Internet Explorer Globe Stops Rotating Before Page with Frames Is Fully Loaded (276578)


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 2000 SP 1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 2000
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q276578

SYMPTOMS

The animated globe in the upper-right corner of the Internet Explorer window stops revolving as soon as any one of the frames on the page finishes loading. This is most obvious on a page with two unbalanced frames (one frame loads quickly and the other takes a long time).

WORKAROUND

This is a timing issue. The Web page developer can resolve this issue by slightly delaying the faster frame by putting a loop in the frame so that the two frames take roughly the same amount of time to finish loading.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/26/2003
Keywords:kbenv kbfix kbprb KB276578
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