Article ID: 195439
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2004
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
This article was previously published under Q195439
SUMMARY
This article contains a copy of the information in the Ie.txt file that is included with Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0. This file is located in the folder in which Internet Explorer 5 is installed.
MORE INFORMATION
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README for Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 and Internet Tools Beta
October 1998
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(c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1998
This document provides complementary or late-breaking information
to supplement the Microsoft(R) Internet Explorer and Internet Tools
Beta documentation. You can also look at the Microsoft Web site for
the latest information.
If you are looking for information about a specific program or
component, try searching for it in the Microsoft Knowledge Base
at http://support.microsoft.com/support/c.asp?FR=0
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HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT
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To view the Ie.txt file on screen in Microsoft Windows Notepad, maximize the Notepad window.
To print the Ie.txt file, open it in Notepad or another word processor, and
then use the Print command on the File menu.
CONTENTS
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
SETUP
Installing Internet Explorer 5 and Internet Tools
Running Internet Explorer 5 on Windows NT
Installing Windows NT 4.0 SP3 Over Internet Explorer 5
Installing Over Windows NT 5 Beta Releases
Running Internet Explorer 5 on a Dual-Boot Operating System
Installing or Upgrading the Windows Desktop Update
Installing English Internet Explorer with Non-English Windows
Installing Over Localized Windows 98 Arabic and Hebrew Releases
Installing Internet Explorer 5 on Windows Terminal Server
Uninstalling Internet Explorer 5 and Internet Tools
Uninstall for Internet Explorer 4.X Unavailable
Uninstalling Outlook Express 5
KNOWN ISSUES
APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
===================
To run Internet Explorer 5 and Internet Tools, your system must meet
the following minimum requirements:
- A 486 with a 66 MHz processor (Pentium processor recommended)
- For Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98:
16 megabytes (MB) of RAM minimum
For Microsoft Windows NT:
32 MB of RAM minimum
- For Microsoft Windows NT:
You must be running Service Pack 3 (or higher)
- Minimal install from Web: 45 MB after restart
Standard install from Web: 70 MB after restart
Full install from Web: 100 MB after restart
- Mouse
- Modem
- CD-ROM (if installation is done from a CD-ROM)
Disk Space Requirements for Internet Explorer 5 Installation
------------------------------------------------------------
Internet Explorer 5 Setup installs the majority of its files to the
drive where the Windows operating system is installed, regardless
of the installation location you chose. To free up space on your hard
disk in order to meet the Internet Explorer 5 disk-space installation
requirements, you must free up space on the drive where the Windows
operating system is installed.
SETUP
=====
Installing Internet Explorer 5 and Internet Tools
-------------------------------------------------
Whether you choose to install over the network or download
the installation files to your hard disk, all Setup files are
copied to your hard disk. This allows you to reinstall more
quickly if necessary. If you want to reclaim the disk space,
you can remove the Setup directory by double-clicking the
Add/Remove Programs icon in Control Panel and then clicking
Internet Explorer 5. In the Microsoft Internet Explorer Setup
dialog box, click the Advanced button, and click the option
named Remove The Folder Containing Internet Explorer Setup Files.
You cannot install Internet Explorer 5 to or run it from a
network drive. However, you can download it to a network drive.
To do this, you must map the network drive to a drive letter on
your computer. You cannot download Internet Explorer 5 to a
UNC path.
Running Internet Explorer 5 on Windows NT
-----------------------------------------
Note
You must have administrative privileges to install and
uninstall this program on Windows NT. This includes having
administrative privileges the first time you start your computer
after installing or uninstalling.
You must restart your computer after installing Internet Explorer
5. This is also true for some add-in components.
If you are running Internet Explorer 5 on Windows NT, you must
set user permissions to Full Control for the Temporary Internet
Files folder (cache). The user must have write permission in order
for files to be stored in the Temporary Internet Files folder.
If you must reinstall Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 (SP3) after
you install Internet Explorer 5, you must specify when prompted
that you do not want it to overwrite any files that are newer.
After SP3 is reinstalled, carry out the following steps to update
the registry:
1. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
2. Type the following: regsvr32 rsabase.dll
3. Click OK.
Installing Windows NT 4.0 SP3 Over Internet Explorer 5
------------------------------------------------------
If you have to reinstall Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 and Internet
Explorer 5 Beta is installed on your computer, some components will
need to be re-registered. To do this, open the browser, click the Help
menu, and then click Repair. You will need to restart your computer to
finish the repair operation.
