Programs and Services that Use SSL or SSPI May Not Work After You Install Internet Explorer 5.01

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.01 for Windows 95
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.01 for Windows NT 4.0
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.01 for Windows 98
• Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Programs and services that use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) or Security Support Provider Interface (SSPI) may not function when Internet Explorer 5.01 is installed.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because the released version of Internet Explorer 5.01 contains a version of the Schannel.dll file with an incorrect internal key.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, apply Q247367.exe to install a version of the Schannel.dll file with the correct key. You can download Q247367.exe from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/security/schannel.asp

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

After you install a certificate in Internet Information Server (IIS) to allow secure access, connection attempts using Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) are unsuccessful and the following error message may be displayed:

Internet Explorer 4.x

The server returned an invalid or unrecognized response

Internet Explorer 5.x

Cannot find server or DNS Error

   File name     Size     Date         Version         Platform
   ------------------------------------------------------------
   Schannel.dll  154,896  12/03/1999   4.86.1959.1877  x86 

Additional query words:

Keywords : kberrmsg msiew95 msient msiew98
Version : WINDOWS:5.01; winnt:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbprb