Microsoft KB Archive/252969

= Access Violation in Wininet.dll When You Use a SOCKS Proxy That Is Configured by a .pac File =

Article ID: 252969

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0

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This article was previously published under Q252969



SYMPTOMS
When you use the SOCKS protocol to connect to an Internet site while you are using an automatic configuration script (.pac) file, you may receive an error message that indicates an access violation has occurred in the Wininet.dll file.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Internet Explorer version 5.01. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

267954 How to Obtain the Latest Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do not use an automatic configuration script (.pac) file.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Internet Explorer version 5.01 Service Pack 1.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbfix kbie501presp1fix kbenv kbprb KB252969

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