Installing Over Windows NT 5 Beta Releases
------------------------------------------
This is not a supported configuration. Setup will appear to run but
will update the naming of the browser without updating the components.
Full installation of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 Beta over Windows
NT 5 Beta releases is disabled. Windows NT 5 beta customers will receive
updated Internet Explorer components in the next beta release of
Windows NT 5.
Running Internet Explorer 5 on a Dual-Boot Operating System
-----------------------------------------------------------
If you dual boot between two operating systems that are configured
to share a Program Files folder, and you uninstall an add-in
component from one of your Internet Explorer 5 installations,
it will be removed from both of them. This is because the add-in
files are stored in the Program Files folder.
Installing or Upgrading the Windows Desktop Update
--------------------------------------------------
To install or upgrade the Windows Desktop Update, you must install
Internet Explorer 4.01 SP-1 before you install Internet Explorer 5.
If you have already installed a beta release of Internet Explorer 5
and would like to install the Windows Desktop Update, uninstall Internet
Explorer 5, install Internet Explorer 4.01 SP-1, and then reinstall
Internet Explorer 5.
Installing English Internet Explorer with Non-English Windows
-------------------------------------------------------------
When installing English Internet Explorer 5 on computers running
non-English versions of Windows, the Channel bar on the desktop may
change to display folders instead of the icons that were shown in
Internet Explorer 4.x. This will be fixed for the released version
of Internet Explorer 5.
Installing Over Localized Windows 98 Arabic and Hebrew Releases
---------------------------------------------------------------
This is not a supported configuration for Beta 2. Installation of
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 Beta over Windows 98 Arabic or Hebrew
localized releases is disabled.
Installing Internet Explorer 5 on Windows Terminal Server
---------------------------------------------------------
Before installing Internet Explorer 5 on Windows Terminal Server, the
administrator needs to set a compatibility flag in the registry for the
Outlook Express 5 setup program to work correctly. To do this, carry
out the following steps:
1. Create this registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Terminal
Server\Compatibility\Applications\setup50
2. Set the following value under the new setup50 key (this value must be
of type REG_DWORD):
Flags = 0x108
Uninstalling Internet Explorer 5 and Internet Tools
---------------------------------------------------
You can uninstall Internet Explorer 5 and Internet Tools by carrying
out the following steps:
1. In Control Panel, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
2. Click Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, and then click Add/Remove.
3. Follow the instructions on your screen.
Uninstall for Internet Explorer 4.X Unavailable
-----------------------------------------------
Uninstall for Internet Explorer 4.X is unavailable when Internet
Explorer 5 is installed. The backup files for the version 4.X
uninstall are removed to back up files for version 5. The ability
to uninstall version 4.X is not restored after uninstalling version 5.
Uninstalling Outlook Express 5
------------------------------
After uninstalling Outlook Express 5, messages received while using
Outlook Express 5 will not be accessible using earlier versions of
Outlook Express or Internet Mail and News. If you were previously
running Outlook Express 4 or Internet Mail and News, only the
messages you received using those programs will be viewable after
uninstall. If you want to view Outlook Express 5 messages, you will
need to reinstall Outlook Express 5.
KNOWN ISSUES
============
Internet Connection Wizard Does Not Work in Offline Mode
--------------------------------------------------------
If Internet Explorer 5 has been set to Offline mode, the Internet
Connection wizard will fail to connect to the Microsoft Referral Service,
resulting in an error page. To work around this issue, turn off
Offline mode before you run the Internet Connection wizard.
To turn off Offline mode:
1. Start Internet Explorer 5, click the File menu, and then click
Work Offline to remove the check mark.
2. Run the Internet Connection wizard.
Work Offline Dialog Box Appears with an Active Internet Connection
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If a dialog box titled Work Offline, requesting that you work offline
or try the connection again, appears the first time you run
Internet Explorer 5, Internet Explorer is not detecting your connection
to the Internet. Click Try Again, and Internet Explorer will detect the
active connection.
