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Teaching Software: Illinois Compass

Java Certificate Error

In certain cases when logging in to Illinois Compass, pop-up Java warnings that say "The application's digital signature has an error. Do you want to run the application?" will cause Internet Explorer for Microsoft Windows to freeze. To prevent this problem from recurring on a particular computer, please use the following steps.

  1. Log in to Illinois Compass at http://compass.uiuc.edu
  2. When the warning window pops up, choose the always trust content from this publisher option and click Run.
  3. This will cause the browser to freeze.
  4. Press control alt delete and then click the Task Manager button.
  5. In the Task Manager, highlight "WebCT - Microsoft Internet Explorer" and click End Task. This will shut down Internet Explorer.
  6. When you log in to Compass again, your browser will work properly.

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