BUG: Certificates Have Corrupted Text with Latest VM on Internet Explorer 3.02

• Microsoft Win32 Virtual Machine for Java
  on the following platforms: x86
• Microsoft SDK for Java, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

When viewing a certificate on a machine that has the Microsoft Win32 Virtual Machine for Java from SDK for Java 3.0 (build 2829) and the Internet Explorer 3.02 browser installed, some of the text strings in the certificate may appear corrupted.

CAUSE

A newer version of the cryptography DLLs is installed the Virtual Machine and other products from Microsoft. The newer version of these DLLs is not compatible with the older Internet Explorer 3.02 browser.

RESOLUTION

Currently, the only resolution is to upgrade the browser on the machine to Internet Explorer 4.0 or newer.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about a related issue in preview VM releases, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q178646 PRB: Warnings When Installing VM Build 2339 Over 2334

REFERENCES

For the latest Knowledge Base articles and other support information on Visual J++ and the SDK for Java, see the following page on the Microsoft Technical Support site:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/visualj/

http://support.microsoft.com/support/java/

Additional query words: kbDSupport

Keywords : kbJava kbSDKJava300bug
Version : :; WINDOWS:3.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug