Access Violation in Wininet.dll When You Use a SOCKS Proxy That Is Configured by a .pac File (252969)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q252969 SYMPTOMS
When you use the SOCKS protocol to connect to an Internet site while you are using an automatic configuration script (.pac) file, you may receive an error message that indicates an access violation has occurred in the Wininet.dll file.
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Internet Explorer version 5.01. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
267954 How to Obtain the Latest Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do not use an automatic configuration script (.pac) file.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Internet Explorer version 5.01 Service Pack 1.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/26/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbenv kberrmsg kbfix kbIE501preSP1fix kbie501sp1Fix kbprb KB252969 |
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