Microsoft KB Archive/933182

= FIX: The content of a Web page does not appear to update as expected when you use the document.open method in Internet Explorer 7 =

Article ID: 933182

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Windows Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista
 * Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP
 * Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 IA64

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. You use the document.open method with the replace parameter in Windows Internet Explorer 7. In this scenario, the content of a Web page does not appear to update as expected. When you click the Back button, the updated content appears.



Hotfix information
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 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 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 item in Control Panel.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
To enable this hotfix, you must modify a registry key. To modify the registry key, follow these steps:  Exit Internet Explorer. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

 On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click Key. Type FEATURE_DOCUMENT_REPLACE_KB933182, and then press ENTER. Right-click FEATURE_DOCUMENT_REPLACE_KB933182, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.</li> Type iexplore.exe, and then press ENTER.</li> Right-click iexplore.exe, click Modify, type 1 in the Value data box, and then click OK.</li> On the File menu, click Exit to close Registry Editor.</li></ol>

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