Microsoft KB Archive/221998

= Internet Explorer 5 Prompts You to Open or Save Web Page =

Article ID: 221998

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0

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This article was previously published under Q221998



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to load a Web page, you may be prompted to open or save the Web page. If you use an earlier version of Internet Explorer or a third-party browser to open the same Web page, you are not prompted to open or save it.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the server sends a content-disposition header with a value of "attachment."



RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, click Open, and then click OK.

To resolve this behavior, contact the Web page author and request that the content-disposition header value be changed to "inline."



MORE INFORMATION
The content-disposition header is defined in Request for Comment (RFC) 1806. Internet Explorer 5 honors the "attachment" and "inline" values of the content-disposition header.

When the header is sent with the "attachment" value, Internet Explorer 5 prompts you to open or save the Web page.

When the header is sent with the "inline" value, Internet Explorer opens the Web page without prompting you.

Keywords: kbprb KB221998

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