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Thread ID: 33251	2003-05-12 01:39:00	IE 6.0 and 128 bit security	rayres (3772)	Press F1

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143317	2003-05-12 01:39:00	I am having trouble with a Packard-Bell PC with Windows ME, and IE 6.0. IE works fine except that it will not display secure pages which use 128 bit security (eg: internet banking, hotmail). I have installed IE 6.0 from the PCWorld magazine, checked that SSL 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 are enabled under internet options, manually set security settings to low... all to no avail! Netscape 7.0 on the same machine works fine on those pages. I wondered if it has something to do with American versions of ME? I thought installing IE 6.0 would sort it out. The splash screen says 128 bit encryption so I am stumped.	rayres (3772)
143318	2003-05-12 06:11:00	Could your cookies possibly be blocked? If they are you will not be able to get through to those secure sites. Try lowering your cookie settings and see if that helps.	Susan B (19)
143319	2003-05-12 06:14:00	Hmmm... have checked that. No change. It is likely to be something like this - definately just an IE isolated issue, not a system-wide setting as Netscape is fine.	rayres (3772)
143320	2003-05-12 07:07:00	Check Help, About Internet Explorer and see what the Cipher Strength is, chances are this is broken and is showing zero. Information here ( support.microsoft.com)	Jim B (153)
143321	2003-05-13 00:34:00	It says 128 bit - both in help and splash screen when IE is starting. However, I will try the solutions suggested in the Knowledge Base article - Thanks. Got to be worth a crack!!	rayres (3772)
143322	2003-05-13 01:22:00	Make sure your computer's date and time and regional settings are correct. If these are incorrect it can affect you cookie management. If you have a firewall such as Zonealarm installed check the settings. Note also some anti-virus programes also have firewalls integral with them.	Jim B (153)
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