IE8 window.open SSL证书问题

我有一个使用自签名证书的基于Web的应用程序。登录应用程序时，您必须接受证书。这是一种痛苦，但是......我们暂时还可以，而且一切都很好。
单击帮助链接时，它使用java脚本window.open在新窗口中打开帮助。一切正常。除了在IE8中。

在IE8中，当我使用window.open打开帮助文件时，它再次要求用户接受SSL证书。它就像是在一个新的安全区或其他东西。这在旧的IE或Firefox中不是问题。

I have a web based application that uses a self signed certificate. When you log into the application, you have to accept the certificate. This is a pain, but..we are OK with that for the time being, and everything is fine. When you click on the help link, it uses java script window.open to open the help in a new window. This all works fine. Except in IE8.
In IE8, when I use window.open to open the help file, it again asks the user to accept the SSL certificate. It is like it is in a new security zone or something. This is not an issue in older IE, or in Firefox.

有没有人知道解决这个问题的方法？有没有办法打开一个新窗口，但保持它在同一个安全会话？

Does anyone know a way around this? Is there a way of opening a new window but keeping it in the same security session?

我不想要一个涉及IE配置的解决方案，我不想要必须在我们的安装指南中添加IE配置步骤！
在这个阶段，尽可能多地提交适当的证书是不切实际的。

I don't want a solution that involves IE configuration, I don't want to have to add IE configuration steps to our install guide! And at this stage it is not practical to put in a proper certificate, as much as I would love to.

更新：应用程序的网址是只是localhost：端口。帮助文件只是help.html。我们在关于框中遇到了同样的问题。 About.html。

Update: The url of the application is just localhost:port. The help file is just help.html. We have the same problem with the About box. About.html.