Cannot Use Internet Explorer 5.5 to Navigate to URLs Containing 2,083 or More Characters (255800)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 98 Second Edition SP 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 98 SP 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 95 SP 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 2000 SP 1
This article was previously published under Q255800 This article discusses a Beta test product that is not yet announced or released publicly by Microsoft.
Please feel free to familiarize yourself with this product, test it, and report problems to Microsoft.
SYMPTOMS
If you use Internet Explorer 5.5 to navigate to a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that is 2,083 characters or more in length, the Web page is not returned.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs because Internet Explorer 5.5 cannot navigate to URLs that are 2,083 characters or more in length.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/8/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB255800 |
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