I installed internet explorer about a week ago and have noticed that the padlock icon no longer appears down the bottom of the screen whenever I enter a supposed secure site. e.g, when entering passwords etc, the only icon that appears is the phishing filter icon, a square that goes green, is this the new icon or should the padlock icon still appear and if so is there something I can do to alter the probelm, i've been on the Microsoft website but it wasn't very helpful, I just wanted to contact someone but you had to go through aload of fuss to do so, can anyone give me some help/advice, it would be much appreciated? Thank you
2006-12-02 23:29:25 · 6 answers · asked by Rainbowz 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
The padlock will appear at the top of the screen right beside the address bar when entering secure sites like your bank's website. I took me about a week to notice it moved.
2006-12-02 23:31:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The padlock icon (golden in colour and in a locked position) appears only when you enter a secure site. See it at the right hand corner between the address bar and the refresh icon. For more infoemation visit "http://www.ie-vista.com/secure.html"
2006-12-02 23:38:09 · answer #2 · answered by Sunny 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It takes a bit of getting used to after IE6 but I've had it a month and it works ok for me. They've merely moved the symbols about a bit as other people say, depending on each site you visit, the padlock does appear... and my usual sites are secure as far as I can tell. So far, I've got no problems with it.
8 years online and not given to lack of understanding in internet security.
2006-12-02 23:49:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The address bar will turn green if you are in a secure site - this replaces the padlock symbol of IE5/IE6. You can still see the padlock, but it has been moved to the right of the address bar.
http://news.com.com/2300-1032-5987819-1.html
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/community/columns/securityupgrade.mspx
2006-12-02 23:34:17 · answer #4 · answered by SeveralTimesWrong 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At the moment the only advice anyone can give you is to uninstall ie7 and stick with ie6 for install firefox until all the little bugs have been ironed out.
2006-12-02 23:33:10 · answer #5 · answered by stone 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would recommend you uninstall that and use Firefox... It's better and easier to work with.
2006-12-02 23:33:13 · answer #6 · answered by The cable guy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