DOCUMENT:Q233444 06-AUG-2002 [homemm] TITLE :MSBP Err Msg: Internet Explorer Cannot Open the Internet Site... PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles PROD/VER:WINDOWS: OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbenv kberrmsg kbinterop kbnetwork kbimu ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Business Planner ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== The first time you click a Web link in Microsoft Business Planner, you may receive an error message similar to the following: Internet Explorer cannot open the Internet site . The downloaded file is not available. This could be due to your Security or Language settings or because the server was unable to retrieve the requested file. CAUSE ===== This behavior can occur if the following conditions are true: - Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 is your default Web browser. - You connect to the Internet through a firewall or proxy server. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this issue, configure your Web browser to bypass the proxy server when you use Business Planner. To do this: 1. Start Internet Explorer. 2. On the View menu, click Internet Options. 3. Click the Connection tab. 4. Under Proxy Server, click Advanced. 5. In the "Do not use proxy server for addresses beginning with" box, type ";*.msn.com" (without the quotation marks). 6. Click OK, and then click OK again. 7. Quit Internet Explorer. MORE INFORMATION ================ To work around this issue, click OK to dismiss the error message, and then click the Web link again. Additional query words: msbp connect ie4 unable ====================================================================== Keywords : kbenv kberrmsg kbinterop kbnetwork kbimu Technology : kbHomeMMsearch kbBusPlanner Version : WINDOWS: Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2002.