Microsoft KB Archive/904678

= The view-source protocol no longer works in Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 =

Article ID: 904678

Article Last Modified on 9/15/2006

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, when used with:  Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002

 Microsoft Windows XP Professional

 Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition</li></ul> </li></ul>

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SYMPTOMS
The view-source protocol no longer works in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2).

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CAUSE
This behavior occurs because the view-source protocol has been disabled as part of the MIME handling in Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2.

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STATUS
This behavior is by design.

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MORE INFORMATION
If you type the following URL in the Address bar of Internet Explorer 6 on a computer that is running a version of Windows XP that is earlier than Windows XP SP2, this URL will be opened as source code in your default HTML editor:

view-source:http://www.microsoft.com/default.asp

This feature is enabled by the view-source protocol. Windows XP SP2 disables the view-source protocol. To view the source code for a URL on a Windows XP SP2-based computer, browse to a Web site and then click Source on the View menu. To edit the source code for a URL on a Windows XP SP2-based computer, open the Web site directly in an HTML editor.

For more information about the view-source protocol, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/networking/predefined/view-source.asp

For more information about MIME handling enforcement, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/ie/reskit/6/appendix.mspx

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