Article ID: 174662
Article Last Modified on 8/15/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
This article was previously published under Q174662
SYMPTOMS
When you load a Web page that contains the <meta http-equiv="refresh"...> Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) tag, Internet Explorer may not be automatically redirected to another Web page.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur for any of the following reasons:
- The syntax of the <meta http-equiv="refresh"...> HTML tag is incorrect.
- The author of the page did not place the <meta http-equiv="refresh"...> tag in the <head> section of the HTML source code.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, contact the administrator of the Web site and request that the Web page be updated using the appropriate method:
The <meta> Tag Is Not Located in the <head> Section
Modify the HTML source code to place the <meta> tag in the <head> section of the Web page. Note that this may require adding the <head> and </head> tags to the Web page.
The Syntax of the <meta> Tag Is Incorrect
Modify the HTML source code to correct the syntax of the <meta> tag. For example, a <meta> tag might look like this
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="[n];url=http://www.domain.com/pagename.htm">
where [n] is the number of seconds the browser program pauses before loading the new Web page.
MORE INFORMATION
For information about the HTML 3.2 Specification Reference, view the following Web site:
For more information about authoring Web pages for Internet Explorer , view the following Microsoft Web site:
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