No Error Message When .pac File Is Not Downloaded Successfully

ID: Q222044

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

You may not receive any error notification if an automatic proxy configuration (.pac) file is not downloaded successfully.

CAUSE

If the location of the .pac file is invalid or currently unavailable, no error message is displayed indicating that the .pac file was not processed. When this occurs, Internet Explorer uses the default proxy settings.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Internet Explorer service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Date      Time    Size     File name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------
   03/02/99  04:08p  387,808  Wininet.dll  (x86)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv msiew95 msient win98
Version : WINDOWS:4.0,4.01,4.01 Service Pack 1
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb