IE8 on vista certificates

[snuffles]

Hi My company recently issued a new certificate. however, i was not able to
intall it to my computer, which is on vista. and i'm using IE8.
please help!
Lan

 

[rob^_^]

Hi,

Your company Help Desk should be able to help out. Perhaps even set up a
remote connection into your (home?) machine.

Regards.

"snuffles" <snuffles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6AA8F3C1-A483-442C-BFCA-63F2960A1215@microsoft.com...
> Hi My company recently issued a new certificate. however, i was not able
> to
> intall it to my computer, which is on vista. and i'm using IE8.
> please help!
> Lan
>

 

[snuffles]

I tried going through my company help desk. Unfortuantely they are still on
XP and IE7 and did not run into any problem.

I have tried to install all the update that window asked me. Strangely,
there isn't one for root certificate. Is there a root certificate update for
Vista?



"rob" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Your company Help Desk should be able to help out. Perhaps even set up a
> remote connection into your (home?) machine.
>
> Regards.
>
> "snuffles" <snuffles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6AA8F3C1-A483-442C-BFCA-63F2960A1215@microsoft.com...
> > Hi My company recently issued a new certificate. however, i was not able
> > to
> > intall it to my computer, which is on vista. and i'm using IE8.
> > please help!
> > Lan
> >

 

[rob^_^]

Hi,

Fist, before you do anything else go
Start>Search - Windows Update

and run Windows update to ensure that your machine is Totally up-to-date
(You did not mention your SP level or whether you have an x86 or x64 OS
version)

Now, your company Help Desk does not or cannot support Vista? What about
your Browser version?

A web search found the following link and download from MS
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...0e-ee7e-435e-99f8-20b44d4531b0&displaylang=en
(published 5/25/2009)
We are volunteers here and do not work for or represent Microsoft or your
company. The Advice we provide is AS IS.. and without warranty.

Regards.

"snuffles" <snuffles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2EA23512-2DCD-42D8-A756-4CF7C1418ADF@microsoft.com...
> I tried going through my company help desk. Unfortuantely they are still
> on
> XP and IE7 and did not run into any problem.
>
> I have tried to install all the update that window asked me. Strangely,
> there isn't one for root certificate. Is there a root certificate update
> for
> Vista?
>
>
>
> "rob" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Your company Help Desk should be able to help out. Perhaps even set up a
>> remote connection into your (home?) machine.
>>
>> Regards.
>>
>> "snuffles" <snuffles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6AA8F3C1-A483-442C-BFCA-63F2960A1215@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi My company recently issued a new certificate. however, i was not
>> > able
>> > to
>> > intall it to my computer, which is on vista. and i'm using IE8.
>> > please help!
>> > Lan
>> >

 

[Jeff Strickland]

"snuffles" <snuffles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2EA23512-2DCD-42D8-A756-4CF7C1418ADF@microsoft.com...
>I tried going through my company help desk. Unfortuantely they are still
>on
> XP and IE7 and did not run into any problem.
>
> I have tried to install all the update that window asked me. Strangely,
> there isn't one for root certificate. Is there a root certificate update
> for
> Vista?
>
>

If you are using Vista, odds are that your company's customers are also
using Vista, and therefore the certificate ought to work.

I found a problem with my Vista machine where the only user account on the
machine was an Administrator account, but for whatever reason Vista would
not play the ActiveX add-on for Flash. I went to the User Accounts and set
User Account Control to OFF. The User Account Control is supposed to allow
administrators and standard users have different access to the machine so
that standard users can't make changes that harm the machine or the business
enterprise. Given that simple explanation of the purpose of the UAC, it
stands to reason that the only account is an Administrator account, wo the
machine should do whatever the administrator wants it to do, but it does not
always work out this way.

Try turning the Usaer Account Control OFF, then reboot and see if the
certificate loads. My theory is that the machine is protecting you from
yourself when it should be doing what you want it to do.

 

[Dan]

"Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:hnp00o$md3$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>
> "snuffles" <snuffles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2EA23512-2DCD-42D8-A756-4CF7C1418ADF@microsoft.com...
>>I tried going through my company help desk. Unfortuantely they are still
>>on
>> XP and IE7 and did not run into any problem.
>>
>> I have tried to install all the update that window asked me. Strangely,
>> there isn't one for root certificate. Is there a root certificate update
>> for
>> Vista?
>>
>>
>
> If you are using Vista, odds are that your company's customers are also
> using Vista, and therefore the certificate ought to work.
>
> I found a problem with my Vista machine where the only user account on the
> machine was an Administrator account, but for whatever reason Vista would
> not play the ActiveX add-on for Flash. I went to the User Accounts and set
> User Account Control to OFF. The User Account Control is supposed to allow
> administrators and standard users have different access to the machine so
> that standard users can't make changes that harm the machine or the
> business enterprise. Given that simple explanation of the purpose of the
> UAC, it stands to reason that the only account is an Administrator
> account, wo the machine should do whatever the administrator wants it to
> do, but it does not always work out this way.
>
> Try turning the Usaer Account Control OFF, then reboot and see if the
> certificate loads. My theory is that the machine is protecting you from
> yourself when it should be doing what you want it to do.

UAC adds an extra security layer so that an Administrator account still
requires some interaction from the user to allow certain things to happen,
basically turning an Administrator account into a Standard Account with some
extra options. UAC has little to do with separating Admin accounts from
Standard accounts - it's there to help give an Admin level account the
chance to stop something malicious should it try to modify settings that a
Standard account would not have access to, but also so the Admin account can
allow a process to make those changes if necessary (such as when installing
software or updates) without having to log out and back in as a dedicated
admin user.

For more info on UAC see
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc709691(WS.10).aspx

While turning it off for testing an issue can help diagnose the cause of a
problem, leaving it turned off is not recommended as it leaves you more
vulnerable to malicious code that does manage to execute on your system.

--
Dan

 

[Jeff Strickland]

"Dan" <news@worldofspack.com> wrote in message
news:7E6060C1-2811-4AE4-A792-63E5B813F25F@microsoft.com...
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:hnp00o$md3$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>
>> "snuffles" <snuffles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2EA23512-2DCD-42D8-A756-4CF7C1418ADF@microsoft.com...
>>>I tried going through my company help desk. Unfortuantely they are still
>>>on
>>> XP and IE7 and did not run into any problem.
>>>
>>> I have tried to install all the update that window asked me. Strangely,
>>> there isn't one for root certificate. Is there a root certificate
>>> update for
>>> Vista?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> If you are using Vista, odds are that your company's customers are also
>> using Vista, and therefore the certificate ought to work.
>>
>> I found a problem with my Vista machine where the only user account on
>> the machine was an Administrator account, but for whatever reason Vista
>> would not play the ActiveX add-on for Flash. I went to the User Accounts
>> and set User Account Control to OFF. The User Account Control is supposed
>> to allow administrators and standard users have different access to the
>> machine so that standard users can't make changes that harm the machine
>> or the business enterprise. Given that simple explanation of the purpose
>> of the UAC, it stands to reason that the only account is an Administrator
>> account, wo the machine should do whatever the administrator wants it to
>> do, but it does not always work out this way.
>>
>> Try turning the Usaer Account Control OFF, then reboot and see if the
>> certificate loads. My theory is that the machine is protecting you from
>> yourself when it should be doing what you want it to do.
>
> UAC adds an extra security layer so that an Administrator account still
> requires some interaction from the user to allow certain things to happen,
> basically turning an Administrator account into a Standard Account with
> some extra options. UAC has little to do with separating Admin accounts
> from Standard accounts - it's there to help give an Admin level account
> the chance to stop something malicious should it try to modify settings
> that a Standard account would not have access to, but also so the Admin
> account can allow a process to make those changes if necessary (such as
> when installing software or updates) without having to log out and back in
> as a dedicated admin user.
>
> For more info on UAC see
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc709691(WS.10).aspx
>
> While turning it off for testing an issue can help diagnose the cause of a
> problem, leaving it turned off is not recommended as it leaves you more
> vulnerable to malicious code that does manage to execute on your system.
>
> --
> Dan

I understand what you say, but the link does not help.

My problem is, I have only one account, and it's by definition an
Administrator account, yet some processes that an administrator should be
able to do are not allowed, as if thhe sole account is being treated as a
Standard account.

I get what the accounts are SUPPOSED to be able to do, my issue is that the
Administrator account is not allowed to do it, and turning the UAC off
resolved the problem.

I'd be willing to turn the UAC back on, but if the Administrator can't view
Flash content as a result, I'm not gonna do it.

 

[Dan]

"Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:hnr3nn$jsg$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>
> "Dan" <news@worldofspack.com> wrote in message
> news:7E6060C1-2811-4AE4-A792-63E5B813F25F@microsoft.com...
>>
>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:hnp00o$md3$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>
>>> "snuffles" <snuffles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:2EA23512-2DCD-42D8-A756-4CF7C1418ADF@microsoft.com...
>>>>I tried going through my company help desk. Unfortuantely they are
>>>>still on
>>>> XP and IE7 and did not run into any problem.
>>>>
>>>> I have tried to install all the update that window asked me.
>>>> Strangely,
>>>> there isn't one for root certificate. Is there a root certificate
>>>> update for
>>>> Vista?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> If you are using Vista, odds are that your company's customers are also
>>> using Vista, and therefore the certificate ought to work.
>>>
>>> I found a problem with my Vista machine where the only user account on
>>> the machine was an Administrator account, but for whatever reason Vista
>>> would not play the ActiveX add-on for Flash. I went to the User Accounts
>>> and set User Account Control to OFF. The User Account Control is
>>> supposed to allow administrators and standard users have different
>>> access to the machine so that standard users can't make changes that
>>> harm the machine or the business enterprise. Given that simple
>>> explanation of the purpose of the UAC, it stands to reason that the only
>>> account is an Administrator account, wo the machine should do whatever
>>> the administrator wants it to do, but it does not always work out this
>>> way.
>>>
>>> Try turning the Usaer Account Control OFF, then reboot and see if the
>>> certificate loads. My theory is that the machine is protecting you from
>>> yourself when it should be doing what you want it to do.
>>
>> UAC adds an extra security layer so that an Administrator account still
>> requires some interaction from the user to allow certain things to
>> happen, basically turning an Administrator account into a Standard
>> Account with some extra options. UAC has little to do with separating
>> Admin accounts from Standard accounts - it's there to help give an Admin
>> level account the chance to stop something malicious should it try to
>> modify settings that a Standard account would not have access to, but
>> also so the Admin account can allow a process to make those changes if
>> necessary (such as when installing software or updates) without having to
>> log out and back in as a dedicated admin user.
>>
>> For more info on UAC see
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc709691(WS.10).aspx
>>
>> While turning it off for testing an issue can help diagnose the cause of
>> a problem, leaving it turned off is not recommended as it leaves you more
>> vulnerable to malicious code that does manage to execute on your system.
>>
>> --
>> Dan
>
> I understand what you say, but the link does not help.
>
> My problem is, I have only one account, and it's by definition an
> Administrator account, yet some processes that an administrator should be
> able to do are not allowed, as if thhe sole account is being treated as a
> Standard account.
>
> I get what the accounts are SUPPOSED to be able to do, my issue is that
> the Administrator account is not allowed to do it, and turning the UAC off
> resolved the problem.
>
> I'd be willing to turn the UAC back on, but if the Administrator can't
> view Flash content as a result, I'm not gonna do it.

If you Google for Vista UAC Flash you'll find instructions on how to get
Flash working with UAC, for instance:

http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/...AC-strikes-again-_2D00_-flash-fix-for-IE.aspx

Leaving UAC turned off is not a good idea.

--
Dan