Known Issues in Internet Explorer 2.01 for Windows 3.1

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 2.01 for Windows 3.1

SYMPTOMS

This article describes the following known issues with Internet Explorer 2.01 for Windows 3.1:

• Graphic .xbm images cannot be independently viewed in the browser window
• Graphic .xbm images displayed in an Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) document disappear
• ALT tag is not displayed unless a WIDTH & HEIGHT setting are specified
• Pressing F5 to refresh page does not work if address field is selected
• Starting an .exe file by using a link creates two cache files
• Resources are lost after closing Internet Explorer
• No options for setting security level preferences
• Colored links are not printed on dot-matrix printers
• Large graphics may be printed on more than one page
• Previous installation directory is left in path after upgrade
• .htm files are not associated with Iexplore.exe during installation

CAUSE

Graphic .xbm Images Cannot Be Independently Viewed in the Browser Window

When you click a hypertext link to an .xbm image, the image is not displayed in the browser window.

You can view .xbm graphic files only when they are referenced in an HTML document.

Graphic .xbm Images Displayed in an HTML Document Disappear

After you attempt to load an .xbm image independently, the previously displayed image may disappear from the HTML document.

The HTML document must be refreshed to display the original .xbm graphic.

ALT Tag Is Not Displayed Unless a WIDTH & HEIGHT Setting Are Specified

When you view an HTML document that contains graphics, the ALT text information for a graphic is not visible in place of the graphic if the Show Pictures option is disabled.

Pressing F5 to Refresh Page Does Not Work If Address Field Is Selected

Pressing F5 does not refresh the current HTML document if the Address is currently selected.

Starting an .Exe File by Using a Link Creates Two Cache Files

When you open an executable file, a temporary .exe file and the actual .exe file are created. The temporary file can be removed by emptying the cache, but the actual .exe file must be removed manually.

Resources Lost After Closing Internet Explorer 2.01

Not all system resources may be recovered after you quit Internet Explorer.

No Options for Setting Security Level Preferences

There is no Security tab in the Options dialog box as there is in Internet Explorer 2.0 for Microsoft Windows 95. By default, the security level is set too low for sending and viewing data over the Internet and cannot be changed.

Colored Links Are Not Printed on Dot-Matrix Printers

Colored hypertext shortcut links in an HTML document may not be printed correctly to some dot-matrix printers. Setting the color of the Already Viewed and Not Yet Viewed shortcuts to black on the Appearance tab in the Options dialog box allows the links to be printed correctly.

Large Graphics May Be Printed on More Than One Page

When you print an HTML document that has many large graphic images, the graphics may be printed on separate pages even if they could fit on one.

Previous Installation Directory Is Left in Path After Upgrade

If you install Internet Explorer 2.01 to a different folder than your earlier version of Internet Explorer, the path to the earlier version remains in the Path statement in the Autoexec.bat file.

The reference to the previous version must be manually removed from the Path statement.

.htm Files Are Not Associated with Iexplore.exe During Installation

Iexplore.exe is not associated with .htm and .html files until the first time it is run. You are then prompted to make Internet Explorer the default browser. This is true even if there is no other browser installed on your computer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed these to be problems in Microsoft Internet Explorer version 2.01. We are researching these problems and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.