Microsoft KB Archive/253221

= Browsing to Nonstandard Port Without "http://" Causes Error Message =

Article ID: 253221

Article Last Modified on 12/5/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5

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This article was previously published under Q253221



SYMPTOMS
If you browse to a Web site and you specify a nonstandard port at the end of the address (for example, www. .com:180 ), you may receive the following error message:

The page cannot be displayed



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you omit http:// at the beginning of the address.



RESOLUTION
Type http:// before the Web address.



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

Additional query words: kbiepcbd

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB253221

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