Rockwell Automation 1756-HIST2G Historian ME 2.1 - Manual (Page 29)

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IE 6 and IE 7 Internet Options
The location of your Internet option settings for IE 6 and IE 7 vary according to
which operating system you are using. However, in general, you should:
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Disable any popup blockers to view online help.
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Select the Local Intranet icon (generally located under Security settings), and
click [Sites] to use the default setting, “Automatically detect internet network”.
Use the default Security level for this zone. In general, the settings should remain
at the default level and setting should not be changed. Use the medium-low
default setting.
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Enable the following settings:
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Binary and script behaviors
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Run ActiveX® controls and plug-ins
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Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting
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Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe for scripting
IE 7 Hot Fix
If you are using IE 7.0 and want to export to Excel, you must install Microsoft’s IE 7
hot fix 929863 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929863.) This fix addresses an Excel
file export issue on the Current Data and System Log pages the FactoryTalk Historian
ME web interface. Installing the hot fix adds these registry values:
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[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.doc] “PerceivedType”=”document
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[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dot] “PerceivedType”=”document
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[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xls] “PerceivedType”=”document
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[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xlt] “PerceivedType”=”document
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[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ppt] “PerceivedType”=”document
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[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pot] “PerceivedType”=”document
You must manually add the [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.csv]
“PerceivedType”=”document” registry value for the .csv document type.