Internet Explorer Installs Newer Encryption Files on SP3 but Not on SP4 or SP5 Beta

ID: Q234543

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you install Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 on a computer running Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3, new encryption files are installed. However, when you install Internet Explorer 5 on a computer running Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4, these encryption files are not updated, even though they are older files.

CAUSE

This issue occurs because of a file versioning problem. Even though the files are older, their version was higher and thus, they were not overwritten. This behavior has been corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 (SP5) so that both Internet Explorer 5 and SP5 install the same version of these encryption files.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

The latest service pack is also available at the following Internet location:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/servicepacks/

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 nt4sp5fix
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug