Microsoft KB Archive/935729

= You cannot open a Web page by using Windows Internet Explorer 7 if the URL of the Web page contains non-ASCII characters =

Article ID: 935729

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Windows Internet Explorer 7

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Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry



SYMPTOMS
You cannot open a Web page by using Windows Internet Explorer 7. This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:
 * In the Internet Options dialog box, the Send UTF-8 URLs check box is cleared on the Advanced tab.
 * The URL of the Web page contains non-ASCII characters.
 * The Web page contains frame contents.
 * After the HTTP response is received, each element of the frame is redirected.



Security update information
To resolve this problem, install the most current cumulative security update for Internet Explorer. To install the most current updates, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

For more technical information about the most current cumulative security update for Internet Explorer, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx

Note This fix was first included in security update 939653 (MS07-057). For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

939653 MS07-057: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other previously released hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Registry information
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

After you apply the hotfix, you must modify the registry settings to enable the hotfix. You can modify the registry settings for an individual user or for all users.

Modify registry settings for an individual user

 * 1) Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
 * 2) Locate and then click one of the following registry subkeys:
 * 3) On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click Key.
 * 4) Type FEATURE_ZERO_MBWC_FLAGS_ON_FAILURE_KB935729 to name the new registry subkey, and then press ENTER.
 * 5) On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
 * 6) Type * to name the new registry entry, and then press ENTER.
 * 7) On the Edit menu, click Modify.
 * 8) Type 1, and then click OK.
 * 9) Exit Registry Editor.
 * 1) Type 1, and then click OK.
 * 2) Exit Registry Editor.

Modify registry settings for all users

 * 1) Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
 * 2) Locate and then click one of the following registry subkeys:
 * 3) On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click Key.
 * 4) Type FEATURE_ZERO_MBWC_FLAGS_ON_FAILURE_KB935729 to name the new registry subkey, and then press ENTER.
 * 5) On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
 * 6) Type * to name the new registry entry, and then press ENTER.
 * 7) On the Edit menu, click Modify.
 * 8) Type 1, and then click OK.
 * 9) Exit Registry Editor.
 * 1) Type 1, and then click OK.
 * 2) Exit Registry Editor.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional query words: URL, UTF-8, international, navigation

Keywords: kbfix kbqfe kbpubtypekc atdownload kbexpertisebeginner kbhotfixserver KB935729

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