Microsoft KB Archive/296768

= Must Start Internet Explorer Twice for Automatic Configuration =

Article ID: 296768

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0

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This article was previously published under Q296768



SYMPTOMS
When Internet Explorer uses automatic configuration, it may not automatically configure your proxy settings the first time you start it. Instead, you may have to start Internet Explorer twice to cause the proxy configuration to occur.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use an autoproxy .pac file instead of static proxy information in your automatic configuration .ins file.

The following is an example of a .pac file: FindProxyForURL(url, host) {     if (url.substring(0, 5) == &quot;http:&quot;) { return &quot;PROXY proxy:80&quot;; }     else if (url.substring(0, 4) == &quot;ftp:&quot;) { return &quot;PROXY fproxy:80&quot;; }     else if (url.substring(0, 7) == &quot;gopher:&quot;) { return &quot;PROXY gproxy&quot;; }     else if (url.substring(0, 6) == &quot;https:&quot;) { return &quot;PROXY secproxy:8080&quot;; }     else { return &quot;DIRECT&quot;; } }



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbprb KB296768

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