Internet Explorer displays "Overwrite Package" warning (248773)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft virtual machine
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 5.5
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 4.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 4.01 SP1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 4.01 SP2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 5
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 5.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 5.01 SP1
This article was previously published under Q248773 SYMPTOMS
You may receive the following warning (or similar) in Internet Explorer:
Overwrite package 'MyPackage'?
Existing version has certificate issued by <CompanyOne> to Litware, Inc.
New version has certificate issued by <CompanyTwo> to Litware, Inc.
where <CompanyOne> and <CompanyTwo> are the companies who issued the certificate, and Litware, Inc. is the company who requested the certificate.
CAUSE
This warning occurs when a package has already been installed on a client computer, and a user tries to install a newer version (or the same version) that is signed with a different certificate. This behavior prevents a package from being overwritten without the user's knowledge.
RESOLUTION
As noted in the "Cause" section of this article, this warning is to prevent a user from accidentally overwriting a package. One way to work around this problem is to remove the package before installing the new one. For information on removing a package, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
241111 HOWTO: Troubleshooting Java Code Download Problems
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
REFERENCES
For support information about Visual J++ and the SDK for Java, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/14/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbBug kbCAB kbcode kbDownload kbFAQ kbJava kbprb kbSecurity KB248773 |
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