web page could not be saved [as web archive]

Saving in MHTML format fails for many pages, including Microsoft's own
KB such as http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321232. Google wisdom points
to the MS02-023 security update, and I don't see a choice to uninstall
that under XP Sp2.

Is there a particular combination of (looser) security settings to
restore the save-as-MHT functionality to its (maybe less secure, but at
least working) pre-MS02-023 state? Any insight much appreciated.

Liviu
Mon Apr 07 18:51:03 PDT 2008


"Liviu" <lab2k1@gmail.c0m> wrote in message
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>
> Saving in MHTML format fails for many pages, including Microsoft's own
> KB such as http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321232. Google wisdom
> points to the MS02-023 security update, and I don't see a choice to
> uninstall that under XP Sp2.
>
> Is there a particular combination of (looser) security settings to
> restore the save-as-MHT functionality to its (maybe less secure, but
> at least working) pre-MS02-023 state? Any insight much appreciated.


P.S. Among the handful of older posts on this topic, one (+) says...

|| I note that you can set the security level for "Internet" sites to
|| allow transfers accross domains. This works for BBC, but not CNN..

The two sites in question work nowadays without any client-side tweaks.
Anyone has an example of another/current webpage where that security
setting makes any difference at all (as far as save-as-mht)?

(+)
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser/browse_frm/thread/da86f81481455506/1f6a9d8beca3f4c7

Robert
Tue Apr 08 12:00:21 PDT 2008

"Liviu" <lab2k1@gmail.c0m> wrote in message
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> Saving in MHTML format fails for many pages, including Microsoft's own
> KB such as http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321232.


FWIW IE8b1 can save that page. (File, Save As...)

For IE6 and saving KB articles I can remember that something used to happen
when saving as .mht. A workaround then was using File, Send, Page by E-mail
then saving the E-mail as .mht (if desired).


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> Google wisdom points
> to the MS02-023 security update, and I don't see a choice to uninstall
> that under XP Sp2.
>
> Is there a particular combination of (looser) security settings to
> restore the save-as-MHT functionality to its (maybe less secure, but at
> least working) pre-MS02-023 state? Any insight much appreciated.
>
>
>
>
>

Liviu
Tue Apr 08 17:17:35 PDT 2008


"Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> wrote in message
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> "Liviu" <lab2k1@gmail.c0m> wrote in message
> news:OxdedsVlIHA.5820@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>
>> Saving in MHTML format fails for many pages, including Microsoft's
>> own KB such as http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321232.
>
> FWIW IE8b1 can save that page. (File, Save As...)
>
> For IE6 and saving KB articles I can remember that something used to
> happen when saving as .mht. A workaround then was using File,
> Send, Page by E-mail then saving the E-mail as .mht (if desired).

Thanks for the IE8 tip, though I don't see that in my near future ;-)

FWIW IE6's save-as-mht used to work until some "security fix" broke it.
The send-page-by-email-then-save-email-as-mht trick still works. That
security hole might have not been so critical after all, since MS didn't
bother to "fix" it in OE, too.

I find it ridiculous, though not unheard of, that (a) crippling a useful
and legit feature is proudly labeled a "fix", and (b) the "fix" is
forced upon previously working IE6 versions without an opt-out..

> ---
>
>> Google wisdom points
>> to the MS02-023 security update, and I don't see a choice to
>> uninstall
>> that under XP Sp2.
>>
>> Is there a particular combination of (looser) security settings to
>> restore the save-as-MHT functionality to its (maybe less secure, but
>> at
>> least working) pre-MS02-023 state? Any insight much appreciated.