Microsoft KB Archive/294290

= Changes to proxy enable options for Internet Explorer changes options for all user accounts =

Article ID: 294290

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01

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This article was previously published under Q294290



SYMPTOMS
When you edit the proxy enable options for Internet Explorer, all user accounts on that computer are effected and updated with those same changes. Note that this only occurs if the Windows Desktop Update is installed on the computer.



CAUSE
Due to a coding error, the wrong instance of the proxy enable parameters is being changed in the registry, causing all users to have this change incorporated into their Internet Explorer profile settings.



RESOLUTION
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

  Date        Time     Version        Size     File name     Platform ---  03/26/2001  04:53p   5.0.3215.2600  491,792  Shdoc401.dll  Intel

Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 2000
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

267954 How to Obtain the Latest Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.



MORE INFORMATION
This problem has been resolved for Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1 or later in a recent security release. You can obtain the updated Shdoc401.dll file by installing the following Microsoft Security Cumulative Patch:

Q319182 MS02-015: March 28, 2002 Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer

NOTE: Before you install this cumulative security patch, you must upgrade to Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1 or later or Internet Explorer 6.

Additional query words: ProxyEnable

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbie501presp3fix kbqfe kbwin2000sp3fix kbenv kbhotfixserver KB294290

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