Work Offline Dialog Box Does Not Appear if There Is No Internet Connection
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If you do not have an active connection to the Internet and the option
Dial The Default Connection When Needed" in not selected, starting
Internet Explorer will result in the "Web page not available when
offline" error. To be prompted to dial a connection, on the Tools menu,
click Internet Options, click the Connections tab, and then select the
Dial The Default Connection When Needed check box.
Customized Proxy Settings Per Connection
----------------------------------------
Internet Explorer 5 provides added functionality enabling you to
configure proxy server settings for each dial-up connection. When
you upgrade Internet Explorer with the previous proxy server settings
enabled, Internet Explorer 5 applies those settings to all existing
dial-up connections. The first time a connection is used that may not
require a proxy server, Internet Explorer will prompt you for
confirmation.
To change proxy settings:
1. On the Tools menu in Internet Explorer, click Internet Options.
2. On the Connection tab, click the dial-up connection in the list of
available connections, and then click the Settings button.
Internet Explorer May Not Dial Automatically After Upgrading
------------------------------------------------------------
If you used a proxy server with Internet Explorer 4.x and then upgraded
to the Internet Explorer 5 beta release, you may have problems
automatically connecting to the Internet. This may occur even if the
option named Dial The Default Connection When Needed is selected. You can
resolve this issue by performing the following steps:
1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then Click Control
Panel.
2. Double-click the Internet icon.
3. On the Connections tab, click the LAN Settings button.
4. Select the Do Not Allow Internet Applications To Use This Connection
check box.
5. Click OK twice.
Gaining Access to Secure Web Sites
----------------------------------
When connecting to secure Web sites, you will be prompted with an
authentication dialog box. At this time there is a 63-character limit
to the number of characters that can be entered for the username and
password. This may be a problem in deeply structured domains where you
are required to use your e-mail name as a username or password.
New FTP User Interface and Functionality
----------------------------------------
Internet Explorer 5 has an improved FTP user interface when direct
access to an FTP server is available. This feature allows file upload,
drag-and-drop support, file deletion, and the downloading of several
directories. If you discover an issue in the new FTP user interface that
blocks FTP functionality, the feature can be disabled by typing the
following:
regsvr32.exe /u msieftp.dll
in a command window while in the directory C:\Windows\System
(or C:\Winnt\System32 on Windows NT systems).
The FTP feature is new and has the following outstanding
issues in this release:
- Progress dialog boxes are not finished for all operations.
- When opening a file, the FTP feature may not understand it's a file,
and think it's a directory.
- Copying from server to server is not supported.
- LoginAs may not work correctly.
- FTP does not recognize Offline mode.
- You may receive script errors if you are using Web view.
- The BACKSPACE key does not take you to the previous location unless it
was an HTTP site.
If you are unable to see the new FTP user interface, you are probably
being blocked by a CERN-type proxy server. You can verify this by trying
to connect to the server by using FTP.exe. You can work around this issue
by using a non-CERN-type proxy server, such as Microsoft Remote WinSock.
Outlook Express AutoSelect Feature
----------------------------------
The AutoSelect feature, which you get to by clicking the Language command
on the View menu, requires that the corresponding language support files
are installed on your computer. The language support files can be obtained
from the Internet Explorer 5 Add-On Components page.
Menu Sound Events May Not Play
------------------------------
If Internet Explorer 5 Beta is installed over the Windows Desktop Update
included with Internet Explorer 4.x, the Menu Popup and Menu Command
sound events may not play when you navigate the Start or Favorites
menu.
Web Page Frame Display
----------------------
Internet Explorer 5 Beta might not properly display a Web page that uses
frames. The page may appear blank, 3-D borders might not appear, or some
framed pages might not load. The problem is that the page defining the
frames might not be written correctly with the <FRAMESET> tag within the
<HEAD> and </HEAD> tags.
AutoComplete for Passwords
--------------------------
Once you save a password (in a Web page) with the AutoComplete feature
turned on, the password will be filled in automatically whenever you visit
that page until the password is deleted, even if AutoComplete for
passwords is turned off.
