Article ID: 303681
Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q303681
SYMPTOMS
When directory browsing is turned on in Internet Information Server (IIS) version 4.0 or Internet Information Services (IIS) version 5.0, the To Parent Directory link that is returned by the Web Service fails in some browsers.
CAUSE
The HREF that IIS versions 4.0 and 5.0 return for the directory listing does not properly escape invalid characters, which causes the link to be rebuilt incorrectly by some Internet browsers.
RESOLUTION
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 fix should have the following file attributes or later:
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IIS 5.0
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Date Time Version Size File name
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May-02-2001 15:08 5.0.2195.3532 508,928 Infocomm.dll
Jul-16-2001 21:29 5.0.2195.3532 724,480 W3svc.dll
IIS 4.0
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Date Time Version Size File name
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Feb-21-2001 14:57 4.2.1671.1 592,896 Infocomm.dll
Jul-25-2001 18:59 4.2.1671.1 659,968 W3svc.dll
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 Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information on how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
265173 Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product
For additional information on how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot
For additional information on how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes
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