Microsoft KB Archive/833998

= The &quot;Shop for music online&quot; link starts Internet Explorer instead of your default Web browser in Windows XP =

Article ID: 833998

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
 * Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP for Itanium-based Systems Version 2003

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SYMPTOMS
In your My Music folder, when you click Shop for music online in the Music Tasks pane, Microsoft Internet Explorer starts. The Shop for music online link starts Internet Explorer even though Internet Explorer is not configured as your default Web browser.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Hotfix information
To resolve this problem, download the hotfix for your version of Microsoft Windows XP.

Windows XP 32-bit editions
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsXP-KB833998-x86-enu.exe package now.

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Windows XP Professional 64-Bit Edition (Itanium)
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsXP-KB833998-IA64-enu.exe package now.

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Windows XP Professional 64-Bit Edition (Itanium) 2003
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsServer2003-KB833998-IA64-enu.exe package now.

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Prerequisites for Windows XP 32-bit editions and for Windows XP Professional 64-Bit Edition (Itanium)
This hotfix requires Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1). For additional information about how to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Prerequisites for Windows XP Professional 64-Bit Edition (Itanium) 2003
No prerequisites are required.

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

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

File Information
The file information is located in the &quot;File Information&quot; section in the &quot;More Information&quot; section later in this article.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.



MORE INFORMATION
After you apply this hotfix, when you click Shop for music online, the link starts your default Web browser.

For additional information about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New naming schema for Microsoft Windows software updates

For additional 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

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 tool in Control Panel.

To compute and to verify the MD5 hash information and the SHA-1 hash information, use the File Checksum Integrity Verifier (FCIV) utility. For additional information about how to obtain and to use the FCIV utility, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

841290 Availability and description of the File Checksum Integrity Verifier utility

889768 How to compute the MD5 or SHA-1 cryptographic hash values for a file

Windows XP Professional 64-Bit Edition (Itanium) 2003
Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver atdownload kbwinxpsp2fix kbenv kbwinxppresp2fix kbbug kbfix KB833998

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