Status Bar ing--s will no longer be able to set the status bar text through the status and defaultStatus methods by default in the Internet and Restricted Zones. This helps prevent attackers from leveraging those methods to spoof the status bar. To revert to previous behavior and allow s to set the status bar throughstatus and defaultStatus follow these steps:
1. Open Internet Explorer click the Tools button click Internet Options and then click the Security tab.
2. Click Internet orRestricted sites and then click the Custom level button.
3. Scroll down to Allow status bar updates via select Enable.
4. Click OK until you return to Internet Explorer.