Issues with SP2 in IE?

[SalvaC]

I have a login script that displays a HTML-File in IE during the progress of the Login-Script. Unfortunately when it starts the pop-up-blocker and the ActiveX blocker in IE6 in XP SP2 blocks the script.

Here the code in question:

Set IE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
With IE
.navigate Path & "logon.htm"
.resizable=0
.height=420
.width=350
.menubar=0
.toolbar=0
.statusBar=0
.FullScreen=True
.visible=1
End With

Do while ie.Busy
' wait for page to load
Wscript.Sleep 100
Loop

LogonServer = WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%LOGONSERVER%")

WSID = WSHNetwork.ComputerName
DOMAIN = WshNetwork.UserDomain
sUsername = WSHNetwork.UserName

ie.document.all.Msg1.InnerText = strUser
ie.document.all.Msg3.InnerText = WSID
ie.document.all.Msg4.InnerText = Domain
ie.document.all.Msg5.InnerText = LogonServer

The Path Variable points to a local directory for testing purposes but in the end it will point to a network share.

The html file will display but then nothing happens. After enabled the toolbar and disables the fullscreen I saw that the pop-up blocker and the ActiveX Blocker blocks something from the script.

After inserted a MsgBox "Waiting" in the ie.Busy Loop I saw that it waits forever.

Does anyone have an idea how I can solve this?

Cheers
Salvatore

 

[mrmovie]

you will need to mess with the users IE security setting, i think you will need to modify the ie zone settings so that it considers your server locations to be LocalZOnes and thus safe....i think

 

[SalvaC]

OK, after I added the following line before the End With the script proceeds:
On Error Resume Next
do 'occasionally IE still won't be ready
err.clear
set pDocument = .document
loop while err
On Error Goto 0

But the Blocker remains active. Iv'e managed with a MsgBox before I continue the script so that I can allow whatever it needs, but the problems remains.

mrmovie, thank for your tip. I think too that there is something to do with the security settings, but I couldn't manage to add c:\Temp\LoginNew to a Security Zone in IE. So I have to disable these security tools at the beginning of the script and reactivate it at the end.

Does anyone have an idea how to accomplish this?

Cheers
Salvatore

 

[PHV]

Does anyone have an idea how to accomplish this
Unfortunately for the hackers it's not possible (I hope).

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[mrmovie]

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\

also you might consider HKLM

if you want to add to the zonemaps

 

[SalvaC]

OK, I've found some informations through the web and with the help of Regmon from sysinternals (

http://www.sysinternals.com):

Disable the Pop-Up Blocker:
WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows\PopupMgr", "no", "REG_SZ"
Reenable with
WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows\PopupMgr", "yes", "REG_SZ"


I've found something for disable the Localmachine Lockdown feature through the registry, but I have to test it before I will publish it here.

Anyway thanks for all help until now.

Cheers
Salvatore

 

[SalvaC]

OK, I've found the solution:
Turn off the IE6 SP2 LOCALMACHINE_LOCKDOWN Feature:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_LOCALMACHINE_LOCKDOWN]
"iexplore.exe"=dword:00000001

Change the iexplore.exe Value to 0 and all works.

Cheers
Salvatore