Microsoft KB Archive/287913

= URL Protocol Contains &quot;%3A&quot; When You Are Redirected to Change Password Page =

Article ID: 287913

Article Last Modified on 10/6/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
 * Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0

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This article was previously published under Q287913



SYMPTOMS
When Internet Information Server (IIS) automatically redirects you to change your password, the URL for the originally requested page may contain the characters &quot;HTTP%3A&quot; or &quot;HTTPS%3A&quot;, instead of &quot;HTTP:&quot; and &quot;HTTPS:&quot; respectively.



Internet Information Server 4.0
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows NT service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this IIS 4.0 fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date          Time    Version     Size    File name     Platform -  03/31/2001   10:35    4.2.761.1   36,864  Ism.dll       NT4

Internet Information Server 5.0
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this IIS 5.0 fix should have the following file attributes or later:

  Date        Time     Version          Size    File name -  7/10/2001   04:05p   5.0.2195.3649   46,352   Ism.dll

NOTE: The Ism.dll file is included in MS01-044.



Internet Information Server 4.0
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Internet Information Server 5.0
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 Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

Additional query words:

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp3fix kbqfe kbwin2000sp3fix kbsecurity kbhotfixserver KB287913

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