XP X64 & https:\\

[io]

Hello:

I recently went to make a purchase online & found that the page where my
credit card info was required did not appear to be secure. In other words,
there was no "https" in the address bar & no "lock" appearing in the
toolbar. This page did contain a verisign insignia, presumably advertising
its security. I declined the purchase and sent a note to the company
regarding the "security" of their site. I received a message from them with
a link to their secure ordering page, clicked the link in the email (using
Outlook Express 6) and was taken to the same "insecure" site. I then copied
$ pasted the link into IE7's address bar & was taken to what appeared to be
a properly secured site (https + lock symbol in toolbar). These pages seemed
otherwise identical.

So I'm wondering, is there some (perhaps, known) problem with IE7/OE6 on X64
& https:\\ links or was this the result of some problem with the web page?

Software used: IE7, OE6, Windows XP Pro X64.

Thanks for any insight (or redirection to where I might find it).

io

 

[Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: XP X64 & https:\\

No issues that I'm aware of. It should be noted, however, that clicking on a
link in OE will launch the 64-bit version of IE, not the 32-bit version.
Many web sites can have issues with 64-bit IE. Further, it's _always_ a good
idea to use copy and paste to go to a site where you plan on entering any
personally identifiable information. Much less credit card information.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"io" <io@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:uSe1slMyHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hello:
>
> I recently went to make a purchase online & found that the page where my
> credit card info was required did not appear to be secure. In other words,
> there was no "https" in the address bar & no "lock" appearing in the
> toolbar. This page did contain a verisign insignia, presumably advertising
> its security. I declined the purchase and sent a note to the company
> regarding the "security" of their site. I received a message from them
> with a link to their secure ordering page, clicked the link in the email
> (using Outlook Express 6) and was taken to the same "insecure" site. I
> then copied $ pasted the link into IE7's address bar & was taken to what
> appeared to be a properly secured site (https + lock symbol in toolbar).
> These pages seemed otherwise identical.
>
> So I'm wondering, is there some (perhaps, known) problem with IE7/OE6 on
> X64 & https:\\ links or was this the result of some problem with the web
> page?
>
> Software used: IE7, OE6, Windows XP Pro X64.
>
> Thanks for any insight (or redirection to where I might find it).
>
> io
>

 

[io]

Re: XP X64 & https:\\

Thank You Charlie Russel.


"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
news:C02259BF-CAD4-46E6-8337-835855F7CF22@microsoft.com...
> No issues that I'm aware of. It should be noted, however, that clicking on
> a link in OE will launch the 64-bit version of IE, not the 32-bit version.
> Many web sites can have issues with 64-bit IE. Further, it's _always_ a
> good idea to use copy and paste to go to a site where you plan on entering
> any personally identifiable information. Much less credit card
> information.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
>
> "io" <io@nowhere.net> wrote in message
> news:uSe1slMyHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hello:
>>
>> I recently went to make a purchase online & found that the page where my
>> credit card info was required did not appear to be secure. In other
>> words, there was no "https" in the address bar & no "lock" appearing in
>> the toolbar. This page did contain a verisign insignia, presumably
>> advertising its security. I declined the purchase and sent a note to the
>> company regarding the "security" of their site. I received a message from
>> them with a link to their secure ordering page, clicked the link in the
>> email (using Outlook Express 6) and was taken to the same "insecure"
>> site. I then copied $ pasted the link into IE7's address bar & was taken
>> to what appeared to be a properly secured site (https + lock symbol in
>> toolbar). These pages seemed otherwise identical.
>>
>> So I'm wondering, is there some (perhaps, known) problem with IE7/OE6 on
>> X64 & https:\\ links or was this the result of some problem with the web
>> page?
>>
>> Software used: IE7, OE6, Windows XP Pro X64.
>>
>> Thanks for any insight (or redirection to where I might find it).
>>
>> io
>>
>