Microsoft KB Archive/915685

= Internet Explorer 6 may stop responding when you try to open a Web page that contains text that is written in a right-to-left language =

Article ID: 915685

Article Last Modified on 7/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when used with:
 * Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

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SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 may stop responding when you try to open a Web page that contains text that is written in a right-to-left language. (For example, a language such as Arabic is written from right to left.) This problem may occur if the following conditions are true for some objects that are contained on the Web page:
 * Line breaks are suppressed.
 * The word-wrap attribute is applied.
 * The width attribute is applied.
 * The text is written in a right-to-left language.



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

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must have Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed on the computer.

Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

Registry information
You do not have to make any changes to the registry.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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 item in Control Panel.

Windows XP with Service Pack 2, x86-based versions




STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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