Try the following and see if it helps:

Microsoft Internet Explorer: Troubleshooting Web Content Problems
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/servicedesks/webcasts/en/wc011603/wct011603.asp


If these steps do not resolve your problem, please post back to this thread
with the details and any error messages.

Hope this helps

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Jan,

Thanks for the link.

I found the solution for the problem described in
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ieak/techinfo/deploy/60/en/appendix.mspx

"Web servers that do not include the correct Content-Type header with their
files and that use nonstandard filename extensions for HTML pages now may
have their pages rendered as plain text rather than HTML. You should
configure Web servers to use the correct Content-Type headers, or you can
name the files with the appropriate filename extension for the application
that should handle the file."

I configured my web server to report the corrent Content-Type header and
this fixed it.

Thanks,
RS
 
Hi Ram :-)
Jan,

Thanks for the link.

I found the solution for the problem described in
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ieak/techinfo/deploy/60/en/appendix.mspx

"Web servers that do not include the correct Content-Type header with
their files and that use nonstandard filename extensions for HTML
pages now may have their pages rendered as plain text rather than
HTML. You should configure Web servers to use the correct
Content-Type headers, or you can name the files with the appropriate
filename extension for the application that should handle the file."

I configured my web server to report the corrent Content-Type header
and this fixed it.
Click to expand...

You're very welcome! Glad to hear you were able to resolve your problem.
Good job!

Thank you for posting back and letting us know what worked for you, and for
the benefit of other readers who might have a similar problem. :-)

Jan :)
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that's why they're so contagious.
 
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