Microsoft KB Archive/824598

= Internet Explorer Uses a GET Request, Not a POST Request =

Article ID: 824598

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1, when used with:  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)

 Microsoft Windows XP Professional

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition

 Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition</li></ul> </li></ul>

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SYMPTOMS
When you host a Web browser control, and you return to a page that you first visited by using a programmatic POST request with the Navigate method or with the Navigate2 method, Microsoft Internet Explorer uses a GET request to retrieve the page, not a POST request.

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CAUSE
When you use the Navigate method or the Navigate2 method, Internet Explorer does not save the POST data in its internal history. Because Internet Explorer does not find this POST data when it goes back through its history for that page, it assumes that the page requires a GET request.

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RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. <pre class="fixed_text">  Date        Time        Version       Size       File name ---  08-01-2003  8:30:20 PM  6.0.2800.1241 2,798,592  Mshtml.dll

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.

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