Try this:
"You cannot log in to or connect to secured Web sites in Internet Explorer"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/813444
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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est
Gabe wrote:
> When a user trys to connect to an https site via a desktop shortcut, internet
> explorer crashes. It can connect to the website if internet explorer is open
> and the address is typed in the address bar though. Using IE 6, 7, or 8 the
> problem persist. Disabling and enabling add-ons have been tried, as well as
> using different windows operating systems. Is this a bug or is there away to
> get the the clients workstation to connect to the https site via the desktop
> shortcut