Character Limit in .ins File Name During Signup (260296)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit 5.01
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit 5.5

This article was previously published under Q260296

SUMMARY

This article describes the maximum number of characters for an .ins file name to be used during the signup process.

MORE INFORMATION

When you use a signup server that sends an .ins file to clients that sign on to your service, do not use more than 29 characters in the .ins file name.

This is a limitation for Microsoft Windows NT-based clients. This limitation does not apply to clients that are running Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows 2000.

If the .ins file name is longer than 29 characters, Windows NT-based clients that run the signup process are not branded correctly with the information from the .ins file. The connection is dropped correctly, but no branding is applied.


Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/23/2003
Keywords:kbenv kbinfo KB260296