Excel / Cognos 8.1 / IE 7 compatibility

[blom0344]

https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21367698&wv=1

Has anyone a clue what the security settings for 8.1 against IE 7 could be. The link on the IBM site no longer works..

And yes, I know the combo is not officialy supported   >:(

[Arpitagrawal9]

Please try to follow the steps 1 & 2 mentioned below serially as this might be helpful in solving your problem:

1.   Setting Option: Advanced Tab

1.   In Internet Explorer: Go to -> Tools menu-> Internet Options-> Advanced tab
2.   Go to the Security section all the way at the bottom.
3.   Clear the check on the "Do not save encrypted pages to disk"
4.   Click on "Apply" and "Ok" to apply the settings

2.   Setting Option: Automatic prompting for file download

1.   In internet explorer: Go to—>Tools menu->  ->Internet Options->Security (Second TAB)
2.   Click Button "Custom Level "->Scroll to Downloads under "Settings" section
3.   Choose Downloads ->Automatic prompting for file download -> Choose the Enable option available there
4.   Click on "Ok" to apply the settings
5.   Close all Internet Explorer windows
6.   Start IE and download the file again

Hope this helps :)