interesting behaviour in IE after XP SP2

Hi,

My customers have found that after installing SP2 for XP, they cannot access
files that are linked from a web page to a local (or network) file.

This bit of code is the culprit. It works fine on all windows platforms
except for XP-SP2.

<a href="file://c:\temp\myfile.pdf">On C Drive - PDF File</a>
<br><br>
<a href="http://myserver/myfile.pdf">On Web Server - PDF File</a>

.... basically what happens if I click the second link (and i have the file
existing) then i can see the file fine, but if i click on the first link,
there is no apparent action at all. not even a message.



Any ideas of how to work around what appears to be a security config thing -
I have looked for the security thing in IE but cannot find anything that
would be the cause....


Thanks

On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 00:53:12 GMT, Disco Octopus
<discooctopusN05PAM@yahoo.com> declared in alt.www.webmaster:

> This bit of code is the culprit. It works fine on all windows platforms
> except for XP-SP2.
>
> <a href="file://c:\temp\myfile.pdf">On C Drive - PDF File</a>

Try <a href="file:///c:/temp/myfile.pdf">On C Drive - PDF File</a>

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Mark Parnell
http://www.clarkecomputers.com.au

Mark Parnell wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 00:53:12 GMT, Disco Octopus
> <discooctopusN05PAM@yahoo.com> declared in alt.www.webmaster:
>
>> This bit of code is the culprit. It works fine on all windows
>> platforms except for XP-SP2.
>>
>> <a href="file://c:\temp\myfile.pdf">On C Drive - PDF File</a>
>
> Try <a href="file:///c:/temp/myfile.pdf">On C Drive - PDF File</a>

That did not do the trick.

'tis really weird. Only does this on IE6 - XP SP2.

On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 0320 GMT, Disco Octopus
<discooctopusN05PAM@yahoo.com> declared in alt.www.webmaster:

> 'tis really weird. Only does this on IE6 - XP SP2.

Strange. Is it only pdf files, or any file (e.g. html)?

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Mark Parnell
http://www.clarkecomputers.com.au

Mark Parnell wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 0320 GMT, Disco Octopus
> <discooctopusN05PAM@yahoo.com> declared in alt.www.webmaster:
>
>> 'tis really weird. Only does this on IE6 - XP SP2.
>
> Strange. Is it only pdf files, or any file (e.g. html)?

It happens with all files. including .html

It happens when resources are accessed using file://

however, if I put the html file on my c: drive and open it in a browser,
then all links work fine.

So, (it seems), its only when the page is served on a web server.

Disco Octopus wrote:
> Mark Parnell wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 0320 GMT, Disco Octopus
>><discooctopusN05PAM@yahoo.com> declared in alt.www.webmaster:
>>
>>
>>>'tis really weird. Only does this on IE6 - XP SP2.
>>
>>Strange. Is it only pdf files, or any file (e.g. html)?
>
>
> It happens with all files. including .html
>
> It happens when resources are accessed using file://
>
> however, if I put the html file on my c: drive and open it in a browser,
> then all links work fine.
>
> So, (it seems), its only when the page is served on a web server.
>
>

Works fine for me. But you do get a popup IE warning that "files might
be harmful" or something. If the user checks the wrong box, IE will stop
warning you but it'll also block all file links. You got to read the
security box!

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