Microsoft KB Archive/152421

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Description of Internet Explorer 3.01 for Windows 95 and NT 4.0

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Q152421

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.01 for Windows 95
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.01 for Windows NT 4.0

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SUMMARY
This article describes the features of Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01.

MORE INFORMATION
Version 3.01 of Internet Explorer includes the following features:

Active Content Features, Including HTML and Style Sheets


 * Cascading style sheet features
 * Support for plug-ins
 * Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) layout control
 * Java support with built-in "Just-In-Time" (JIT)
 * JavaScript compatibility
 * ActiveX controls Plug and Play
 * Integrated media support with ActiveMovie
 * Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) control
 * ActiveX ControlPad
 * Floating frames HTML syntax change

Performance Features


 * Caching of expired pages
 * Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Keep-Alive support
 * Java JIT compiler

Personalization Features


 * Internet Mail and News integration
 * Internet Explorer Administration Kit
 * Favorites management
 * Toolbar customization
 * Customization of Start, Search, and Links pages
 * International support

Security Features


 * Client authentication
 * Application security
 * "Cookie" privacy
 * Proxy authentication
 * Windows NT Challenge\Response (NTLM) authentication

In addition, version 3.01 of Internet Explorer includes the following improvements over version 3.0:


 * Improved compatibility with the PowWow Internet Chat service. You can now use links in the PowWow Internet Chat service to start Internet Explorer automatically.
 * Improved support for PASV (passive) File Transfer Protocol (FTP) transfers. This feature helps prevent the "The server returned extended information" error that occurs when you are attempting to connect to an FTP site.
 * Improved support for Internet sites that use Common Gateway Interface (CGI) scripts to redirect browsers to a particular file. This feature helps prevent the "Handle is invalid" error that occurs when you are attempting to download files from the Internet.
 * Improved rendering of Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) images when you are using a 16-color palette. JPEG images (.jpg files) are now displayed properly when a 16-color palette is used.
 * Improved Java virtual machine (VM). The Java VM now provides better integration with the communications components of Windows 95.
 * New margin syntax for style sheets.
 * Improved installation process. The Setup program now supports specifying the folder into which you want to install Internet Explorer if a previous version of Internet Explorer is not found.
 * Improved compatibility with the Novell NetWare 32-bit client.

Additional query words: ie301 ie3.01

Keywords : kbtool msiew95

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Technology : kbIEsearch kbZNotKeyword2 kbIENT400Search kbIE95Search kbZNotKeyword3 kbIE301Win95 kbIE301WinNT400