Comments on: IE7 and Intranets

By: Phil C

Phil C — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:45:44 +0000

I meant to add ...
If "intranet settings are turned off" means access to my intranet via IE is disabled, thats fine.
It would be nice if they used normal language.
Something like:
"Intranet access by Internet Explorer has been disabled by default. Click for options..."
That is.. if i am right about what it means ... sheesh.

By: Phil C

Phil C — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:41:01 +0000

The thing that creates confusion for me is the phrase "Intranet settings are turned off" There are 'settings' for EVERYthing, and to say that "settings are turned off" seems to be an impossibility. It seems the same as saying there are no longer any settings for the intranet, or your settings have been frozen at whatever they were when they were "turned off". Does it instead mean that access to my intranet by means of Internet Explorer has been disabled? Or.. Does it mean that access to my intranet by Intenet Explorer is now unlimited, because 'intranet settings" (IE's awareness that there is an intranet?) are now turned off? Microsoft's obscure phrasing and terminology are outrageous.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:48:52 +0000

Isn't this a little insecure. Doesn't it mean that anything dropped on a UNC which could be launched from within a web site (//102.245.112/DoSomethingVeryNasty) would have elevated privleges? Could this be opening a big hole in your computer security?

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:03:42 +0000

Thanks Kathy. I think you saved me from getting infected or hacked - I was trying out a new proxy tool and this message popped up. The author of the tool had suggested that you should turn ON the intranet settings. If I hadn't read your article, I probably would have too!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:02:27 +0000

Well, I sort of understand. I am on a 'LAN" with my wife's computer at the house. She asked me how to create a hyperlink in an Email. I showed her how to do it and she Emailed me a test message so I could verify it was working. When I clicked on the link she sent, a new browser window appeared and a seperate error message appeared instructing me to connect to my dial-up connection. (I am using a broadband internet connection). The URL of the link appeared in the address line of the browser, but the browser window was set to "work offline" and I couldn't get it to connect. An information bar appears: "Intranet settings are now turned of by default. Intranet settings settings are less secure than Internet settings. click for options...."A blank page displays. I didn't know I had an intranet or an UNC path. What is the difference between an intranet and a LAN? Well, I'll have to see if I can fix this.... Pat, Tijuana, Mexico

By: Kalman

Kalman — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:40:42 +0000

best explanation! thnx

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IE7 and intranets » The PC Doctor — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:01:14 +0000

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