Microsoft KB Archive/198816

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BUG: IE 3.02 Does Not Use Cache for Frames Navigated with Scripts

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Q198816

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) version 3.02

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SYMPTOMS
Internet Explorer 3.02 does not use the Temporary Internet Files cache when using a script to load a Web page into a frame. This problem produces significant delays on the application that must work over slow links, such as a wide-area network (WAN). You may observe that the expiration time for one of these pages in the Temporaty Internet Files folder is set to one hour prior to the current time, even if it was retrieved from the server moments ago.

CAUSE
Internet Explorer 3.02 does not read from the cache when using the window.navigate method or the location.href property.

RESOLUTION
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem described in this article and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing at a later time, to further ensure product quality. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Internet Explorer service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://support.microsoft.com/directory/overview.asp

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are normally incurred for support calls may be canceled, if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. Normal support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

  Date      Time    Version      Size     File name   Platform

09/16/98 11:57a  4.70.0.1461  860,432  Mshtml.dll  (x86) 09/16/98 11:57a  4.70.0.1337  854,288  Mshtml.dll  (x86)

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Internet Explorer version 4.0 for Windows.