Two "Internet Options" Dialog Boxes Open at the Same Time (296282)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows Millennium Edition SP 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 98 Second Edition SP 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 98 Second Edition SP 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 98 Second Edition SP 2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 98 SP 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 98 SP 2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 95 SP 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 95 SP 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 95 SP 2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows Millennium Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 2000
This article was previously published under Q296282 SYMPTOMS
If you open an Internet Options dialog box, and you then click Internet Options, a second Internet Options dialog box is opened.
As a result, changes you make in one of the Internet Options dialog boxes are not refelected in the other Internet Options dialog box.
CAUSE
This problem occurs in the following situation:
- You open the Internet Options dialog box from within the Microsoft Internet Explorer Help window.
- You click Internet Options on the Tools menu in Internet Explorer.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, close one of the Internet Options dialog boxes.
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: | 12/4/2003 |
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Keywords: | kbpending kbprb KB296282 |
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