Microsoft KB Archive/253213

= Incorrect Address Passed When Using POST Versus GET Method =

Article ID: 253213

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


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

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This article was previously published under Q253213



SYMPTOMS
When you are using a form to request a document and the request is redirected, Internet Explorer indicates a "Done" status but the document may not be displayed.



CAUSE
When you are using the POST method to request a file, Internet Explorer incorrectly attempts to pull the file from the Internet cache instead of from the Web address for the redirected file. When this does not work, the browser displays a blank window and a status of "Done."



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, upgrade to Internet Explorer 5.5.

You can download Internet Explorer 5.5 from the following Microsoft Web sites:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/download

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http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, use any of the following methods:
 * Request that the content provider change the HTML source code to use the GET method instead of the POST method with HTML forms.
 * Disable in-place activation for the document type.



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



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

177321 Adobe Acrobat .pdf Files Appear as a Blank Window or Frame

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB253213

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