Microsoft KB Archive/823185

= Numeric Entity Appears Instead of the Character It Represents in Internet Explorer =

Article ID: 823185

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when used with:  Microsoft Windows XP Professional

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition

 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

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

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

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

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, when you view a large HTML document that contains a numeric entity (for example, &#x2194), the numeric entity may display instead of the character it represents.

For example, if the HTML document contains the numeric entity &#x2194, the numeric entity &#x2194 may appear instead of the intended character ↔.

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CAUSE
This behavior occurs because the & character of the entity is the th character of a file where   is a multiple of 4096 (4k). For example, you can have a file that ends with &quot;&#x2194&quot; (without the quotes) and is exactly 4102 bytes. The & and the # characters are parsed in different buffers. As a result, the numeric entity appears instead of the character it represents.

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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 fix 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 ---  16-Jul-2003  22:32                     5,126  Q823185.inf 16-Jul-2003 22:32                     5,207  Q823185_d.inf 08-May-2003 19:23  6.0.2800.1198     27,136  Ieupdate.exe 03-Mar-2003 15:24  6.0.2800.1172     33,792  Ieuninst.exe 16-Jul-2003 22:24  6.0.2800.1227  2,793,472  Mshtml.dll

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

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbqfe kbie600sp2fix kbie600presp2fix kbfix kbbug KB823185

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