Article ID: 908676
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
SYMPTOMS
When you use Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 to open an HTML page that contains many non-ASCII characters, you may notice that it takes a longer time to load the page than it takes to load a similar page that does not contain non-ASCII characters.
Note Non-ASCII characters are characters that have a hexadecimal value that is more than 0x80, such as the umlaut (¨) character.
RESOLUTION
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:
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:
Prerequisites
You must be running Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) to apply this hotfix.
Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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 item in Control Panel.
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browseui.dll | 6.0.2900.2870 | 1,022,976 | 18-Mar-2006 | 13:28 | x86 |
| Dxtrans.dll | 6.3.2900.2870 | 205,312 | 18-Mar-2006 | 13:28 | x86 |
| Iepeers.dll | 6.0.2900.2870 | 251,904 | 18-Mar-2006 | 13:28 | x86 |
| Mshtml.dll | 6.0.2900.2870 | 3,055,616 | 18-Mar-2006 | 13:28 | x86 |
| Shdocvw.dll | 6.0.2900.2870 | 1,495,040 | 18-Mar-2006 | 13:28 | x86 |
| Shlwapi.dll | 6.0.2900.2870 | 474,112 | 18-Mar-2006 | 13:28 | x86 |
| Urlmon.dll | 6.0.2900.2870 | 614,400 | 18-Mar-2006 | 13:28 | x86 |
| Xpsp3res.dll | 5.1.2600.2870 | 23,040 | 18-Mar-2006 | 01:03 | x86 |
MORE INFORMATION
The hotfix reduces the time that Internet Explorer 6 takes to load an HTML page that contains many non-ASCII characters. The hotfix only improves performance. However, the hotfix does not improve performance to the performance level when no extended characters are on the page.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
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