Microsoft KB Archive/328704

= Web site address appears in the Title bar instead of the Web site title when an automatic configuration script is enabled in Internet Explorer =

Article ID: 328704

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> Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1</li> Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5</li> Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5</li></ul>

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This article was previously published under Q328704

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SYMPTOMS
When you open a new Microsoft Internet Explorer window, and when one or more Internet Explorer windows are already open, the address of the Web site appears unexpectedly in the title bar of the window. For example, when you visit http://www.microsoft.com, you may see &quot;www.microsoft.com&quot; instead of &quot;Microsoft Corporation&quot; in the upper-left corner of the Internet Explorer window.

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CAUSE
This issue may occur if you turn on the Use automatic configuration script feature in the Internet Options dialog box in Internet Explorer.

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WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, turn off the Use automatic configuration script feature. To do so, follow these steps:


 * 1) Open a new instance of Internet Explorer.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
 * 3) In the Internet Options dialog box, click the Connections tab.
 * 4) Double-click the connection that you want to edit.
 * 5) In the Automatic configuration pane, click to clear the Use automatic configuration script check box, and then click OK.
 * 6) Click OK to close each Internet Options dialog box.

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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 Internet Explorer 6 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 -- 18-Oct-2002 12:40  6.0.2722.1800  1,024,512  Browseui.dll The German 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 -- 18-Oct-2002 12:44  6.0.2722.1800  1,024,512  Browseui.dll <pre class="fixed_text">

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

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