Microsoft KB Archive/827644

= Pluggable protocol handler configuration enhancements for Internet Explorer 6 =

Article ID: 827644

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1, when used with:  Microsoft Windows XP Professional

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition

 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 

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Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to 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

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SYMPTOMS
After you install Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1), a custom pluggable protocol handler may not be able to set or to retrieve cookies from Web sites.

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RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, install the hotfix that is described later in this article, and then modify the registry.

Hotfix Information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) 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 tool in Control Panel. <pre class="fixed_text">  Date         Time   Version        Size     File name ---  03-Sep-2003  11:43  6.0.2800.1257  586,240  Wininet.dll

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 your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

To use this hotfix, you must set a registry key and a string value. To do so, follow these steps: <ol> Click Start, and then click Run.</li> In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.</li> Locate the following registry key:

</li> Right-click the Internet Settings key, point to New, and then click Key.</li> Type PluggableProtocols .</li> Right-click the PluggableProtocols key, point to New, and then click String Value.</li> Type the name of the pluggable protocol that you want to enable to access cookies, and then press ENTER.

For example, to enable the myhttp:// protocol to allow access to cookies, type myhttp. The string can have any value that you want. By default, the value is blank.</li></ol>

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1.

The PluggableProtocols registry key setting is also available in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and in Microsoft Windows 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbie600sp2fix kbie600presp2fix kbfix kbbug KB827644

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