Microsoft KB Archive/259771

= Search HTML Filter Fails to Index UTF-8 Encoded HTML Documents =

Article ID: 259771

Article Last Modified on 10/6/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Indexing Service 2.0, when used with:
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q259771



SYMPTOMS
Site Server 3.0 Service Pack 3 and the Indexing Service that is included in Windows 2000 fail to index HTML files encoded in the UTF-8 character set that contain a meta tag similar to the following:



Also, these documents do not appear as unfiltered documents.



RESOLUTION
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Site Server service pack that contains this hotfix.

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, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical 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:

  Version      Size    File name     Platform ---  7.0.1313.0   95,504  Nlhtml.dll    x86



WORKAROUND
Use the Nlhtml.dll file that is included in Site Server 3.0 Service Pack 2. This version works correctly.



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



MORE INFORMATION
The individual fix referenced in this article is also available via Microsoft Product Support Services (PSS), and is included in the Post-Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a Security Rollup Package (SRP), available for public download at the following Microsoft web site:

299444 Post-Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a Security Rollup Package (SRP)

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