High-Speed Push-Technology Program May Overwrite Internet Cache

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 95
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

A high-speed push-technology program that uses Internet Software Design Kit (InetSDK) function calls may overwrite the Internet Explorer cache limit and possibly fill up the hard disk.

CAUSE

The scavenger thread that cleans up the Internet Explorer cache has a minimum cache life limit of 10 minutes. If an item in the cache is less than 10 minutes old, the scavenger thread does not remove that item from the cache. For some very high-speed, large-file, push-technology programs, this cache time limit causes the program to overwrite the Internet Explorer cache and possibly fill the hard disk.

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 5 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

STATUS

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

Additional query words:

Keywords : msiew95 msient msiew98
Version : WINDOWS:5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb