opening links with username and password in it

spman · Sep 16, 2004

first off i can open basic links. don't have that problem. the problem i have is IE won't open a link that has the username and password in the link. the window opens and says can't display page, but on my friends PC it would open and put in the username and password and display the page. can anyone help out.

Thanks...

snakefoot · Sep 16, 2004

What version of Windows ?
What version of IE ?
What type of URL ? (ftp/http/https)

spman · Sep 16, 2004

windows XP,
IE6.0.26,
http

Njal · Sep 17, 2004

The ability for IE to open links with usernames and passwords in them was removed in a security update. Other browsers I believe can still open those links, or alternatively you can remove the username and password from the link and enter it seperately when asked.

spman · Sep 17, 2004

cool i kinda figured but just wanted to see if there was any way around that. thanks for the info.

snakefoot · Sep 17, 2004

There is a way to go around the security update (Though it is not recommended):

How to disable the new default behavior for handling user information in HTTP or HTTPS URLs
To disable the new default behavior in Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer, create iexplore.exe and explorer.exe DWORD values in one of the following registry keys and set their value data to 0.

* For all users of the program, set the value in the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_HTTP_USERNAME_PASSWORD_DISABLE

* For the current user of the program only, set the value in the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_HTTP_USERNAME_PASSWORD_DISABLE
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http://support.microsoft.com/?id=834489

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