To disable completion of stored passwords
1. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
2. On the Content tab, click AutoComplete.
3. Click Clear Passwords to clear all stored passwords.
Script Error Reporting in DHTML Behaviors
-----------------------------------------
When a script error occurs in a dynamic HTML (DHTML) behavior that is
implemented through an HTML component (HTC), the error will be reported
as being in the main HTML document rather than in the HTC file. The line
number and error that occurred will be correct for the HTC file. To work
around the issue, behaviors implemented as HTC alerts can be used to
signify progress through the HTC script code or to update the
window.status property with the appropriate data displayed in the status
bar.
Filters and Transitions
-----------------------
There are some known issues related to filters and transitions in this
release of Internet Explorer 5. Examples of these include:
- Transitions using Filter::RevealTrans cause the filter to display
incorrect black color between transitions before reaching final state.
- Transitions using Filter::BlendTrans do not use correct colors, with
flawed color palette effect.
- Filters involving transitions on input tags may not function correctly.
- Filters and transitions clip incorrectly during transitioning, causing
transitions not to fill the complete region.
- Objects in IFRAME with Filter::RevealTrans may not transition.
These issues will be fixed for the final release of Internet Explorer 5.
AutoSearch Feature for URLs Ending in .net
------------------------------------------
When you use the AutoSearch feature in Internet Explorer 5 Beta, the
browser will not currently search for sites ending with .net. This issue
will be fixed for the final release of Internet Explorer 5.
Script Error After Install on Demand
------------------------------------
If you go to a Web page that requires an object such as Data Binding, and
the object is not installed, Internet Explorer will "Install on Demand"
(IOD). Immediately upon installation of the object, the script on the page
will cause a script error. Refresh the page and the script will work
properly.
Auto-Detection of Web Page Language
-----------------------------------
In Internet Explorer 5 Beta, auto-detection of the language used on a Web
page is unreliable and may prompt you to download unneeded language packs.
If this occurs, cancel the download; the browser will continue to operate
normally.
Printing the Contents of an ActiveX Control
-------------------------------------------
When you print a Web page containing an ActiveX control, the contents
of the control are offset incorrectly by an amount equal to the non-
printable area at the top and left of the page.
Clear Forms in AutoComplete
---------------------------
In this release, if you click the Clear Forms button to clear AutoComplete
information, username and password data will be erased along with the form
information. Web addresses are not affected.
Loading Certain URLs in Windows Media Player Version 6.00.03.0918
-----------------------------------------------------------------
URLs that begin with https:// and lowercase or uppercase ANSI characters
will not load in the Windows Media Player.
Font Display Issues
----------------------------
If you run a non-Far East language version of Windows NT 4.0, please be
aware that if you have installed many large fonts, the system's ability to
utilize those fonts may be exceeded. If Far East language Web pages do
not display correctly, please uninstall unnecessary fonts.
Non-English Characters in URLs and Queries
-----------------------------------------
Internet Explorer 5 uses a new standard to transmit non-English URLs to
the server. URLs are now encoded in a character encoding standard called
UTF-8. If the server is running Microsoft Internet Information Server 4 or
later, the URLs will work as expected. Many other servers are not enabled
to process URLs encoded in UTF-8. To use non-English characters in URLs on
these servers, click the Tools menu, click Internet Options, click the
Advanced tab, and then clear the box labeled Always Send URLs As UTF-8.
This beta release of Internet Explorer 5 also transmits queries encoded
in UTF-8, unless they are submitted as part of a FORM on an HTML page
the Always Send URLs As UTF-8 check box is cleared. This will be resolved
for the final release.
VBScript Inline Event Handlers with Single Quotes Will Cause Scripting
Errors
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pages that use single quotation marks in an inline event handler will
cause script errors with this release of Internet Explorer 5. You can
make these pages functional by switching to double quotation marks.
Here are some examples of the VB Script syntax that will cause an error in
this beta release:
A. String parameters to a function:
<div onclick="myfunction('myparam', 'myparam2' )">div text</div>
<div onclick="myfunction 'myparam', 'myparam2' ">
B. Comments in the handler:
<div onclick="myfunction() 'my comment">
C. A literal string:
<div onclick="myvariable='my string' ">
To work around this problem for this beta release, page authors need to
change the following things for broken event handlers:
1. Change the outer double quotation marks to single quotation marks; for
example,
<div onclick=' ... '>
2. Surround all strings in inline event handlers with double quotation
marks.
