Article ID: 296207
Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1
This article was previously published under Q296207
SYMPTOMS
Internet Explorer may load a blank page when you attempt to load a .pdf file by using a Name Destination such as:
A href="filename.pdf#starthere"
CAUSE
Internet Explorer incorrectly parses the location that is passed that describes where to start loading the .pdf document. Because of this, a blank page is loaded instead of the proper location somewhere within the .pdf file. This location is provided in the HTML code by using the number sign (#).
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Internet Explorer version 5.5. 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 5.5 Service Pack
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Version Size File name Platform
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03/12/2001 01:37p 5.50.4615.100 528,656 Shdocvw.dll Intel
NOTE: This hotfix require Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1).
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 version 5.5 Service Pack 2.
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