When you use Microsoft Internet Explorer to download or to open data that is compressed with the GZIP compression method, you may receive an error message that is similar to the following:

Fail to load Domain Tables

The data cannot be downloaded or the data is not available to use or to display.

This problem occurs because of a change that a cumulative security update for Internet Explorer made to the Urlmon.dll file. This change corrected a problem where some compressed files were not parsed correctly over a Security Sockets Layer (SSL) connection while the Do not save encrypted pages to a disk security option in Internet Explorer was selected. For more information read Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 837251.

System Requirements

This update applies to Internet Explorer 6 SP1 with the following operating systems:

You can download the fix directly from the Microsoft download [305 Kb - Eng.] Web site. Other language versions can be selected here.

Internet Explorer Unexpectedly Quits When You Use It to View a Web Page That Contains VML

This update resolves an issue when you use Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 to view a Web page that contains Vector Markup Language (VML), Internet Explorer may unexpectedly quit (crash). This problem may occur if a script in the Web page changes the src attribute on a VML image element to a different location.

System Requirements

This update applies to Internet Explorer 6 SP1 with the following operating systems:

You can download the fix directly from the Microsoft download [1.04 MB] Web site.

Internet Explorer May Unexpectedly Close When You Leave the Pointer on the Text in the DHTML Editor

In the DHTML editor of Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1), when the text in the DHTML editor is a link, and the pointer is at the end of the link text, Internet Explorer may unexpectedly close (crash) when you try to exit the page. You may also receive a "General Protection Fault" error message on the Dhtmled.ocx file.

System Requirements

This update applies to Internet Explorer 6 SP1 with the following operating systems:

You can download the fix directly from the Microsoft download [150 KB - English] Web site. For other language versions, check the Microsoft Download Web site.

Outlook Express 6 SP1 Update: Outlook Express Leaks Memory When It Sends an Encrypted E-mail Message

When you use Collaboration Data Objects for Windows 2000 (CDOSYS) to send a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)-encrypted e-mail message, the memory usage of Microsoft Outlook Express will increase after every message is sent. Due to a coding error in the Inetcomm.dll file, a handle to the security context in Inetcomm.dll is not deleted after an encrypted message is sent and remains allocated in memory.

System Requirements

This update applies to Internet Explorer 6 SP1 with the following operating systems:

You can download the fix directly from the Microsoft download [365 KB] Web site.

Internet Explorer 6 SP1 Update: Text Box Retains Focus When You Click the Scrollbar in an IFRAME Element

This update resolves an issue when after you type text in a text box in a Web page, when you click the scroll bars of a DIV element that is inside an IFRAME element, the focus may not move away from the text box.

System Requirements

This update applies to Internet Explorer 6 SP1 with the following operating systems:

You can download the fix directly from the Microsoft download [1.35 MB] Web site.

Note: Not required if you have the October 2003 Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer 6 installed.

Internet Explorer 6 SP1 Update: "HTTP 404 - File Not Found" Error Message When You Try to Visit Web Pages That Are Opened by JavaScript Functions in Frames or in Windows.

After you apply the cumulative security patch for Internet Explorer that is included in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-032, you may receive the following error message when you try to visit Web pages that are opened by JavaScript functions in frames or in windows:

HTTP 404 - File not found

This problem occurs because the cumulative security patch for Internet Explorer that is included in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-032 changes the base URLs of JavaScript functions to the direct scripting sites. If the JavaScript functions use relative URLs to open Web pages, this change will cause the URLs of the Web pages to be incorrect and you will receive the error message.

System Requirements

This update applies to Internet Explorer 6 SP1 with the following operating systems:

You can download the fix directly from the Microsoft download [1.35 MB - English] Web site. For other language versions, check the Microsoft Download Web site.

Internet Explorer 6 SP1 Update: Internet Explorer May Shut Down Unexpectedly If You Have Set Windows and Buttons to Windows XP Style

Internet Explorer shuts down unexpectedly because of an access violation. This problem may occur if you have set Windows and buttons to Windows XP style. The Windows and buttons option is on the Appearance tab of the Windows XP Display Properties dialog box.

System Requirements

This update applies to Internet Explorer 6 SP1 with the following operating systems:

You can download the fix directly from the Microsoft download [1.32 MB] Web site.

Internet Explorer 6 SP1 Update: Slow Performance When You Use Internet Explorer 6 SP1 to View MIME Type File Attachments

When you use Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1) to view a MIME type file attachment that is handled by a custom ActiveX control, it may take a long time to view the file, particularly if the file is very large. This behavior is different from what you experience in Internet Explorer 6.0 and earlier in the same scenario. Internet Explorer 6.0 and earlier versions create an instance of the ActiveX control before the file is downloaded to the cache. However, in Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1, the file is downloaded to the cache immediately -- before an instance of the ActiveX control is created. For performance reasons, this behavior is not optimal, particularly when you view large files.

System Requirements

This update applies to Internet Explorer 6 SP1 with the following operating systems:

You can download the fix directly from the Microsoft download [303 KB] Web site.

Web Page Does Not Load Correctly When You Open a Page That Contains Gzip-Encoded Content

When you browse the Web, you may notice that frames on some Web sites are not displayed correctly, and the HTML code may not be fully rendered. This issue may occur after you install the Internet Explorer hotfix from the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

331596, Data Is Truncated When You Download a Gzip-Encoded Excel File in Internet Explorer

and then you perform the following procedure:

Note: The hotfix that is described in Knowledge Base article 331596 is included in Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4).

System Requirements

This update applies to Internet Explorer 6 SP1 with the following operating systems:

You can download the fix directly from the Microsoft download [303 KB] Web site.

Internet Explorer 6 SP1 Update: Outlook Express Does Not Use 3DES to Encrypt Mail When the Recipient's Capabilities Are Not Known

System Requirements

This update applies to Internet Explorer 6 SP1 with the following operating systems:

You can download the fix directly from the Microsoft download [610 KB - English] Web site, or go to the Microsoft Web site to select another language.

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Last Updated: May 7, 2004