Web Pages Retrieved Using Form Submit Are Not Retrieved from the Cache

ID: Q226972


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

When you visit a Web page that you have already visited, the page may be loaded more slowly than you expect.


CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the Web page is retrieved by clicking a link that submits data using a form. Internet Explorer 4.0, 4.01, and 4.01 Service Pack 1 do not use the cache to store Web pages or images that are retrieved using data submitted by a form.


STATUS

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2.

Additional query words: slow temporary files

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


Last Reviewed: June 7, 1999
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