# Ruby-WATir Browser opening issue

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-watir-browser-opening-issue/56748>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 3, 2006, 3:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-watir-browser-opening-issue/56748 "2006-04-03T15:37:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mukund](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@Mukund](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mukund)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 3:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-watir-browser-opening-issue/56748/1 "2006-04-03T15:37:55Z")

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Problem: Ruby Script which is running perfectly fine with windows2k O/s  
is not openign IE browser in Win2k3 server Standard Edition. It is  
Displaying message on windows status bar as ‘Detecting proxy setting…’.

Initially we have run same script on same machine many times, but never  
find this issue. Can anyone experience the same?

Mukund.

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**Author:** ![Mukund](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@Mukund](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mukund)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 1:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-watir-browser-opening-issue/56748/2 "2006-04-04T13:19:57Z")

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Mukund wrote:

> Problem: Ruby Script which is running perfectly fine with windows2k O/s  
> is not openign IE browser in Win2k3 server Standard Edition. It is  
> Displaying message on windows status bar as ‘Detecting proxy setting…’.
> 
> Initially we have run same script on same machine many times, but never  
> find this issue. Can anyone experience the same?

Hi,

Firstly, try the wtr-general mailing list for questions like this,  
they’ll be more helpful than this group:

[http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general](http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general)

Second, here’s my advice, for what it’s worth. Check that you can open  
IE normally and browse to the site your script is trying to get to.  
Watir drives IE rather similarly to the way a user does. It may be the  
proxy settings on the machine aren’t correct to get to the site you want  
to test.

Cheers,  
Dave

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**Author:** ![Mukund](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@Mukund](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mukund)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 7:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-watir-browser-opening-issue/56748/3 "2006-04-05T07:27:17Z")

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My guess would be that it has to do with the security settings. Many of  
this target “scripting” which can be malicious code or (in your case)  
your test script. Obviously 2003 is locked down tighter than 2000.