Must Start Internet Explorer Twice for Automatic Configuration

ID: Q237540

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 Service Pack 2 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 Service Pack 2 for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 Service Pack 2 for Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Internet Explorer version 4.01 Service Pack 2 (SP2) may not automatically configure your settings the first time you start it. Instead, you may have to start Internet Explorer twice to cause the configuration to occur.

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 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	Version	Size	File name	Platform
07/15/99	7:53 p.m.	4.72.3707.1500	371,984	Wininet.dll	Windows 95/98
07/15/99	7:33 p.m.	4.72.3707.1500	372,496	Wininet.dll	Windows NT

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 msiew98
Version : WINDOWS:4.01 Service Pack 2
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb