Microsoft KB Archive/142656

= Internet Explorer 3.0 on RISC Computer Cannot Connect to Host =

Article ID: 142656

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0

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This article was previously published under Q142656





SYMPTOMS
Internet Explorer version 3.0 has some problems on RISC-based computers when making Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Hypertext Transfer Protocol Service (HTTPS) connections.



CAUSE
The RISC problems are due to unaligned memory accesses on certain SSL messages. Internet Explorer requires additional SSL certificates to access certain sites.



WORKAROUND
Obtain the fix mentioned below or wait for the next Service Pack.

The fix adds new SSL certificates.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Explorer version 3.0 for Windows NT. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: KB142656

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