Microsoft KB Archive/155919

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Internet Explorer Displays Text File in Web Page-Format

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Q155919

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 2.0, 3.0, 3.01, 3.02 for Windows 95

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SYMPTOMS
When you open a text file (.txt) that contains Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) code in Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer may interpret the HTML code and display the file in Web page-format instead of plain text-format.

CAUSE
Internet Explorer parses text files and interprets the HTML code if any of the following HTML tags are found at the beginning of the file:

   If either of these tags are not present at the beginning of the file, Internet Explorer displays the file as plain text.

RESOLUTION
To cause Internet Explorer to open a .txt file as plain text, use a text editor (such as Notepad) to move the above HTML tags to the end of the text file. To do so, make a backup copy of the .txt file and then follow these steps:


 * 1) Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Notepad.
 * 2) Click Open on the File menu.
 * 3) Locate and click the .txt file you want to edit, and then click Open.
 * 4) Highlight one of the above HTML tags, and then click Cut on the Edit menu.
 * 5) Click an empty space at the end of the file, and then click Paste on the Edit menu.

NOTE: You will have to follow steps 4 and 5 for each of the HTML tags listed above.
 * 1) Click Close on the File menu, and then click Yes when you are prompted to Save the file.

Additional query words: 2.00 3.00 web ie3 ie30 ie2 ie20 ie301 ie302

Keywords : msiew95

Issue type :

Technology : kbIEsearch kbIE95Search kbZNotKeyword3 kbIE200Win95 kbIE300Win95 kbIE301Win95 kbIE302Win95