For example, you would change the syntax of the first example above
to the following:
<div onclick='myfunction("myparam","myparam2") '>
Using VBSript in Forms
----------------------
In this release, VBScript does not scope object names correctly in forms.
To work around this, always fully qualify the object name when referring
to it in VBScript.
This HTML example will fail as it references Target1, which is available
only in Form1, not in the document.
<FORM NAME="Form1">
<SELECT NAME="Target1">
<OPTION VALUE="Test">Click Me!
</SELECT>
<INPUT TYPE="button" Language="VBScript" onClick="alert
(Target1.selectedIndex.value)" Value="Display Value">
</form>
To fix this problem, Target1 needs to be qualified further with the
document and form name--in this case,
document.Form1.Target1.selectedIndex.value. The working HTML should look
like the following:
<FORM NAME="Form1">
<SELECT NAME="Target1">
<OPTION VALUE="Test">Click Me!
</SELECT>
<INPUT TYPE="button" Language="VBScript"
onClick="alert(document.Form1.Target1.selectedIndex.value)"
Value="Display Value">
</form>
Internet Explorer 4.x Compatibility Mode
----------------------------------------
The Internet Explorer 4.x compatibility option is useful to Web
developers who want to view and test their Web sites on different
versions of Internet Explorer using the same computer. You may not
be able to change all settings for the browser while in this mode.
When using the compatibility option, you should change Internet
Options through Control Panel, not through the browser's Internet
Options on the View menu.
APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY
=========================
Internet Information Server After Installation
----------------------------------------------
For systems using Internet Information Server, there may be problems with
the server operation on the first restart that is part of the installation
process for Internet Explorer 5. To resolve this issue, restart the
computer after the installation of Internet Explorer is complete.
Outlook Express Address Book Digital ID with Outlook 98 Installation
--------------------------------------------------------------------
If Outlook 98 and Outlook Express are installed, the address book is
shared. For this release, you are unable to add a digital signature to
shared address-book entries. To work around this, open the Address Book,
click the Tools menu, and then click Options. Click Do Not Share. This
removes the shared address book and allows the addition of a digital
signature to all address book entries.
Office 2000 PowerPoint Files
----------------------------
If you install Internet Explorer 5 as part of Microsoft Office 2000, and
then uninstall Internet Explorer 5, Microsoft PowerPoint may be unable to
open certain files. To correct this, reinstall Internet Explorer 5.
Office 2000 Excel Files Saved as HTML
-------------------------------------
A spreadsheet generated in Microsoft Excel and saved as HTML can be viewed
in Internet Explorer 5. Internet Explorer does not currently allow the
spreadsheet to be saved as HTML from within the browser. To edit the
spreadsheet, use Excel to open the original HTML file.
Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) 97 InfoViewer
------------------------------------------------
If you install Internet Explorer 5 Beta with MSDN97 and you type a file
location URL in InfoViewer, the file is not displayed correctly. For this
release, we do not recommend typing file locations into the MSDN97
InfoViewer Address bar.
"E-Mail Projects" in Home Publishing '99 and Greetings '99
----------------------------------------------------------
If you install the Internet Explorer 5 Beta with Home Publishing '99
and Greetings '99, we advise against working in the "e-mail projects"
portion of these products. The functionality affected when running
the e-mail projects portion of the product includes selecting and
formatting objects, saving and loading projects, and previewing messages.
To work around this issue, uninstall Internet Explorer 5 Beta to restore
the full functionality of the Home Publishing and Greetings products.
HTML Editing and Script Debugging in Visual Basic 6,
Visual Interdev 6, and Visual J++ 6
----------------------------------------------------
If you install Internet Explorer 5 Beta, you may encounter problems
using the debugger for script on client and server (ASP) pages. You may
also encounter problems using the HTML editor in Microsoft Visual Interdev
or Visual J++, or the DHTML Page Designer in Visual Basic. Specifically,
projects created using the VB Page Designer on a computer with the
Internet Explorer 5 beta installed will not run on computers with Internet
Explorer 4.0.
Printing Long Documents in Windows 9x
-------------------------------------
If you install Internet Explorer 5 Beta with Windows 9x platforms,
documents longer than 5 or 6 pages may not print properly. This problem
does not effect Windows NT.
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